F1 motor racing is probably second only to the aerospace industry in the application of aerodynamic simulation and wind tunnel technology. It is a testament to the rapid advance of Linux in high performance computing that most teams in Formula 1 have been using Linux systems in their aerodynamic and engine workshops for a number of years.
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Development Release: gNewSense 2.0 Beta
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"Brian Brazil has announced the first beta release of gNewSense 2.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution with the goal of strictly adhering to the software freedom ideals defined by Free Software Foundation: ..."
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Debian is participating in the 2008 Google Summer of Code
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The Debian project is proud to announce that it has again been accepted by Google as a mentor organisation for the Summer of Code programme. We have been allocated twelve tasks for this year. Google will fund the students mentioned here to work full time on those tasks during their summer vacation, from May 26th to August 18th.
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KDE 4 could fundamentally change the way Linux developers code
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Today interface designers are more conservative in their changes, because while drastic changes may please the geekatroids among us, they make casual users very nervous. Lately I have begun to get that little thrill down my spine when I play with KDE 4. It's an interface that's pretty and (bonus) so fundamentally different than what we have now, it brings a lot of excitement to the table.
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What Edubuntu can teach your kids
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Edubuntu is a customized version of Ubuntu aimed at children in educational environments. According to the distributions homepage, Edubuntu is "Linux for Young Human Beings." That works out well for me, since I have three of those in my house. I homeschool my children and use Edubuntu on a couple of our computers.
Read more »The GNU Left
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"In the Information Technology world, the Free Software Foundation is the organization that struggles against the drive to convert knowledge itself into a capitalist commodity known as Intellectual Property. The emergence of [GNU/Linux], the fastest growing computer operating system (OS), has done much to validate the FSF work.
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Humanizing Digital Technologies with Free Software & GNU/Linux ...
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"Brazilian minister of culture Gilberto Gil Moreira speaks on the transformative power of digital technologies..."
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Geneva Schools will Switch to Linux and Open Source Software
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About 70,000 students and their 7,000 teachers in the Geneva school district will gradually be moving to Open Source. The decision to move to Open Source was taken by the Geneva Public School District in March 2006. Eventually all teachers will be supplied with laptops running Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
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The Ultimate Guide to KDE Session Management and Autostarting
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One of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) about KDE is how to start applications when the user logs into a KDE session. The answer is not always as straightforward as one would hope, and sometimes quite scattered across several sources.
Read more »Richard Stallman’s speech about GNU and Free software
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"On April/4/2008, Richard Stallman came to UAB to give a conference about GNU. You can view the WHOLE conference in Spanish at the end of this post (and some pictures as well). I strongly recommend you to view the video as it’s quite interesting..."
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My Interview With Richard Stallman.
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"Last week I got the opportunity to fire questions to unarguably one of the most influential and inspirational people of our time.
Read more »Distribution Release: Draco GNU/Linux 0.3.0
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"Draco GNU/Linux is a distribution based on Slackware Linux and "pkgsrc", a package management system developed by NetBSD. A new version, 0.3, was released a few days ago: ..." -- via http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=04842
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GNU/Linux install fest at Trivandrum: Dishaa '08 a big success
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"the first GNU/Linux Install Fest, organised here on Saturday turned out to be a big success with hordes of people queuing up with PCs and laptops to install free software braving heavy summer showers. As many as 40 installations were made and around 280 CDs were distributed in the fest.
Read more »All about Linux
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You've heard about Linux. It powers everything from servers to mobile phones, can be found in schools, governments, industry and homes, and a good chunk of the internet’s infrastructure is powered by it. CHOICE Computer’s Editor even runs it at home!
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Open Letter - Please Show Linux Credit at Movie Endings
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Dear Respected Filmmaker... I'm writing to ask that you give credit to GNU/Linux during the time when the credits roll on films you make with GNU/Linux.
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