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Installing Ubuntu (or other distribution) Without Burning a CD
14.07.2008 23:16
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<b>Linux Basement:</b> "Several years ago I learned how to install linux without having to burn a cd. This is useful if you like to distro hop like I do, and also appreciate that testing on real hardware is far better than using a virtual machine. I have used this method for Fedora, Debian, and Ubuntu, but I bet it would work with other distributions as well."
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grep Is A Beautiful Tool
14.07.2008 22:16
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<b>Eric Wendelin's Blog:</b> "Global Regular Expression Print is a staple of every command-line user’s toolbox. As with find, it derives a lot of power from being combined with other tools and can increase your productivity significantly."
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ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP @n
14.07.2008 20:17
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<b>Phoronix:</b> "Last October we had looked at the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe motherboard that was designed around the Intel X38 Chipset and it had arrived with its share of ASUS innovations such as ASUS AI Lifestyle, Crystal Sound, and EZ DIY. In addition, this was the first motherboard on the market to feature DeviceVM's SplashTop, or Express Gate as it's called on the ASUS motherboards. Today at Phoronix we are looking at the updated version of the P5E3 Deluxe, which is now called the P5E3 Premium. The ASUS P5E3 Premium is similar to the earlier Deluxe model but is now engineered around Intel's newer X48 Chipset."
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GNOME 3.0 Officially Announced... and Explained
14.07.2008 19:19
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<b>Ars Technica:</b> "At the recent GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC), the GNOME release team announced a proposal for developing the next major iteration of the open source desktop environment. The plan offers a long-term strategy for moving GNOME development forward and defining future goals for the desktop."
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Shuttleworth Sees Possibility For a QT-based GNOME
14.07.2008 19:19
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<b>derStandard.at:</b> "derStandard.at: So should people wanting a really stable Ubuntu wait for the first point release, like lots of Windows users are waiting for the first Service pack of a new release?<p> "Shuttleworth: It really shouldn't be like that, a release should be deployable."
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WattOS: Lightweight Linux Operating System
14.07.2008 18:12
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<b>Sizlopedia:</b> "If you are big fan of Linux then you would definitely want out to try this new Ubuntu-based Linux flavor known as WattOS."
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JumpBox: Instant Open Source, Just Add Virtualization
14.07.2008 17:13
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<b>Information Week:</b> "Billed as "Instant Infrastructure", JumpBox delivers all-in-one packages of many common open source applications. Instead of making them into self-installing or -unpacking stacks for specific OS platforms, they release them as self-contained virtual machines using Ubuntu 8.04 as the underlying platform."
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Why you want a Linux Live CD
14.07.2008 16:13
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<b>CNet:</b> "For the most part, on this blog, I try to convince readers to do something defensive on their computers - like a parent nagging a child to eat their vegetables. Only once have I put my foot down, so to speak, saying unequivocally last year that all Windows XP users should employ DropMyRights. Now, another emphatic endorsement - all Windows users should have a Linux Live CD, and, know how to use it."
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Do We Have a "Vista for Dummies" Yet?
14.07.2008 16:13
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<b>Free Software Magazine:</b> "Try that with Vista and you might soon get to meet some of Microsoft’s nastiest lawyers, upfront and very personal."
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Open Source and SaaS Continue to Converge
14.07.2008 15:13
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<b>MSP Mentor:</b> "Whether it’s Red Hat Linux, the MySQL database, SugarCRM or Apatar, there’s no doubt that open source continues to gain momentum as a foundation for SaaS."
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Projects On The Move
14.07.2008 14:14
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<b>Linux Magazine Online:</b> "We take a closer look at photo stitching, a photo gallery application, an audio player, and video-recording software."
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FOSS in Schools: a Teacher Speaks
14.07.2008 13:15
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<b>IT Wire:</b> "Catching them young is a popular slogan and one that yields dividends too, no matter whether one applies it to the adoption of software or the learning of a language. And with a small window seemingly open for Australia's FOSS community to push for the use of free and open source software in schools, the question arises - how does one go about making the first inroads?"
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Mandriva Linux 2009.0 First Impressions
14.07.2008 13:14
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<b>LXer:</b> "This is sort of a first impressions report on both Mandriva Linux 2009.0 Alpha 2 and a bit of a report on what I've discovered about KDE 4 (4.1)...Mandriva 2009.0 Alpha 2 comes with KDE4 (4.1). Mandriva seem to have listened to the complaints about the new Kickoff menu and have configured the Classic Menu by default, I personally think this was a good decision."
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Another reason to love FOSS - Software Kill Switches
14.07.2008 12:14
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<b>Raiden's Realm:</b> "One vendor I deal with daily did exactly that to me this week. I had a fully legitimate copy of their software with all my dues paid and ducks in a row. But because I chose not to pay extra to get the newer version, which had been out for several months, they pulled the plug on me this week and won't let me use my legally purchased software unless I upgrade to the newest version."
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A New Way to Use Linux
14.07.2008 11:19
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<b>ZDNet UK:</b> "I can look ahead 20 years, and find myself sitting down in front of a small box, telling it to open, having a laser scan my retina, a holographic screen appearing, another retina scan and my desktop appears. Doing what I need to do, and telling it to close."
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