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Posted in News Roundup at 5:23 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxLenovo to Enter Netbook [with GNU/Linux] Market by Late SeptemberThe more things changeThe latest Linux products, in contrast, are obviously better than their predecessors – it’s mostly with respect to installation procedures and oddball hardware support, but essentially every new distribution is genuinely preferable to what came before.Interview: Wind River’s John BruggemanMS’s biggest blunder, uses Linux and Apache and PHP for its infrastructure to promote Windows VistaHeaders For: http://mojaveexperiment.comConnection: close Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:53:51 GMT Accept-Ranges: bytes ETag: “27b85b4-bfc-62838080″ Server: Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Content-Length: 3068 Content-Type: text/html, text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Last-Modified: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:30:58 GMT Client-Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:53:51 GMT Client-Peer: 72.47.200.149:80 Client-Response-Num: 1 Title: The “Mojave Experiment”KDE 4.1 – Wow!So I downloaded it to work alongside KDE 3.5 and wow, is it awesome! It’s almost like an entirely different program, making my darling Ubuntu Gnome desktop look a little boring itself. I may even do a fresh install of Kubuntu in this partition with KDE 4, then upgrade to KDE 4.1. In any case, I’m sure I’ll report back with more to say!Picking a PenguinLinux User Here8 Best E-mail Clients for LinuxManaging e-mail is made easy with the use of e-mail client, also known as e-mail reader. Some e-mail clients can also function as feed reader and can support plug-ins and themes.When it comes to picking the right e-mail client, Linux users have tons of choices. I have here a list of 8 of the best free and open source e-mail clients that are available for Linux.Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5r1 has been releasedAn updated version of Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5 code name `Viola` is available now. Viola r1 is synchronized with Parsix and Debian testing repositories as of July 24, 2008. This version contains several bug fixes, updated kernel drivers, updated documentation and updated X.Org. Highlights: GNOME 2.22.3, GNU Iceweasel 3.0.1, Pidgin 2.4.3 and OpenOffice.org 2.4.1. Viola officially supports Compiz-Fusion, VirtualBox-OSE and GNU Flash Player.5 Reasons to Choose Debian Linux Over Ubuntu LinuxFor those rare people who don’t know, Canonical’s Ubuntu distribution is basically Debian Sid (the unstable version) plus a few GUI apps and modifications. Debian is one of the most successful community-based distributions.Linux Sea, an online book on Gentoo LinuxKernelIn-depth insights: Information from the Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) 2008 presentationsKernel Log: First release candidate concludes the hot development phase of 2.6.27HighPoint Technologies RocketRAID 3120 [now with GPL-licensed driver]TelecomLinux Makes Phones Even CheaperMontaVista Linux Enables Carrier/Telco Industry to Leverage High Performance of Cavium OCTEON ProcessorsSAMP and Sun VirtualisationSAMP and Sun VirtualisationA look at Sun’s VirtualBoxVirtualization for the African EnterpriseF/OSSOpen source online Maori dictionary launchedSignature Devices, Inc. Launches Open Source Video Game Development EngineSignature Devices, Inc. Launches Open Source Video Game Development EngineVisualizing Open Source Software DevelopmentEight Ways VARs Can Profit From Linux And Open SourceWhat Do Small Open Source Projects Do With Money? Not Much.Dr. Matthew King testifies about WorldVistA EHRBreaking News: Perot Systems Lands VistA Contract in Middle EastOpen Source vs. Proprietary Intranet Software, Part 1ApacheCon US and OFBiz Symposium bring together the Apache Community in New Orleans, November 3-710 Cool Open Source Easter EggsOgg/Firefox VictoryFirefox to Support Open Video Format in Next Releasetwo cool things: ogg support in mozilla and canvas for IETheora Video Backend for Firefox LandedFirefox market share exceeds 20%, Internet Explorer dips below 70%The Open Web: A New Old MemeLinux (or Linux-based) Media PlayersRoku’s Netflix Player: a hands-on reviewReview: The Sandisk Sansa ViewThanks go out again to Sandisk for creating such a great PMP product, and for supporting the FOSS and Linux communities by powering their hardware with Linux.amaroK: Music App for Linux ReviewedAppleApple tries to shut down El Tunes – Viva La El Tunes!Why free software and Apple’s iPhone don’t mixApple Denies Linux Access To Its Movie TrailersMicrosoftIs Microsoft getting ready to kill Windows?Pity the Poor Classmate PC’d Children of PortugalFreedom and RightsWhy Open Access for Textbooks is InevitableHow big is the free economy?Act Now on ACTASysadmins slam ACMA web filtering studyIETF tackling P2P data traffic in Tokyo even though the same content is available on a server in London. Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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