● 10.11.08

● Links 11/10/2008: Linux 2.6.27 Released; Good Mandriva 2009 Reviews

Posted in News Roundup at 2:52 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxMyths of Linux – The Public Can’t Cope with LinuxIt’s wrong because Windows isn’t easy to use and it’s wrong because there just aren’t that many people who can’t adapt to a new user interface.More and more people are using computers during their everyday lives, so the average knowledge of computer users is increasing. This means there are more and more power users.Linux For The Masses: Are We There Yet?Foresight Kid’s can inspire young mindsMepis 8: It’s a beautiful thing!Blubuntu!Life on the cutting edge – ArchLinuxThe road to Sabayon 4.0Limoncelli to keynote at Linux conferenceThe Lenovo S10 Netbook is here, count me inLGP Porting Jets ‘n’ Guns To LinuxLinux-Kongress: Linux Foundation Declares OS X a Luxury JailAs a director of the Linux Foundation and a Linux SCSI developer, James Bottomley opened the Linux-Kongress in Hamburg, Germany this week with a keynote investigating the commonalities and differences among the various Open Source operating systems. He describes Linux as the liveliest variant among them.A Quick Glance at Fedora 10 betaSimply Mepis Linux and My Office – Part TwoKDE4KDE 4.1.2 Unmasked in GentooUserBase: A TourNew ReleasesGIMP 2.6.1 ReleasedDrupal 6.5 and 5.11 releasedMandrivaMandriva 2009 with KDE 4: First ImpressionsGreat job Mandriva team! I think you have a new user. I’m going to stick with 2009 through it’s cycle (personal commitment) without distro-hopping (if you know me hold me too this), and if it’s successful, I plan to purchase the 2009.1 Powerpack. Would I pay $59 for Ubuntu? Heck no! Would I pay $59 for this, with all codecs pre-installed, and a few commercial apps? Heck yeah!Mandriva Linux 2009 ReleasedMandriva Linux 2009 released [2]Mandriva 2009 – KDE4 for mass adoptionMandriva is the first to release a new version this season among the others like Ubuntu, Fedora and Opensuse. Being early to release a cutting edge version with KDE 4, Mandriva has done a really impressive job. In this way they can win a lot of new users who are waiting for an upgrade. I seriously doubt if there will be better implementation of KDE 4 in the near future.Kernel SpaceLinux 2.6.27Stable kernel updates 2.6.25.18 and 2.6.26.6Linus and the Art of the Kernel ReleaseALSA Driver For The Creative X-Fi AppearsDisplayAMD’s MultiView On LinuxFirst dual-monitor LTSP 5 set-up?X Server 1.5.2 Released, Brings Bug FixesF/OSSTest Center review: Open source Drupal turns proKOffice 2.0 beta hints at improved capabilitiesOpen Source Schools: IntroductionMeet on computing, open source softwareStupid Firefox Tricks, Part IDoes Hacking Closed Hardware Hinder Open Hardware?Jumping on the Open Source bandwagonOpen Source in DefenseEconomicsOpen-source innovation in a recessionHard Times: Open Source’s New Big TestOpen source is about belief in codeLeftoversAn Ignoble But Much Needed End To Web 2.0, Marked By A Party In CyprusBrussels bounces BT-Phorm quiz back to UK.govNew Zealand’s copyright minister starts screaming when asked whether it’s fair to cut people off from the Internet on the basis of three unsubstantiated accusations of copyright infringementMoD loses most of the armed forcesSome soothing words from Sir Bonar about the latest MoD data loss episodeMd. Police Put Activists’ Names On Terror ListsOLPC Mali: Kids Take Home the XO LaptopsMerrill Lynch buys IBM’s iDataPlex bladesWal-Mart’s DRM Nightmare Just Won’t EndHumourHackles: Funniest Comic Strip About Hacking and LinuxLet me share to you some of my favorite Hackles issues from the comic archives. Enjoy!Office PranksDigital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayAndrew Pitonyak, author and computer scientist 05 (2004)Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. You can assist by participating. 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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