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● Links 15/11/2008: San Marcos University Moves to GNU/Linux, Spread Thunderbird is Launched

Posted in News Roundup at 6:42 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxUNMSM migrating to UbuntuSan Marcos University (UNMSM)’s Fluid Mechanics Faculty invite Ubuntu Peru representative to give a talk about Ubuntu , because they are fully migrating to GNU/Linux distro in this case Ubuntu. The students also research applications for their flied, I was amaze to know that this applications only run an gave exact results on GNU/Linux.Child’s Play: Linux Conversion Through EducationSuccessful and peaceful conversion of a population to any new concept occurs through its children. If you want to make people recycle plastic bottles, start a recycling program in Elementary School. Do you want to introduce a new type of mathematics? Introduce it in Elementary School. Do you have an internationally accepted system of measurement that you want everyone to use? OK, that last one doesn’t count.Open source market forecast – Linux – New Research Report on Companies and MarketsThe market for Linux products and services will grow from $2.4 billion in 2007 to $7.7 billion in 2012. Growth will slow down from 36% in 2008 to 17% in 2012. The revenue figures are small compared to other operating system (OS) markets, but the impact of Linux on other OSs will be much more significant than these figures would lead you to believe.Bug Labs creates open source Lego for software engineersLinux Equivalents To Things You Do In WindowsGscrot: A Powerful Screen Capture Tool For LinuxLinuxMagic’s TuxedoKernel SpaceKernel Log: What’s coming in 2.6.28 – Part 5: updates for netbooks and notebookLinux and object storage devicesUSENIX LISA: Ted T’so Helps with System Crashes and Presents SystemTapGraphicsNouveau Merged In Gallium3D 0.2NVIDIA Driver Brings PureVideo Features To LinuxAMD Catalyst 8.11 Linux Driver ReleasedDevicesLinux AMC modules connect T1/E1/J1 linesARMed and Dangerous – to MicrosoftLinux Journal Live – eBook Readers and DRMApple’s ‘Allergy’ (Selfishness) to GPLThe iPhone Could Have Been a Linux MachineApple considered Linux for the iPhoneSub-notebooksHands on With the Asustek N10 NetbookWhy You’ll Buy a Netbook On Black FridayAre Netbooks real?ASUS On Linux & WarrantiesDesktopsFour Practical And Useful Compiz Fusion PluginsKDE vs GNOME[KDE4] video cast details[Computer] StumpWM: A Minimalist Window ManagerDistributionsUltimate Edition 2.0, a Revamped Ubuntu 8.10TheeMahn, the man behind the Ultimate Edition, a popular Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, announced a couple of days ago the 2.0 release of his open source operating system. Being built off Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) by hand, Ultimate Edition 2.0 is the most awaited and the most complete GNU/Linux operating system to date.First Release Candidate of Linux Mint 6 Is OutSystemRescueCD 1.1.1 Introduces Support for Ralink Wireless USB AdaptorsRed HatRed Hat partners with ObsidianCoSoSys: Endpoint Protector 2008 Expands its Reach in the Linux WorldJBoss.org Portal Project v 2.7 Now AvailableBoxeeWeekend Project: Get Your Open Source Media Center Groove OnFirst look: boxeeAdvocacyAce Suares: A big Linux advocate on a small island (video)Interview: Angela Byron, Top Drupal Developer and EvangelistF/OSSSpreadthunderbird is GoSpread Thunderbird is live!Is Proprietary Software to Blame for the World’s Ills?Whereas the international community and the U.S. can doubtless survive and flourish in a multi-polar world, it’s less clear that anyone can succeed in the long-term using proprietary operating systems as part of their society’s foundation.The Economy is Driving More Prospects to Open SourceWordPress 2.7 Beta 2: An Incremental Release With Exponential AdditionsOpen Source Apps in Your BrainSunOpenbravo Clarifies MySQL Integration StrategyOpen Source Business Models: Sun and the Open Source Funnel MarketingNeil Young Visits Sun With His Linc Volt CarZenossZenoss 2.3 Now Available!Zenoss adds VMware monitoring to systems management suiteGNU/FSF[FSF] Free Software Supporter, November 2008New GNU releases Ocotber 2008Q&A: Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and the Free Software FoundationLeftoversis your gospel open source?Lawrence Lessig Announced as 2008 Monaco Media Prize WinnerPolice vet live music, DJs for ‘terror risk’Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayVictor Stone talks about music, Free Software, Creative Commons and life at Microsoft 02 (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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