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● Links 28/12/2008: Sabayon 4 Released, ODF Gains in 2008

Posted in News Roundup at 4:10 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxThe good news about open source, Cobol, and mobile jobsDemand for Linux server skills grew by only 18 percent — but as you’d expect, that segment has far more postings than any other. Similarly, JavaScript and Perl, which have been popular for some time, grew slowly but from a large base.Big Enterprise Linux Moves, Green Networks in 2009Best Linux/FOSS Blogs of 2008LSB 4.0 Release Candidate 1 ReleasedI am pleased to announce the availability of LSB 4.0 Release Candidate 1.This version of LSB 4.0 has been put in the normal release directories, but IS ONLY A RELEASE CANDIDATE! In particular, certification is not yet open for LSB 4.0.Linux group to discuss free software in schoolsKochi: The Indian Linux Users’ Group (ILUG), Kochi chapter, will discuss various aspects of free software education in schools in the State at its monthly meeting at the Internet Club in Broadway Enclave on Sunday.The thrust of the meeting will be to bridge the gap between the teaching community and the free software fraternity.Why are we not using Linux?The concepts in Windows are really messed up. You need to press Start to shut it down! Where is the logic? You open My Computer and instead of information about your computer you see drives. What if I want my drive to be mounted in some other location? What if I do not wish to install an anti-virus? We are paying for absolute horse****. Bulky and useless.ProgramsCool Linux Projects that Need More PublicityText Web Browsers in LinuxDesktopsThe Window Manager DilemmaKDE 4.2 counterI made a small KDE 4.2 counter. The small icons in the counter indicate (left to right) a great interface, security (good ol’ *nix), ease of usage, customizability and support that KDE offers.DistributionsZenWalk — I’m temptedNew Releases[Sabayon 4 Released]On the behalf of the Sabayon Linux team, we are pleased to announce that “the next big thing” is coming on your computers on Christmas ’08.[clonezilla live testing 1.2.1-29]Simplis 2009LinuXmas: The Festival of DistrosSimplyMEPIS 8.0 RC1 is Available for the HolidaysGentooWhy am I moving to Gentoo?Finding a new distro… part 1?UbuntuThe Xubuntu DifferenceLinux Mint 6 Felicia Review : It Must Be ChristmasIMHO a distribution like Mint is essential if the Linux community wants to move more people from Windows to Linux. The geeks have long ago adopted Linux as their OS of choice. What we need to do now is convert those people who regard their computer as an appliance. Tools like mint4win and having all the codecs working out of the box is necessary for these folks trying out Linux for the first time. I fear anything less will convince them that Linux is shoddy or somehow inferior in quality to Windows. I think the “it works better” arguement has to come before the “it’s free” argument. Otherwise people will buy the Microsoft bull and Windows will continue to garner it’s 90 percent share of the desktop market. As people gain some experience with Linux I think they will come to appreciate the difference between free and proprietary software.DevicesRadio Modem offers Internet access and Linux platform.Garmin Nuvifone Clarification: Linux-based but not AndroidGdium One Laptop Per Hacker ProgramGdium.Com is launching the One Laptop Per Hacker program.F/OSSRecession proofing engineering resourcesOW2 , The Joinup Open Source CommunityFreeware finder on a missionFirefoxFirefox and Chrome Run Gmail Twice as Fast as IE, Says GoogleFutzing with features: Firefox add-ons in 2008CollaborationA Derivative of Open Source: What is Crowdsourcing?3 Tips For Getting More Out Of Creative CommonsLeftoverGroup: 2008 Progress Shows ODF Will PrevailMarcich cited progress ODF made in the year and outlined in the ODF Alliance’s annual report as proof that ODF will eventually beat OOXML. Governments around the world are currently setting interoperability guidelines for the technology used in their agencies, and are standardizing file formats a part of that decision.Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayMarkos Moulitsas, creator of the Daily Kos on-line political magazine 06 (2005) [Embedment notice: your Web browser does not supportthe <video> tag. Firefox 3.1 supports it.]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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