The recession is apparently driving some firms to look at Linux as a cost-saving alternative to Microsoft – is it time for open source to take off?
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Ubuntu Blog Post Flow Chart
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New to Ubuntu? Want to share your Ubuntu experience with the world? Well with this flowchart you can! Step by step this chart will walk you through the process of making a blog all about Ubuntu. Follow this formula on a daily basis and you'll be on your way to popularity within the Ubuntu community!
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Linus on Linux: Linus Torvalds Interview
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In this interview Torvalds looks back on the operating system he created, the impact of new hardware, and the ubiquitous OS on everything from cellphones to desktops to supercomputers.
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The Future Of Computing Will Be Good Enough
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The latest version of the Linux kernel includes an experimental driver module that tears apart the fabric of space-time. Keir Thomas tested this module, and in doing so managed to retrieve the following article, posted on PC World supersite in the year 2025.
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How Campus Marketers Can Win Students Over Through Ownership
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"Today's Ypulse Guest Post is from Cameron Parkins of Creative Commons, a very cool non-profit org that provides free copyright licenses to content owners. Cameron spoke a while back at our College Mashup event and I thought I'd reach out to see his more recent thoughts on campus marketing. If you work in youth media or marketing and have an idea for a Ypulse Guest Post, feel free to email me..."
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The GNU System versus the Linus System
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It is rather amusing to find that for the second time in about a month, Linus announced Linux (-rc3) in the mailing lists and calls the kernel "Linus" (in the headline). Here is the latest incident. Surely it's just a typo or a Freudian slip, not a matter of ego.
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Interview with Kubuntu developer Jonathan Thomas
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Once again kubuntu-de.org interviewed a developer. This time we talked with Jonathan (JontheEchidna) Thomas. The Kubuntu developer and Ninja reported about the development cycle of Kubuntu "Jaunty Jackalope", which has been released today. Further he gave a little insight on "Karmic Koala", the future release of Kubuntu, which is announced for this year's october.
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Linux Foundation Announces LinuxCon Keynotes
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The Linux Foundation confirmed keynotes for the year's highly anticipated LinuxCon. LinuxCon combines the developer and end user communities to produce more than 75 sessions that address "all matters Linux."
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Linux Foundation bows to RMS
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It's more than a bit ironic that the Linux Foundation, an organisation that drips with bizspeak, has chosen as the winner of its Linux promotional campaign an ad that espouses the virtues of freedom.
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Why I Use Linux
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I am not a programmer. Yet Linux is built on the philosophical principle of freely sharing source code. This is how those who create Linux frequently advocate it. But if I'm not a programmer, and source code therefore means little to me, why do I use Linux?
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Gave DRM talk at UANL
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"Today I gave a talk about DRM technologies and how they affect everyone that consumes products with them. It took place at the UANL physics and mathematics faculty..."
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“We’re Linux” Videos: Placing Freedom Before Practicality?
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The Linux Foundation recently announced the winner and runners up of the "We're Linux" video contest that it sponsored as a response to the well-known promotional campaigns by Microsoft and Apple. The selections are professional and inspiring, but I worry that their focus on "freedom" limits their effectiveness. Here's why.
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Red Hat maps open source activity. France is #1
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Red Hat today published a new study together with Georgia Tech mapping open source activity across 75 countries. Officially called the Open Source Index (OSI), the final score is made of a number of factors including policies, practices in the Government, Industry, and Community.
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Aaron Seigo Talks About KDE's Past and Future
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Aaron Seigo is one of the most public faces of the KDE desktop. Not only is he a long-time developer, but, for the past three years, he has been president of KDE e.V.. Now nearing the end of his time as president, he talked about KDE's recent past and near future, and his role in both.
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Does Debian still matter?
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Debian was one of the first Linux distributions, and it pioneered much of what we take for granted in Linux systems today. But has Debian had its day?
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