While GNU/Linux in the technical sense is simply the Linux kernel with the GNU tools running on top of it, what is Linux in its essential sense? Ubuntu and Linux: what gives?
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Top 10 Reasons I’ll Never Use Ubuntu
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1. It’s too inexpensive. In fact, paying is only an option & I don’t feel compelled to pay for it. It’s just not as fun owning an operating system I don’t have to pay for.
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FLOSS.pro: Microblogging for free software professionals
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Microblogging platforms like Twitter and FriendFeed are all the rage at the moment, but unless you’re selective it’s easy to become overwhelmed by irrelevant content. Enter FLOSS.pro, a Laconica-based microblogging service for free software professionals.
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Talking Community With Ubuntu's Jono Bacon
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This week I had a unique opportunity to talk with Ubuntu's community manager, Jono Bacon. As community manager, Bacon is the Ubuntu community's connection to Canonical.
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LF Video of the Day: I’m (GNU)/Linux
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Five things Ubuntu really needs
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We can spend out time arguing about whether Ubuntu really needs a weather control on the desktop, but that’s like arguing over whether Windows really needs User Account Control (UAC). I figure there are still some “bigger-picture” things Ubuntu (and more probably Linux) could use help from all of us on...
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Some personal thoughts about Ubuntu and Linux
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Not so surprisingly I’m ex-Windows-user who recently (little less than year ago) switched to Linux, Ubuntu more precisely.
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Here Come the Promotional GNU/Linux Videos
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Governance with FOSSology and FOSSBazaar: Rights and Licensing
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At CeBIT Open Source 2009 Martin Michlmayr, past Debian project lead, presented his current projects FOSSology and FOSSBazaar, and spoke about the role his employer Hewlett-Packard is giving him in the governance project and how the FOSSBazaar work group is organized within the Linux Foundation.
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Linux Foundation’s “We’re Linux” Contest Enters Final Week
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With more than 35 videos submitted so far, the competition heats up as March 15 deadline draws near
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The Ill-Fated PCLinuxOS 2009.1 Experiment
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PCLinuxOS 2009.1 was running beautifully. The installation from the live CD had retained the settings and I had completed all my usual post-install multimedia checks... So why, by all that's holy, did I think that switching on Compiz's 3D effects might be A Good Thing To Try?
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Celebrating Linux's 15th birthday
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The wife and I are celebrating the anniversary of Linux, by watching "RevolutionOS", streaming from Netflix to our TiVo.
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The Advantages Of Ubuntu
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Bob Smiley left a fantastic comment on my blog a few days back. The comment was so rich, detailed and lengthy that it justifies a blog post all on its own. So, Bob Smiley summarises the advantages of Ubuntu.
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The Linux Leap of Faith
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It is easy to sit on the Linux bandwagon and shout about how running Linux could solve all your problems. It's also easy to see that this just isn't really true.
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Life Without Proprietary Software: Is It Possible?
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Someone on the Ubuntu forums started an interesting thread today asking, "Can you manage to use only free software on your pc?" It got me thinking about my dependency on proprietary software, and whether I'd ever really be able to get it out of my life entirely.
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