As the old Chinese curse goes, we live in interesting times. The whole world is in a state of flux and nobody really knows what will happen. At this time financial bodies are crying doom and gloom.
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Gaming on Linux: I’ll Stick With Wine, Please
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There’s been some discussion lately about promoting Linux as a gaming platform in order to win the struggle against proprietary operating systems. It’s an interesting idea, but I don’t think it meshes well with reality. Here’s why.
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a brief history of guile
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«I'd like to share with you all here some writing that I did last month for Guile's manual. It runs through the 15-year history of Guile Scheme, re-visions a commonly misunderstood episode, and gosh darnit I just really like "the emacs thesis"...
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Interview with Stormy Peters - GNOME Foundation
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In this interview we talk with Stormy. In specific, we talk about:
* History and scope of the GNOME umbrella project
* The relationship between GNOME and the public
* Branding an open source project in a world of mixed solutions
* Competition and collaboration between open source projects and other software
Becoming a Linux user, pitfalls and experiences
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I've been a Linux user for some years now, and I've decided to start documenting the process I went trough.
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An Inconvenient OS Truth
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This post has been in the making since mid-December, when I came across one of the most outrageously titled posts on a professional web publication that I think I've ever read: "Dumbass consumers squander netbook experience by rejecting Linux."
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The Rewriting of Open Source History
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The open source blogosphere featured two articles the last week of December 2008 that inaccurately draw software-market history timelines from which the authors then inaccurately position the place of open source software in the information technology (IT) market. I doubt if the statements are intentionally misleading; they are most likely the result of ignorance or sloppiness.
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Seven Reasons Why Linux Will Succeed in 2009
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Linux will continue its soaring success in 2009. Yes, Linux is free and free is good but what about its other advantages over commercial Unix flavors and Windows?
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Linux vs. Linux kernel vs. Linux distro
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In 2009, let's finally get on the same page about "Linux." We need the flexibility to use the word to describe a general distribution of Linux also.
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A look back at the open source victories of 2008
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The past year brought some exciting advancements for the Linux operating system and open source software. Open technology continues to become more pervasive and the Linux kernel is now widely used in a multitude of mainstream products ranging from set-top boxes to mobile phones.
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Since we’re beginning into a new year, I thought it would be appropriate to share my thoughts on some of the changes that I believe are needed in the Linux and FOSS world in order to make things better for everyone. Here’s a few of my thoughts.
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German Linux integrator launches workshops
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German Linux integrator Millenux is launching a series of monthly workshops for Linux developers and IT managers on open-source Linux topics including high availablity (HA), Debian, and kernel development. The initial January 7 event in Munich will address "mobile computing," plus NoMachine's "NX" Xhosting technology.
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My Distro Is Better Than Your Distro
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I was hanging out in ##linux on Freenode this morning, willing to help anyone out who needed it, and I came smack into the middle of an argument about why Gentoo is the best distribution in the world, and Debian is the worst. As the conversation progressed, it was clear that the one running Gentoo had never touched a Debian system, or was even half-way familiar with its structure.
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The Inherent Danger in "Just Working"
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The majority of computer users want their machines to "just work." And though I like seeing how my hardware and software interact, it is preferable to have things "just work," so I can get what I need done, and then spend the time I saved doing so leisurely poking at my application's innards. There's an inherent danger in the "just works" philosophy, however.
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Ten open source projects I learned to love in 2008
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As the last post of the year I wanted to sum up a short list of the best open source projects I met in 2008. Several from the list were created way before, but only got used by yours truly this year.
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