Its no secret that open source is a viable alternative to pay for systems such as Vista and OSX; but why has it taken until now for laptop manufactures to start shipping Linux as an option?
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“Ubuntu? I’m Going to Learn Ubuntu?”
http://boycottnovell.com –
A humourous video (Windows running the Matrix) - view this here
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Embedded Linux & KOffice.
http://vizzzion.org –
I'm on the train back home from ELCE (Embedded Linux Conference Europe) now. It was an interesting conference, not 100%, but quite free software-ish.
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A gallery of extremely geeky bumper stickers
http://royal.pingdom.com –
Bumper stickers give people a chance to express their personality. So, what happens when the car owner is a dedicated computer geek (like us Pingdom-ites)?
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No More Doom and Gloom, Please
http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com –
It seems that more and more bloggers are writing doom and gloom articles or attention grabbing headlines to that effect.
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Chrome and Firefox Browser Betas Duke it Out in Speed Tests
http://ostatic.com –
Speed tests are starting to come in from several sources for the updated beta versions of the Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers.
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Will Linux ever be a mainstream desktop play?
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Ubuntu has been making gains on the server side of things. And that's likely where Canonical, the commercial entity behind Ubuntu, will earn its profits--as it hopes to do someday.
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Open Minded, Open Sourced
http://theedger.org –
Imagine a world where all knowledge is free. Where absolutely anyone is welcome to learn the greatest or smallest secrets of the state.
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Songbird 1.0 Poised to Rule the Jukebox Roost
http://www.webmonkey.com –
Songbird, which is a free, open source media player built on the same technologies underlying Firefox, is just about ready to take on iTunes.
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10 Linux-powered E-book Readers
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Linux just keeps popping up on many of the popular gadgets that are hogging the limelight nowadays. Some are quite conspicuous about it, like the Android phone that is being developed by a group that makes it very obvious, calling themselves the Open Handset Alliance.
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Non-Constructive Linux Bashing Does Require A Kevlar Suit
http://www.linuxloop.com –
An article published in iTWire titled 'Opinion: why Linux sucks at being user friendly' has been drawing a lot of attention recently. I am going to start by responding to each of the author's points and then pointing out what I think the overall problem is.
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First Impressions of My New Android Phone
http://broadcast.oreilly.com –
I got myself an iPod touch a while back, but I avoided the iPhone. I didn't like dealing with AT&T, and am glad I waited.
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Ubuntu: What exactly does LTS mean?
http://tech.shantanugoel.com –
With the recent release of Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), a lot of hype was generated (Overhype or well-deserved, that’s for another post). One of the main highlights of all the stories, news and reviews doing the rounds are that this is an LTS version. But many people, mostly those who are new to Ubuntu, and even a few who are already using it, are not sure what LTS really means.
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Open Source Alarm Clock Transcends the Nightstand
http://ostatic.com –
Sam has recently written a few excellent posts about open source software being used in unusual ways. He's also covered a few open source hardware projects.
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The Last Gasp for Linux on the Desktop?
http://blog.ibeentoubuntu.com –
I've been using Linux on the desktop for almost eleven years now. I enjoy it. I understand it. I'm not likely to ever leave it. I also know that I'm in a niche market. There were predictions that each year would be the "Year of Linux" and we all know where that led.
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