PCLinuxOS Magazine, August 2008 (Issue 24) is available to download.
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10 Linux T-shirts that will make you smile
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There are times when I want to let my geekiness out and I want the world to know about it. I decided to share with you my favorite collection of Linux t-shirts that you also might like. Please share your ideas for healthy geeking in the comments.
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Gaining popularity? Yeah right, says Google
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I have been under the impression that GNU/Linux and Free/Open Source Software have been gaining popularity, especially within the last couple years. One trip to Google Trends proved me wrong.
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The Bizarre Cathedral - 17
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Latest from Free Software Magazine's Bizarre Cathedral comic strip by merc and crimperman
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Linux World 2008/Streets of San Francisco
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The latest edition of Linux World ground to a halt in San Francisco today. I made it into town just last night for a VIP party hosted by the Linux Foundation, where I caught up with lots of true believer friends (developers, journalists and corporate supporters), and for the Board meeting today.
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LinuxWorld: Tux redux?
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I made it up to LinuxWorld, just barely, after being sick earlier in the week. Mostly I was incognito and even old friends didn't recognize me. (Or maybe they owe me money and are avoiding me, who knows?)
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LinuxWorld: The Thrill Is Gone
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Linux's maturity in the market and other vendor shows have taken away the evangelism that once existed around the operating system, some vendors complain.
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Openbravo, MySQL: Killer Open Source Combo Coming Soon
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Openbravo — the open source ERP and point of sale (POS) specialist — is discussing a partnership with MySQL and exploring the virtual applications market, The VAR Guy learned while walking the aisles at LinuxWorld Expo. Here’s why solutions providers should take notice.
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From a pile of components to Ubuntu Linux in 25 minutes
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When my teenager learned that I was heading to LinuxWorld this week, he said, "I'd like to try Linux." Good for him; he's already bilingual, with a MacBook for schoolwork and a buffed-up Dell desktop for gaming. Why not Linux too?
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Editor's Note: Open Source Is Not Going To Sue You
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The Pitfalls of Open Source Litigation ran a couple of days ago. It painted a picture of Open Source software as being a minefield of grumpy litigious geeks who want to cash in with fat lawsuits, and no clear guidance for how to stay out of trouble. Oddly, this all seemed to come from a most unlikely source, the director of the Gnome Foundation, Stormy Peters.
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Overview of the GNU System (2008/07/27)
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"The GNU operating system is a complete free software system, upward-compatible with Unix. GNU stands for “GNU's Not Unix”. Richard Stallman made the Initial Announcement of the GNU Project in September 1983. A longer version called the GNU Manifesto was published in September 1985 [...] By 1990 we had either found or written all the major components except one—the kernel.
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Project SocialSite opens up!
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We are very pleased to announce that source code is now available for Project SocialSite (under a CDDL/GPL license) and the project is now operating as an open source project following the Glassfish governance policy. We're working in the open and welcome contributors of all stripes.
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Why Linux Continues to Evade Mainstream Users
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Reading articles like this certainly make us feel good, but I have to say that they leave me with a bad taste in my mouth. While we run around patting each other on the back for a job well done on the adoption front, the truth is that most people, real computer users, not geeks, are using Windows. Does this mean that Linux is not ready?
Read more »How trustworthy are Linux binaries?
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How truly trustworthy are binary files on Linux? I only ask this question because of a recent article on Slashdot that brought up an interesting point about binaries distributed on Linux. Not directly of course, but the implications are there.
Read more »Vim version 7.2 released!
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"Hello Vim users, Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 7.2 ..." -- (OK, I have to try vim at least once:-)
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