Although Nautilus—the GNOME file manager—includes many useful features and offers an excellent implementation of the spatial paradigm, its browser mode is less impressive and is missing some must-have functionality. The Nautilus developers are about to deliver a big improvement, however, with the addition of full support for tabbed browsing.
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Lenovo: Time for a Linux Server Strategy?
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The VAR Guy runs hot and cold on Lenovo. One minute, he praises Lenovo’s ThinkPad brand. The next, he openly wonders if Lenovo can hold off rivals like Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Acer. Plus, Lenovo’s server strategy — particularly as it relates to Linux — is nowhere to be seen.
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Multiple live CDs in one DVD
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Live CDs do a great job of advertising Linux distributions. In addition to general-purpose live CD distributions, there are lots of task-oriented live CDs. Wouldn’t it be great if you could carry multiple live CDs on one DVD disc? Nautopia.net has put up a script that you can use to make a custom DVD to boot multiple live CDs.
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The problem(s) with OpenID
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On occasion, my colleagues and I are asked whether Credentica is working to ensure that our innovative technology for user-centric identity management will work with OpenID. My short answer - “No” - is sometimes followed by the question “Why not?” Let me explain.
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My Linux Story
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Many people in this world might have written a lot on linux. Now its my turn. And why not, it is really a wonderful operating system stable, secure and also free ;-). I got a taste of unix when i was in Aptech and when i was in NCST, Banglore i worked for one whole year on linux. I even did coding on vi editor. Not only me but most of my batchmates love linux. So here goes my story.
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Windows vs. Linux: Understanding the Difficulty Divide
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Over the years, I’ve developed a generalized theory about the relative cost of getting things done in Windows versus that of Linux, and as something of a corollary, the reason a lot of people say Linux is too hard, or “not ready for the desktop.”
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Entertaining the Kids for Free - With Linux
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School will soon be out for the summer. There are a slew of Linux programs for kids -- including Tux Paint, Celestia and Edubuntu -- that parents can use to entertain the little ones.
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The Anatomy of a Crappy Linux Distro
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All Linux distributions are not created equal. Some are superior in quality while others are so full of crap. I hate to sound grumpy like Béranger, but I have tried plenty of distros my entire life and have experienced using those that made my blood boil.
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Bonus Interview: 'The State Of... Linux Gaming?'
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As a holiday bonus, we're featuring some offbeat articles from Gamasutra's sister sites that you might have missed - including GameSetWatch columnist Alistair Wallis chatting to the Linux Gaming Tome's Bob Zimbinski about the state of gaming for the free OS.
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Video: Bruce Perens
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A video interview with Bruce Perens - the interview is in English although the site is in German.
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Workshop on Free Software of COMESA2008-5-27
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"2008-05-27 Workshop on [free software] of the Economic Community of Southern and Eastern Africa COMESA began yesterday in Tripoli.. During the workshop, specialized professors will deliver lectures on the history and future of [free software], utilizing software in education and trade and its advantages."
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Firefox 3 Tip: Easily View Privacy And Security Information For Individual Sites
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One thing that frustrated me the most with Firefox 2 was trying to view security information for individual sites.
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Compiling Wormux 0.8 from Source
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Wormux is an open source clone of the classic game Worms. It's a multiplayer turn-based game in which teams of open source mascots battle on a deformable landscape with a variety of weapons. Wormux 0.8 was recently released, bringing networked multiplayer, new maps, weapons, bugfixes, and more.
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Making that old PC useful
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I’ve recently upgraded my pc with new hardware, and the only thing I didn’t replace was the case. That meant that all I had to do to keep the old hardware useful was dig out an old case somewhere, and rebuild it. By modern standards, it’s a very modest machine, with an AMD Athlon 1800 CPU, 512MB of memory, and a crappy nVidia nForce4 compatible integrated video chip.
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$200 computers
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The KMart store clerk looks around and shows off the $600 or so PC, which was not in her target price range. After a bit more asking the clerk goes, “Well, we do have 1 machine in the back. Every store has only gotten one, but it’s only $200.
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