Linux users should soon be able to use USB-connected monitors that incorporate DisplayLink's chips. DisplayLink has released Linux versions of its USB monitor source code under LGPL, and has partnered with Novell and the Linux Driver Project to develop drivers for desktops and mobile devices.
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Open source goes back to school
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The Shuttleworth Foundation is releasing an open source school information management system worldwide.
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Can Ubuntu save the electronic medical record ?
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There are a number of Open Source electronic medical record software packages (EMR). There are even more proprietory EMR packages. Many of the FOSS EMR can compete with the commercial ones. Despite the fact that they mostly run on free OS such as Linux they are mostly invisible.
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Intel, Nokia team on Linux-based phone OS
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Intel and Nokia have been discovered as teaming on a new, Linux-based operating system for mobile phones. Labeled as the oFono project, the effort is separate from both companies' usual Linux projects.
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Routers use Linux for proximity marketing
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Libelium is shipping two Linux-based WiFi and Bluetooth routers that deliver proximity marketing services. The outdoor-mountable "N-Vio" and indoors-only "N-Vio Lite" devices offer public WiFi access, as well as Bluetooth or WiFi-based interactive marketing services, says the Zaragoza Spain-based company.
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Is Net Applications One Order of Magnitude Off Target?
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SURVEYS that encompass many Web sites cost a lot of money/effort/time to produce and the gain from them is mere unless a particular party gains. It is always very, very important to check where the money comes from. It's valuable to at least understand the business model.
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GNU/Linux Market Share is Not 1% (Net Applications Interrogated Further)
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Microsoft-sponsored Net Applications raw data is secret, different from what it's claimed to be; more resistance to GNU/Linux and opposition from Microsoft sympathisers
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Ubuntu One Cloud Syncronization: A Viable Business Model?
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Due to the nature of free software, most companies that produce free software do not make money off of the code itself but rather complementary services, such as support. Canonical has just launched one such service that, in addition to opening some interesting possibilities for the future, could provide a good revenue stream for Canonical.
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Video: A Gentoo GNU/Linux Success Story at School
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A news report covering a school's adoption of Gentoo for their computer labs.
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Linux and Firefox market share - the reality
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You may have seen that, according to NetApps Linux is used by 1% (or in words - one percent) of online users. There’s one thing to note,
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The Open Database Alliance: Forking MySQL?
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With Oracle now owning MySQL, I think that the need for an independent true Open Source entity for MySQL is even bigger than ever before.
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Linux at 1 percent?! Ha! It's more like 45 percent
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There has been a lot of noise this week about new numbers from NetApplications showing Linux at 1 percent. That's 1 percent on the desktop as measured by one firm's sampling of a very large market.
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Netbook runs on AA batteries
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NorhTec announced a netbook that operates on eight AA batteries, has an internal power supply, and runs Linux on a 1GHz x86-based SoC (system on chip).
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Linutop 2 super small desktop PC
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French vendor Linutop's original model of its eponymous machine was the size of a Nintendo DS, with no on-board storage at all – it booted from a USB stick. It's now been replaced with the Linutop 2, essentially a rebadged Ion A603 MiniPC from First Computer – but with European support.
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Dell Introduces Colorful Inspiron Netbook, Laptop and Desktops
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Dell is announcing colorful new Inspiron netbook, laptop and desktop updates. Customers can choose between 120- and 160-GB hard drives and a 16GB solid state drive (with both the XP and Ubuntu operating systems) or an 8GB solid state drive with the Ubuntu OS.
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