These days there's lots of talk of the economy and cost cutting. It always surprises me that in one area of life there's an excellent free option and so few people are trying it?
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Russia to Microsoft: Stop Forcing People to Buy Windows
Microsoft's uncompromisable bundling of Windows leads to antitrust probe in Russia
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Macs, Windows 7, and Linux
As I write this, the new Mac news is coming out and Microsoft just decided to back down from limiting Windows 7 Starter Edition to no more than three applications. So, why do I think you may want to buy a Linux desktop instead? Easy: Price.
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The Case of the Disapearing Linux and other Mysteries of the Internet.
Lately I have noticed a pattern. Maybe it’s in my head, but it is mystery that keeps getting deeper and darker as I go along. It started with getting very tired of seeing “Windows only”, or “Windows and Mac Only,” or “Windows and Mac for now but Linux Support Coming Soon.” These annoying statements seem to be showing up in more blog posts, and more download pages lately.
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Microsoft’s Latest Netbooks Collusion and Attack on Spanish and Australian Education
More collusion to exclude GNU/Linux and more pressure to impose Windows+DRM on innocent schoolchildren
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Can the United Kingdom and Hungary Still be Sued for Excluding Free Software?
Does collusion with Microsoft (or favouritism) permit Switzerland- and Quabec-like action to go forward and expand?
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What is Going on with ASUS and GNU/Linux?
ASUS betrays GNU/Linux after getting "closely tied up with Microsoft", a new Web site called "It's better with Windows®" appears
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The EU Parliament still sticks with Microsoft. Here's why.
The EU made public the study than bought them to stick with Windows and Office rather than Free software. It has been pretty hard to get the EU to release document (pdf).
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Did Microsoft Bribe Its Way Into Kicking GNU/Linux out of South African Schools?
Can students be required to buy a particular product from a particular abusive company that virtually bribes teachers to achieve this?
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MonoDevelop Moves to Windows, Gnote Comes to GNU/Linux (as Default)
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Gimp Paint Studio [Gimp Optimized for Drawing and Painting]
Gimp Paint Studio is a package of new tools and additions which provide improved capabilities focused on drawing and painting for Gimp.
To install Gimp Paint Studio it, first we must know where the user directory of Gimp is located. Assuming you have installed version 2.6 is usually found at:
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Top 7 Reasons People Quit Linux
I've heard a lot of excuses why people quit Linux, and return to Windows. I'm happy to say that the excuses are getting far less common nowadays, compared to 2003.
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Windows 7 leaves netbook market open for Linux
Microsoft's newest operating system Windows 7 will leave much of the burgeoning netbook market open for Linux because of its relatively large footprint.
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Ubuntu, Now More Popular than Windows XP!
Ubuntu has finally eclipsed Windows XP in terms of popularity. -- This is according to the most recent data from Google Trends. You may say that Windows XP is too old that’s why it’s loosing its appeal and is going downhill. So how about we will compare Ubuntu with the most recent Windows Vista. Or with the upcoming Windows 7.
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Why Europe Should Fund the GNU/Hurd System
"A Dutch university has landed a European Research Council grant to continue work on a Unix-type operating system that aims to be more reliable and secure than GNU/Linux or Microsoft Windows..." -- see also The GNU Hurd project
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