Download of the day: OpenOffice 3.0 beta Software
"OpenOffice.org has announced their 3.0 Beta is ready for testing. The new version includes some great enhancements.
View ArticleLinux File System Limitations For High Performance Computing
Linux file systems have a number of limitations that make them a poor choice for large and high-performance computing environments.
View ArticleXO Laptop: Hello Windows ~ Goodbye Linux :(
The One Laptop Per Child Project and Microsoft plan to make both Windows and Linux available on a version of the project's XO laptop
View ArticleDownload of the day: Wine Final 1.0 Emulator
After 15 years of development, Wine Emulator version 1.0 has been released and available for download.
View ArticleWindows Vista Failure: Pay Extra $50 To Get Aging Windows XP
Want XP on a new Dell? You'll pay up to $50 extra for the aging OS - Vostro line gets surcharges; Latitude, OptiPlex, Precision get no-cost downgrades.
View ArticleFrom Redmond With Love – IE Team Sends A Cake TO Mozilla
In honor of today's Firefox 3 release (17-June-2008), Microsoft's Internet Explorer team gave a cake to Mozilla.
View ArticleMicrosoft Admitted Windows Vista Failure – XP Gets Support Till 2014
In a letter sent to customers this week, Microsoft senior VP Bill Veghte said the software maker will provide security patches "and other critical updates" for Windows XP until April, 2014.
View ArticleRichard Stallman Attacks On Proprietary Software Vendors
Gates may be gone, but the walls and bars of proprietary software he helped create remain, for now -- Richard Stallman.
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Microsoft Backs Apache and Open Source
In the past Microsoft has been hostile to the open source movement. But At OSCON, Microsoft announced their sponsorship of "The Apache Software Foundation", joining Google and Yahoo! at Platinum level.
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Debugging Linux pppd / PPTP VPN Problems
I've already written about setting up PPTP VPN client for proprietary Microsoft Point-to-Point vpn server using Linux pptp client. Learn how to troubleshoot and resolve common PPTP network connection...
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Midori OS: Microsoft Sees End of Windows Era
Midori operating system is the code name for a microkernel-based operating system written as managed code, being developed at Microsoft, mooted as a possible successor to Microsoft Windows by many....
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What will desktop Linux be like four years from now?
InfoWeek has an interesting article about the open-source future - What Linux Will Look Like In 2012.
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Sun Solaris on its Deathbed – Claims Jim Zemlin
Jim Zemlin is executive director of the Linux Foundation claims Solaris UNIX is irrelevant and Linux is future. Is Sun Solaris on its deathbed? Linux backers claim Solaris is irrelevant; Sun of course...
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2009 Year of The Linux Desktop – Linux to Ship More Desktops than Windows
Jim Zemlin is executive director of the Linux Foundation has posted some interesting information and very bold prediction about Linux desktop.
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School Teacher Accusing a Student And an Open Source Software Project of...
Wow.. a completely ignorant teacher. This clearly demonstrate problem faced by GNU/Linux in class room.A teacher (from Austin, TX) came to students and confiscated the Linux Live CDs. Next, she wrote...
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Video Contest: I am Linux
The Linux Foundation is launching a video contest and you can win yourself a trip to Tokyo next year to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium Oct, 2009. If you've been alive and...
View ArticleWindows 7 Starter Edition Only Runs 3 Applications At Once
Yet another reason to get an open source operating system. MS-Windows 7 started edition can only runs 3 apps at a time. This is worse than MS-DOS limitations. Is Microsoft nuts? You can install Ubuntu...
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How A Microsoft Veteran Learned To Love Linux And Why It Matters
Great article. "After The Software Wars", is a new book in which former Microsoft employee Keith Curtis explores the worlds of proprietary and free software. Quoting from the article:While I came to...
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Dell Says Linux Netbook Returns A Non-Issue
Microsoft chief operating officer Kevin Turner recently talked about netbook and claimed that retailers experiencing higher return rates as compare to MS-Windows operating systems:And the reason that...
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The Story Behind The Largest Distributor Of The Linux Operating System
Interesting read and I wasn't aware of some of the facts behind the open-source entrepreneur Bob Young. From the BBC article:Bob Young is a self-confessed contrarian with a strong desire to change the...
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