[News] [Linux] Linux Has Advantage in the Mobile OS WorldHow Linux morphed from a server to a mobile OS
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| When evaluating Linux as a possible OS candidate, it is important to
| remember that the Linux "model" for mobile devices is horizontal. That
| is, Linux is not presented as a vertically integrated top to bottom
| solution for a mobile device supplied by one vendor.
|
| It's a sharp contrast to the other OS suppliers such as Microsoft
| with Windows Mobile, Symbian and PalmSource. These suppliers
| support a highly integrated software stack, incorporating not
| only an OS but also extensive middleware and applicati...
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Mac OS X - Highly Customized Linux
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| Few players in the Linux arena creates their Linux distro to look like Mac OS
| X or Windows....
|
| Here I'm going to list some distro which looks like Mac OS.
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http://linuxtreat.blogspot.com/2008/07/mac-os-x-highly-customized-linux.html
A Linux User's Guide to Mac
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| Take a deep breath and repeat after me: A computer is just a tool. It is only
| so good as it serves to make life better for users. A "better" life is
| obviously not the same thing fo...
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Linux: My Mouse Ate My Homework!
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| One of the biggest challenges with using Ubuntu on a
| MacBook is getting used to all the "fun features"
| offered by the Synaptics touchpad, especially if you
| have big, clumsy hands like I do.
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http://jjinux.blogspot.com/2009/09/linux-my-mouse-ate-my-homework.html
Recent:
Mac computers are restrictive.
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| There are amazing PC laptop computers that you can buy for $600
| comparing to Apple latops that are usually around $1300 and more.
| Apple computers are o...
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Linux Will Save The World
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| You know what stories perform the worst on
| Linux Today? Anything that pertains to freedom-
| software freedom, the GNU Foundation, the
| Software Freedom Law Center, civil rights, and
| law. Technology is front and center on the big
| issues of the day. If we didn't have FOSS we
| would be in an even worse mess as a society,
| because then technology would all be
| centralized and controlled by a very few people
| who have proven their hostility to civil
| liberties, privacy, and basic de...
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CMus Review - A Great ncurses Music Player
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| Overall, except for the lack of Last.fm support, CMus is one hell of an audio
| player for using in a terminal or in an environment without X. It is
| lightweight, powerful, fast, highly configurable and it seems, at least to
| me, intuitive and easy to use once you grasp the commands and keyboard
| shortcuts. A great piece of software, and I really hope for a future release
| to include by default Last.fm integration.
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http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2009/04/cmus-review-gre...
[News] [Linux] Was Xandrosoft the Microsoft of the Linux World?DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 206, 11 June 2007
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| But even before this deal, Xandros had never been a community player
| (it has failed to release a single piece of its own software under a
| free licence) and the only raison d'�tre of this Canadian company was
| to profit from free software. And while its first two releases of
| Xandros Desktop brought some interesting advancements into desktop
| Linux, the company later abandoned its innovative spirit and
| desktop enthusiasm to focus on business Linux instead. Disappointing,
| to say the least, from a company that hel...
[News] [Linux] Is Linux Ahead of All Other Operating Systems?Color Theory - Linux and Personal Preferences
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| What is confusion is also power. Linux runs in more languages,
| on more platforms, in more ways, than any other OS on the planet.
| It is developed world wide by a huge group of very passionate
| people. It can be made to match the ideals and goals of whomever
| for whatever. If you need simple, easy: it's there! See Xandros or
| Linspire: there are no operating systems easier to install than
| those. None. Not OS.X even. Note that these both chose KDE for
| the user interface too.
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http://talk.bmc.com/blogs/blog-carl/...
[News] [Linux] DEFCON Linux Released, Ubuntu Linux Among Top 20 Products at PC WorldDEFCON Linux released!
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| Good news to all Linux users as we announce the release of
| DEFCON Linux today!
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http://forums.introversion.co.uk/introversion/viewtopic.php?t=738
Ubuntu made #16 in "Top 100 Products" at PC World.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131935-page,13/article.html
On May 23, 5:16 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@schestowitz.com>
wrote:
> DEFCON Linux released!
>
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> | Good news to all Linux users as we announce the release of
> | DEFCON Linux today!
> `----
>
> http://forums.introversion.co.uk/intr...
[News] Excuses Against Linux Are Running Out Because Linux is Ahead of Vista Linux works just fine, thank you very much!
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| These aren't state of the art by any stretch any more, and there is no way
| either could run Vista. But with contemporary Linux distributions, they are
| more than capable of soldiering on.
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http://blogbeebe.blogspot.com/2007/08/opensuse-works-just-fine.html
Also in the news today:
Microsoft is Out of Linux Facts
http://www.computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=AF663B1C%2D6098%2D44D8%2DA61B%2D5C1C683E5DBE
Related:
Buying a new PC? 'Windows Vista Capable' barely hits the mark
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| Micros...
[News] [Linux] Walkthroughs of Sidux (Linux) and Nexenta OSNexenta OS Alpha 7 Screenshot Tour
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| Nexenta OS (elatte) Alpha 7 is now available. Release Highlights:
| OpenSolaris & NWS build 61 (non-debug); installer - new
| partitioning wizard, installer log (via F3), usabilityf
| ixes, built-in driver availability detection...
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http://osdir.com/Article9845.phtml
sidux 2007-02 Preview 1 Screenshot Tour
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| What's on the menu: Debian sid, up to date as of 2007-05-13; kernel
| 2.6.21.1 (SMP, voluntary preemption, mac80211); minimal, but fully
| functional KDE 3.5.6 (en + de); completely overhauled early boot
| sequence; largely adapted installer and graphical installer
| front-end; enhanced installer for meta tasks; new artwork;o
| ffline manual...
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http://osdir.com/Article9846.phtml
Related:
Sidux: A live CD for Debian unstable
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| It's a rare distribution that impresses me before I've even tried it,
| but sidux did just that when, a few hours after I'd downloaded and
| burned a two-day-old preview release, the project announced that the
| next release was available for download.
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http://distrocenter.linux.com/distrocenter/07/02/28/1017239.shtml?tid=127
SIDUX 2007-01 Linux LiveCD
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| Screenshots gallery
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=655&num=1
Testdriving Sidux 2007
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| Sidux ships with a 2.6.20 kernel, Xorg 7.1.1, gcc 4.1.2, and KDE
| 3.5.5. Iceweasel 2.0.0.1 appears to be the default...
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10 Things for Linux Desktop Evangelists to Ponder
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| Continuing the theme from #6, be willing to pay for Linux. Be willing to
| discuss Linux as a product people buy. Be willing to say "not free" isn't
| always a bad thing.
|
| I know Linux proscribes selling Linux, but there are many success stories
| where Linux is the cornerstone of a profitable product (think TiVo). A nicely
| constructed Linux Desktop is worth money, whether FOSS thinks so or not.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/10-Things-for-Lin...
[News] Linux the Clear Winner in Google OS NewsLinux the Clear Winner in Google OS News
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Microsoft�s pricing model is not sustainable in the new world of
PC/mobile convergence. MSFT as it existed for the past 20 years does not
fit into a world of free carrier-backed netbooks and an internet OS.
It�s been reported that Windows 7 Starter will be priced around $45 -
$55. In a $200 netbook with already razor thin margins that pricing
doesn�t work. And it certainly doesn�t work in the world of free PCs
subsidized through carrier subscriptions. When PC makers threaten to use
another operating system if they don�t get Windows 7 at a lower price
they will not be bluffing; Google Chrome, Moblin, and desktop Linux will
be free. Microsoft is not blind to this - but it is questionable if
their recent moves towards services will happen soon enough.
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<http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2009/07/08/linux-the-clear-winner-in-google-os-news/>
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[News] Mobile Linux Runs Palm OS Applications; New 3G Linux Phones; Open Linux Phone Made More AttractiveMobile Linux running Palm OS apps demoed
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| Access hopes ALP and its Eclipse-based Developer Suite will
| provide a long-awaited forward migration path for the many
| thousands of "Garnet OS" (recently renamed from "Palm OS")
| applications developed throughout the decades since "Palm-Pilot"
| first became a household word, in the 1980s.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2968683379.html
Linux powers pair of 3G dual-mode phones
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| MontaVista says its device-oriented Linux operating system was
| used in two new 3G business sma...
[News] [Linux] Virtual World Works Best in GNU/LinuxSemantic Wonderland
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| Among the most impressive demos at JavaOne was the open sourced
| Project Wonderland which James Gosling presented during his Toy
| show. It is a virtual world that grew out of project Looking Glass,
| the 2.5D Java Desktop that was unveiled a couple of years ago.
|
| [...]
|
| Apparently one gets the best out of wonderland by running it on Linux,
| as one can then interact with real X applications.
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http://blogs.sun.com/bblfish/entry/semantic_wonderland
There's also this:
Watch out Second Life: China launches virtual universe with seven ...
[News] [Linux] More Speculations About a Google OS Based on GNU/LinuxGoogle admits that it is going after Microsoft Office... Is Windows next?
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| So that brings us to the obvious question: What about the operating
| system? There have been rumors for years about a Google PC and/or
| Google OS that was based on Linux and aimed at providing a simple,
| intuitive desktop for the masses. Naturally, that Google PC would
| primarily be an Internet terminal that features Google's online
| applications.
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http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=465
Still getting slapped for spyware (Dell) and news aggregators...
Google stands firm behind N...
[News] [Linux] New and Extensive Linux Introduction/Advocacy PageIntroduction to Linux
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| The very first thing that must be understood about Linux is that
| is it open-source software. Think about the open nature of a
| chocolate chip cookie recipe and how all the people who use ita
| re legally allowed to modify and redistribute the recipe if they
| wish, provided they're given permission to do so from the author...
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http://www.davestechsupport.com/ubuntufaq.html
It's quite a good Web page, so it's worth mentioning.
Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> http://www.davestechsupport.com/ubuntufaq....
[News] [Linux] Dell Pressured to Bring Linux to the Rest of the WorldPressure mounts on Dell over Linux PCs
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| Dell's EMEA director of client marketing, Eric Greffier, said in May that
| Dell would offer the rest of the world Linux PCs some way behind the US due
| to driver certification issues and the logistical difficulties posed by
| translating support documentation.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39287605,00.htm
Recent:
Interest in Linux Outside the United States
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| In the vlog, Veni talks about some of his work, shares his perspective
| on why Dell should expand our recent Ubuntu-based Linu...
[News] Trouble Ahead for Windows Piracy is Good News for LinuxBeware: Half of Pirated Vista Is Malware
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| About half of all downloads that claim to be free versions of
| Microsoft's Vista operating system are actually malicious
| Trojan horse software, security vendor DriveSentry warned today.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/003622.html
Users in the poorer nation will be encouraged/forced to pay (if not sell a
limb) or simply use GNU/Linux, which they will, gradually.
Related:
Microsoft seals its Windows and opens the door to Linux
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| Now comes the really interesting question. With Vista's acti...
[News] [Linux] Linux More Secure Than Mac OS X, WindowsHow secure are Linux, Window and Mac OS?
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| Overall it looks like the Linux kernel turns out to be the most
| secure system. Not only does it have virtually no security holes
| that lead to system access, it's also very resilient to remote
| attacks, two areas where both Windows and Mac OS X aren't doing
| very well.
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http://www.masuran.org/node/29
Lots of nice charts on the page. Good summary.
Related:
Linux hacks rare as hens' teeth, says survey
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| Adding more fuel to the Linux versus Windows fire, a US research firm
| this week released a ...
[News] [Linux] How the $100 Linux Laptop Will Change the WorldRed Hat boss claims digital divide contributes to terrorism
,----[ Quote ]
| Red Hat has been heavily involved in the One Laptop per Child project
| (OLPC) which aims to provide developing nations with access to a cheap
| PC for around $100.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10005265o-2000331759b,00.htm
Learning as easy as pie
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| Once upon a time, a man set out to give away an exceptional laptop to
| millions of children. What sounds like a fairy tale is actually the "One
| Laptop per Child" (OLPC) project, which is already supplying interested ...
[News] Dyne:bolic (Linux) Tour and a Big World of Linux AudioDyne:bolic 2.5.2 – screenshots
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| Dyne:bolic is a LiveCD Linux distribution, shaped on the needs of media
| activists, artists and creatives. It is distributed with a large assortment
| of applications for audio and video manipulation. Dyne:bolic is based
| entirely on free software.
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http://free-your-media.net/2007/12/31/dynebolic-252-screenshots/
The Sound Of Linux 2007
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| In this article I've selected what I consider to be some of the past year's
| outstanding achievements in the world of Linux music and sound software. It's
| not rea...
[News] [Linux] China Talks Linux in World Summit, Mentions InnovationFirst take: OSS World Summit 2007 in Guangzhou
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| IBM's vice president of China Software Development Laboratory, Josephine
| Cheng, told the audience how the company's deals with "innovation with
| Linux and open source" and making it a billion dollar business.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/blog/opensource/0,39060102,62024532,00.htm
Free software innovates, others imitate.
http://www.gridter.com/articles/software_cycle.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w
...
[News] [Linux] Yet Another World's First for LinuxLinux powers "world's first" GPON/GE-PON SoCs
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| Conexant claims to be sampling the "world's first" system-on-chip
| (SoC) processors for "GPON/GE-PON residential gateways"
| (gigabit/gigabit Ethernet passive optical networking). The
| "Xenon-IIIG" GPON and "Xenon-IIIE" GE-PON chips come with
| Linux, and support both FTTH and FTTN (fiber-to-the-home/node
| applications, Conexant said.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3385638914.html
Related:
The World's First Mobile Linux Development Kit (MKit) is now available
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| Unicon Systems, a Linux handheld software and hardware technology
| developer from Menlo Park, California, will start shipping its Mobile
| Linux Development Kit (MKitTM) this week.
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http://www.linuxlookup.com/2007/apr/18/the_worlds_first_mobile_linux_development_kit_mkit_is_now_available
http://tinyurl.com/2rm6lu
Claimed-first Core Duo AMC runs Linux
,----[ Quote ]
| Mercury Computer Systems is sampling what it claims to be
| the first AMC (advanced mezzanine card) based on Intel's
| Core Duo processor. Mercury also says its AXA-100, which
| is available with Linux, "doubles the compute resource
| available in an AMC form factor."
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5573015675.html
...
[News] GNU/Linux Sub-notebooks in the News Again, Good Year AheadOdds and ends
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| My forecast: netbooks are going to get even hotter in 2009
| as buyers turn to affordable PCs with decent performance
| during an economic downturn. An alliance to watch: Acer and
| Canonical. As good as its netbooks are, Acer could benefit
| from Ubuntu, one of the most popular and user-friendly
| Linux distributions. Canonical, Ubuntu=92s sponsor, stands to
| gain from a sharp rise in its installed base that a
| bundling deal with Acer would bring. What are these two
| waiting for?
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http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=3Dbusiness5_dec30_2008
=A3185....