Linux, Linux, Linux
Hi, Interested in trying Linux? Well you came to comp.os.linux.advocacy for some reason, and you probably won't stay long. Here's a list of Linux distributions to choose from. Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com Newbie friendly and good support forums. SuSE http://www.novell.com/linux Pay for some support if you're not opposed to spending a little money. Fedora Core http://fedoraproject.org If you're more comfortable with your computer, try this one out. If you get frustrated, don't give up so easy. There is a wealth of information online for whichever distro you choose....

[News] Linux Mobile Phones Get New Features; Another Linux Smart Phone PDA from Motorola
Red Bend Software and Trolltech to Bring Over-the-Air Software Component Management to Linux Mobile Phones ,----[ Quote ] | Mobile phones have become sophisticated communications and multi-media | devices. As functionality increases, so too does the amount of software | inside mobile phones. Operators, manufacturers and software developers need | the flexibility and control to update, add, change and remove any software | component inside the mobile phone at any point during the device's lifetime. `---- http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080122/0350817.html Motorola MOTOMING A1600 3G GPS Linux Smart Phone PDA ,----[ Quote ] | Motorola announces their new PDA phones, MOTOMING A1600 SmartPhone. The next | generation of motorola MOTOMING A1200 with enhanced features. `---- http://www.storeplace.net/2008/01/21/motorola-motoming-a1600-3g-gps-linux-smart-phone-pda/ Quote for the day: "One person in Helsinki can quickly write the core of a sophisticated operating system."                 --John Warden, lead attorney at Microsoft Related: Mot demo's Linux-based DVB-H handheld ,----[ Quote ] | Motorola has announced a personal media player (PMP) and related broadcast | transmission equipment based on the emerging wireless TV broadcast standard, | DVB-H (digital video broadcast, handhelds). The Linux-based Mobile TV DH01 | handheld will enable the viewing of live, on-demand, and recorded programs, | says Motorola...

[News] Linux, Linux, Linux at Acer (Phones and Tablets)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Acer CEO whips out iPad rival ,----[ Quote ] | Acer has shown off an Android-based iPad | alternative. `---- http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/05/27/acer_shows_ipad_tablet/ Acer Gets Official with ‘Stream’ ,----[ Quote ] | Acer has created a new 3D user interface that | features animations and a 'peeling' gesture to | unlock the phone. The lock screen lets users | read information without having to open | applications and a History panel provides quick | access to often-used apps. `---- http://www.androidg...

[News] Nettop Runs GNU/Linux and New Phone Runs Linux on ARM9
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Zotac MAG HD-ND01 Nettop review ,----[ Quote ] | Price: £229 | Tech Specs | OS Tested: Ubuntu 9.10, Moblin 2.1, Fedora | 12 | | [...] | | We found the Zotac MAG HD-ND01 a real | pleasure to use for everyday tasks. It | dealt with fully fledged 32-bit distros | like Fedora 12 and Ubuntu 9.10 wonderfully, | thanks to its dual-core Atom processor. And | its Ion-powered graphics will really hit | the spot with videophiles looking for a | slimline media unit. `---- http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/zotac-mag-hd-nd01-nettop-review/ Linux phone ships with RF-enabled keyfob panic button ,----[ Quote ] | Italian start-up Synaps Technology announced a | Linux-based feature-phone that ships with an | RF-connected keyfob panic button for GPS- | enabled security response. The Petra phone is | equipped with an ARM9 processor clocked at | 266Mhz, and offers a 2GB SD card, GSM tri-band | cellular service, a 2-megapixel camera, and a | highly sensitive uBlox Neo 5G GPS receiver. `---- http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Synaps-Technology-Petra/ Recent: Nettop taps Ion 2 GPU ,----[ Quote ] | Shuttle announced a Barebone XS35 nettop | equipped with a dual-core Intel Atom D510, and | Nvidia Ion 2 graphics. Meanwhile NewEgg is | selling a Linux-equipped Eee Box B202 nettop | for only $189, and the Eee PC-oriented Eeebuntu | distro is moving from Ubuntu to Debian with EB | 4.0. `---- http://www.desktoplinux.com/news...

[News] New Motorola Phones Run Linux and Palm May Take Linux Also Into Sub-notebooks
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Motorola's Android Smartphones Are for Real: News and Photos Arriving ,----[ Quote ] | Recently, we covered Motorola's confirmation that it will deliver several | smartphones based on the open source Android operating system later this | year. That's good news, because applications have been proliferating for | Android--with more than 3,000 available--and Android now has 6 percent of the | U.S. smartphone market, even though it has largely been restricted to one | handset: the T-Mobile G1 phone. Now, news about and photos of the ...

[News] Navigation Application for Linux Phones, Boost for Palm Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ALK CoPilot Live 8 ,----[ Quote ] | With the launch of HTC's Hero, and with other Android | phones from the likes of Samsung looming on the | horizon, it seems the perfect time to take a gander at | ALK's CoPilot Live 8 satnav software, which is now | available for Android and the iPhone. | | [...] | | Twenty-five quid is good value for a fully functioning | satnav system for a phone. The essential navigation | part of the package does everything that 99 per cent of | users are ever likely to require, while the various | 'Li...

[News] Motorola Brings New Linux Phone, Open Linux Platform
Motorola produces a Linux-based slider with an open platform ,----[ Quote ] | But the real standout feature of this device is that it runs on Motorola's | mobile Linux platform, Motomagx. `---- http://www.betanews.com/article/Motorola_produces_a_Linuxbased_slider_with_an_open_platform/1202762519 Recent: Is this the touchscreen Motorola A810? ,----[ Quote ] | Anything is possible we guess, but this Motorola A810 looks a bit like it | might have been put together at kindergarten craft hour. Apparently this | Linux-based — LiMo? — 2.4-inch touchscreen device will feature handwritin...

[News] Linux Phones Keep WINNING, Palm's Linux Phone Gets Flash
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 LiMo's Linux-based Mobile OS Stack Makes Gains ,----[ Quote ] | A flock of new mobile devices unveiled this week at Mobile World Congress are | part of the trend toward Linux-powered mobility, incorporating the | open-source software stack from the LiMo Foundation. `---- http://www.pcworld.com/article/159640/linux_mobile.html?tk=rss_news Palm brings Flash to the Pre via Adobe Open Source Screen Project ,----[ Quote ] | Yes you lucky Palm pre wannabees, Palm has joined Adobe’s Open Source Screen | Project, which undoubtedly means…”the ...

[News] [Linux] New Linux Channel for Governments, AIX Applications Ported to Linux
Linux Networx Announces Channel Partnership With Westwind Computer Products ,----[ Quote ] | The partnership expands Linux Networx's ability to market its | performance tuned and production-ready Linux Supersystems to | federal government customers. `---- http://www.sys-con.com/read/371974_p.htm IBM Focusing on i5 Account Sales, Not i5 Sales ,----[ Quote ] | Shearer said that over 1,300 OS/400 applications have been | modernized (meaning ported to i5/OS and given new Web front | ends) and over 2,000 applications have moved over from AIX | and Linux on X86 as part of an application mode...

[News] Open Mobile Alliance Established to Promote Linux Phones; Motorola Pressured to Support Desktop Linux
Open Mobile Alliance to Support Mobile Linux Handsets ,----[ Quote ] | The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum says has established a formal liaison | and framework for cooperation between the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) and | LiPS. In particular, LiPS delivers specifications and standards for services | and user applications on Linux-based telephony platforms, and OMA develops | open specifications for mobile content and services. `---- http://www.cellular-news.com/story/26100.php Press release: Linux Phone Standards Forum and Open Mobile Alliance Create Standardization Liaison htt...

[News] Open Source, Linux-based CRM Introduced; New Web Phone Service Supports Linux
SugarCRM Debuts Multichannel Marketing, Analytics ,----[ Quote ] | Built on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform, SugarCRM was | one of the first vendors to come to market with an open source CRM | platform and has since gained significant traction. `---- http://www.crmbuyer.com/rsstory/55445.html Gizmocall.com Offers Free Web-Based Calling to 150 Countries ,----[ Quote ] | Gizmo Call is available immediately for Windows and Macintosh | operating systems. Linux OS support is expected within 30 days. | Gizmo Call works with Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox, and | Safari browsers ...

[News] Everything in Mobile Devices is Linux, Linux, Linux....
Better Than Kindle? ,----[ Quote ] | While I'm thinking about all the things I'd do with it, this is what comes to | my mind: this thing cost around $400. There are few other devices that cost | that much these days: | | * Nokia N810 | * Asus eeePC 701 | * OLPC `---- http://justanystuff.blogspot.com/2007/12/better-than-kindle.html Here's a good early look at Android: Hands on with Android: XML Parsing ,----[ Quote ] | Here is an XML parser that I created to showcase Android’s UI. It retrieves | NBA, MLB and NFL scores off of my web server. The true beauty is ...

[News] [Linux] Linux Has Advantage in the Mobile OS World
How Linux morphed from a server to a mobile OS ,----[ Quote ] | 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...

[News] New Set-top Box Runs Linux, "Linux will Be the Major OS [in This Area]"
Device Profile: SysMaster M10 set-top box ,----[ Quote ] | SysMaster used embedded Linux to build a set-top box with a dizzying array | of audio, video, networking, communications, and data capabilities. The | Tornado M10 Digital Media Center runs Linux 2.6.19, and targets phone and | IP network operators wishing to offer a wide range of services. | | [....] | | Yosifov predicts a bright future for Linux in the embedded device market. | "We believe Linux will be the major OS used in embedded system development | because of its small footprint, reliability, power, and available sof...

[News] [Linux] New Versions of Engarde Secure Linux, Core Linux, OpenTLE (Thai Linux)
EnGarde Secure Linux 3.0.14 Released ,----[ Quote ] | A fully functional secure Linux platform distribution, this release | features a vastly improved intrusion detection Attack Monitor. `---- http://www.linuxlookup.com/2007/may/04/engarde_secure_linux_3_0_14_released Core GNU/Linux 2.0 Released! ,----[ Quote ] | Core contains nothing beyond what is required to perform these tasks. | Core is primarily designed for experienced Linux users, though it has | found an audience with those looking to learn about the internals | and operation of a Linux system. `---- http://www.coredistro.org/news-20070501 http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=linuxtle ...

[News] New Reviews of GNU/Linux Applications (or Windows Applications Running Under GNU/Linux)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Deluge – An Awesome But Unappreciated Cross-Platform BitTorrent Client ,----[ Quote ] | By now, most MakeUseOf readers should know | all about BitTorrent, the most popular peer- | to-peer technology on the web. We’ve talked | about the protocol more than once, and even | released the Big Book of Bittorrent—a great | place to start if you find bittorrent too | confusing for your use. | | There are thousands of BitTorrent clients on | the market; that is, thousands of | applications you can use to download files | using BitTorrent technolo...

[News] Acer Chooses Linux for Phones, More Android/Linux Phones Coming
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Acer Android Phone Coming This Year ,----[ Quote ] | Acer said it would be releasing this year a smartphone that's powered by the | Google-backed Android operating system. | | The PC maker jumped in the smartphone market this year with its Tempo line of | devices. The company is looking to capture up to 5% of the growing smartphone | market within five years by offering handsets that are free with contract or | have a low price. `---- http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/smartphones/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=2176004...

[News] Multicore Linux Phones Are Coming, Other Linux Phones Make Strides
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ARM: multicore mobiles coming next year ,----[ Quote ] | Speaking at a showcase of ARM-powered | devices in central London - encompassing | everything from the new Nokia N900 Linux | smartphone to a remarkably thin prototype | netbook - the company's mobile segment | manager, Laurence Bryant, told PC Pro that | smartphone performance is set to take a | considerable leap forward. `---- http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/352882/arm-multicore-mobiles-coming-next-year Palm Hires AMD/ATI Linux Core Engineer ,----[ Quote ] | Another day, another...

[News] Palm's Linux-based OS in the Making; =?UTF-8?B?RXhvbuKAmXM=?= Quran PDA Runs Linux Too
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The New Pocket PCs ,----[ Quote ] | That will change in 2009, according to Palm's vice president of smartphone | product marketing, Stephane Maes. The company is developing its own modern, | Linux-based OS, which will replace Palm OS by the end of the year. It will | have a flexible interface and a very easy development environment, and it | will focus on integrating personal information, Maes says. `---- http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2299027,00.asp Exon’s Quran PDA Phone Boots Windows Mobile 6 and Linux ,----[ Quote ] | It also runs both Linux and Windows Mobile 6.0. This is the genuine article, | the manufacturers repeat, the real PDA phone that can install applications | with a swappable OS: | | Please note that this is a Genuine PDA phone. Most other so-called | PDA-phones advertised by other suppliers are NOT true PDA phones,butsmart | phones only with a firmware interface similar to Windows Mobile.No | application can be installed on these false PDA-phones and theOS cannot | be altered. True PDA phones run on Microsoft Windows, Linuxor similar OS | and all Windows / Linux applications can be installed. `---- http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/05/07/exons-quran-pda-phone-boots-windows-mobile-6-and-linux/ Recent: Rugged PDA available with Linux ,----[ Quote ] | A value-added reseller of mobile computers and PDAs has ported Linux to a | ruggedized, "military-gr...

Linux!! Linux!!
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I have Linux! I have Linux!
Ok, after two days of trying to get Windos 1900 installed and working , I sat down an hour ago and installed Linux. In an hour. Smirk. Ok, I will be honest. I did have some problems, but I believe they were of my own ignorance. 0) I started with trying to install Suse. However, I couldn't get it to install. Why? Because I didn't read the menu. There is a startup menu and the first entry is boot to harddisk. I thought that was the thing to do so I did it about 4 times. Then I gave up. However, I went back to it and subsequently realized that I should have chosen the 2nd men...

My Linux is not your Linux
To the denizens of comp.os.linux.advocacy! So many people demonstrate in this newsgroup that they know only a Linux of Hatred and Greed, of paranoia, and of a selfish sense of entitlement. They seem always to be behaving like monkeys in reaction to human dissenters, throwing feces at one another and beating their chests pretending to know something. My Linux is not that Linux. My Linux is the Linux of Love, of sharing, friendship, community. It is a uniquely human Linux and not one for monkeys. When I speak with fellow Linux users in real life (i.e. not in the monkeyhouse of COLA) they remind me of myself: practical, freedom-loving, anti-corporate. Here in COLA however they remind me of monkeys or spoiled brats or worse, corporate sysadmins. My Linux is not your Linux. It is the human Linux that acknowledges that Linux involves human work to create, that although it is free you are not entitled to it, that although it is created in large part by volunteers, they deserve to be paid for their gifts with at least gratitude. And that monkeys and self-entitled brats and sysadmins never thank anyone. yarmfelder@yahoo.com writes: > To the denizens of comp.os.linux.advocacy! You crossposted to gnu.misc.discuss. > My Linux is not your Linux. It is the human Linux > that acknowledges that Linux involves human work > to create, that although it is free you are not > entitled to it, that although it is created in large part > by volunteers, they deserve to be pa...

Why linux is linux
We don't destroy, we create. We don't imitate, we build. We are not a network, we are a personal OS. -- http://www.texeme.com Hi John, Attempting to Speak for Linux, You wrote: << We don't destroy, we create. We don't imitate, we build. We are not a network, we are a personal OS. >> Linux is more like this: << Like everything else, we consume and are consumed. We exchange ideas with everyone, to the point where it's almost impossible to track. We are artisans, not mass producers. >> Jeff Relf wrote: > Linux is mo...

[News] Making Linux More Like OS X and OS X More Like Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mac OS X - Highly Customized Linux ,----[ Quote ] | 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. `---- http://linuxtreat.blogspot.com/2008/07/mac-os-x-highly-customized-linux.html A Linux User's Guide to Mac ,----[ Quote ] | 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...