Items Tagged With Open Source
linux.conf.au: What is Novell doing here?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-01-10 09:35:10
A GNU/Linux system does not normally load modules that are not released under an approved licence. So why should Australia’s national Linux conference take on board a sponsor who engages in practices that are at odds with the community?
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-01-10 09:35:10
A GNU/Linux system does not normally load modules that are not released under an approved licence. So why should Australia’s national Linux conference take on board a sponsor who engages in practices that are at odds with the community?
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Lovable LUGgable: support your Linux user group
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-01-10 06:42:46
There’s no denying that the widespread growth of Linux was due in part to the raw enthusiasm of advocates meeting together under the broad banner of a “LUG” – a Linux User Group. LUG members were pioneers and cowboys, early adopters and passionate hobbyists. Today, the LUG is different. With the rise of commercial backing, the ease of distro installation, and the omniscience of Google do LUGs still have any role to play in the Linux world?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-01-10 06:42:46
There’s no denying that the widespread growth of Linux was due in part to the raw enthusiasm of advocates meeting together under the broad banner of a “LUG” – a Linux User Group. LUG members were pioneers and cowboys, early adopters and passionate hobbyists. Today, the LUG is different. With the rise of commercial backing, the ease of distro installation, and the omniscience of Google do LUGs still have any role to play in the Linux world?
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Wikia Search still looking for answers
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-01-08 04:26:49
The launch of an early alpha version of the Wikia search engine has impressed few pundits with poor results and missing features, despite Wikia founder Jimmy Wales imploring all not to expect Google-killing results from day one. Will Wikia Search one day become wickedly good?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-01-08 04:26:49
The launch of an early alpha version of the Wikia search engine has impressed few pundits with poor results and missing features, despite Wikia founder Jimmy Wales imploring all not to expect Google-killing results from day one. Will Wikia Search one day become wickedly good?
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Software that gets in the way
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-01-07 10:44:47
Do utilities which provide a graphical user interfaces really help us? Or are they merely another layer between people and their own competence? At times, I really wonder.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-01-07 10:44:47
Do utilities which provide a graphical user interfaces really help us? Or are they merely another layer between people and their own competence? At times, I really wonder.
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2008: Not the year of the Linux desktop
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-01-03 08:00:40
The new year is less than a week old but the talk has already begun. Yes, we are hearing that hackneyed old saw again - this will be the year of the Linux desktop. Some so-called pundits say it directly, some in an indirect manner but they aren't holding back.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-01-03 08:00:40
The new year is less than a week old but the talk has already begun. Yes, we are hearing that hackneyed old saw again - this will be the year of the Linux desktop. Some so-called pundits say it directly, some in an indirect manner but they aren't holding back.
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Legends of FOSS: Perl 5.10 is here
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-01-02 01:38:15
Loved by sysadmins and webmasters worldwide – being a major scripting language as well as the basis for PHP – Perl has today seen its first major update in five years. Let’s walk through the main new features and why they're big news.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-01-02 01:38:15
Loved by sysadmins and webmasters worldwide – being a major scripting language as well as the basis for PHP – Perl has today seen its first major update in five years. Let’s walk through the main new features and why they're big news.
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So, just what can you do with this ASUS Eee Linux PC thing anyway?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2007-12-31 04:15:39
ASUS have released a cheap subnotebook. It is far from state-of-the-art tech-wise, with 512Mb RAM and a Celeron processor. It has a 4Gb hard drive and no optical drive. Its screen is 7” and runs at the odd resolution of 800x480 and the operating system looks like something Fisher Price might have designed. Why would you buy it? What on earth can you do with this?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2007-12-31 04:15:39
ASUS have released a cheap subnotebook. It is far from state-of-the-art tech-wise, with 512Mb RAM and a Celeron processor. It has a 4Gb hard drive and no optical drive. Its screen is 7” and runs at the odd resolution of 800x480 and the operating system looks like something Fisher Price might have designed. Why would you buy it? What on earth can you do with this?
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The top Linux/FOSS events of 2007
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2007-12-30 20:57:21
Sure, it’s been said before, but this time it’s true: 2007 was undoubtedly the year which saw Linux go mainstream. Linux has long accepted as a server platform and a playground for tweakers, hackers and the adventurous, but 2007 saw major events which entrenched Linux on the desktop. Let’s look at what happened.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2007-12-30 20:57:21
Sure, it’s been said before, but this time it’s true: 2007 was undoubtedly the year which saw Linux go mainstream. Linux has long accepted as a server platform and a playground for tweakers, hackers and the adventurous, but 2007 saw major events which entrenched Linux on the desktop. Let’s look at what happened.
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A cacophony of ASUS Eee Linux PC tips and tricks
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2007-12-27 19:15:25
Congratulations to all the new Christmas owners of the year's hottest subnotebook, the ASUS Eee, putting Linux square in the mainstream and right in the hands of the masses. Here's a collection of tiny – but dead useful – hints and tips to help you get the most out of it.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2007-12-27 19:15:25
Congratulations to all the new Christmas owners of the year's hottest subnotebook, the ASUS Eee, putting Linux square in the mainstream and right in the hands of the masses. Here's a collection of tiny – but dead useful – hints and tips to help you get the most out of it.
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Thank you for the code
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-12-27 07:14:17
There are a total of 21,652 packages installed on my home workstation, an AMD64 single core processor box which has been in use since March 2006. It runs the testing stream of Debian. That's a lot of code, all of it free as in beer.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-12-27 07:14:17
There are a total of 21,652 packages installed on my home workstation, an AMD64 single core processor box which has been in use since March 2006. It runs the testing stream of Debian. That's a lot of code, all of it free as in beer.
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