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Source: goblinx

Flavio Pereira de Oliveira has announced the availability of the first beta release of GoblinX 2.7, a Slackware-based live CD: "GoblinX 2.7 beta 1 is released. GoblinX Standard is the original edition, first released in October 2004. It includes five windows managers: KDE, Fluxbox, Xfce, Enlightenment and WindowMaker ..


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Source: opensolaris

Here it is: the first stable release from Project Indiana, OpenSolaris 2008.05: "From dorm room to boardroom. OpenSolaris has everything you need to take your brilliant idea, build a prototype, test it, deploy it, and run it on production servers -- out of a loft, or across your .


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Source: weekly

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: First look at Slackware Linux 12.1 News: Features and fixes for Intrepid Ibex, updates on openSUSE 11.0, interview with OpenBSD developers, d but for OpenSolaris desktop, first alpha of PC-BSD 7.0 Released last week: OpenBSD 4.3, Slackware Linux 12.1, Puppy Linux 4.00 Upcoming .



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Source: Linux Today

HowtoForge: "This tutorial will provide instructions on setting up your Ubuntu hardy computer to share your video, music and photos, allowing you to play them through your DLNA compatible devices "


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Source: Linux Today

DevX: "In an ideal world, words like cryptography and security wouldn't even exist, but the real world is far from perfect, so software developers have to spend a good deal of time building security into applications "


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Source: Linux Today

Linux.com: "What strategy is needed to really spread desktop Linux to average home users? Here are some ideas that just might work "


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Source: Linux Today

Works With U: "Here are some initial thoughts about the Eee PC, including the most important one of all: The Eee PC shatters the myth that consumers can't use Linux "


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Source: Linux Today

Linux.com: "Reality, as good writers know, is sometimes stranger than fiction. SCO's recent performance in the U.S. District Court in Utah is a perfect example "


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Source: Linux Today

Between the Lines: "What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups ?"


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Source: Linux Today

Yet Another Linux Blog: "Has the mission of OLPC changed so much? I say it has. No longer are the five core principals initially employed when the project started valid "


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Milking the GNU: "It's great for attracting OEM vendors since they can integrate the dual-licensed software into their proprietary application without fear of contamination. FUD is apparently good for business "


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Linux Journal: "The reason is simply because Ubuntu is extremely popular, but it begs the question, should the Linux community standardize on a single distribution ?"


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Socialized Software: "He was just starting Black Duck Software and as a ex-Microsoftie talking about IP assurance I wasn't convinced about the bright future of his business. However, I enjoyed meeting Doug and wished him the best of luck and went on my way "


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Source: Linux Today

InformationWeek: "We tested openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.4, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora, SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1. All performed well, and each had at least one truly outstanding feature "


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Computerworld: "Google has removed an open-source project that enables the proprietary CoreAVC high-definition video decoder to run in Linux following a complaint from the codec's developer--but the project could soon return "


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The VAR Guy: "Alas, under Microsoft's potential ownership, Zimbra would likely have suffocated and died "


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Source: Linux Today

Groklaw: " McBride, who was in court for the final day of testimony and arguments, said afterward that SCO plans to appeal Kimball's Aug. 10 ruling that Novell, and not SCO, owned versions of Unix prior to the 1995 sale "


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Source: Linux Today

Slackware: "Well folks, it's that time to announce a new stable Slackware release again. So, without further ado, announcing Slackware version 12.1 !"


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LKML.org: "Lots of changes, but nothing that really feels all that fragile to me "


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Phoronix: "If all goes according to plan, X.Org 7.4 will finally be released this month "


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Interop News: "My post last week about Ubuntu's embrace of the profit motive (exemplified in sponsor Canonical's release of a proprietary and non-free management tool) triggered a pretty remarkable flood of venom and invective in my direction "


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The Beez' Speaks: "In his article 'Why the Linux world should embrace the BSD's,' Steve Lake proposed a closer cooperation between Linux and BSD "


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Debian Admin: "Sometimes, however, it is necessary to fool ssh into accepting an interactive password non-interactively. This is where sshpass comes in "



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Source: Slashdot: Linux

An anonymous reader writes "Infoweek has posted an open-source OS comparison. Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared pits openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.4, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora, SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1 against each other. And the winner is. . . Ubuntu. Author Serdar Yegulalp writes: "Ubuntu 8.4 remains one of the best desktop distributions for many good reasons: it works with almost any hardware you throw at it, and has tons of features for both existing Linux users and prospective converts from Windows." He also gave openSUSE points for ease of use on the desktop, and Mandriva kudos for ease of administration."Read more of this story at Slashdot.


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Source: Slashdot: Linux

davidmwilliams writes "I've been rallying against Microsoft's so-called 'Get the Facts' site for the last fortnight in my blog. Rather than give any legitimate comparison facing off Windows Server vs similarly spec'd Linux options, the Microsoft spin doctors opt for bunkum and hogwash with sensational headlines that don't have any substance underneath. Here's the state of play, including an update on my request to Microsoft PR to do something about the blatant lack of integrity displayed. I also go over the latest case study put up by Microsoft: they promise to show why people are choosing Windows Server 2008 over Linux using the City of Uppsala as an example."Read more of this story at Slashdot.



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Here is an application on Google App Engine Application I wrote for an upcoming PyAtl Talk, and an upcoming O'Reilly Online Article: http://greedycoin.appspot.com/ Quick notes: Really liking the datastore API. I also liked the Django templates even though I have touched them


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Source: ONLamp.com

(Cross-posted from perlbuzz.com) Selena Deckelmann has come back from BarCampPortland with copies of every Post-It on the topic selection board. The topic selection board at an unconference like a BarCamp is where people write on a Post-It a topic they'd like to


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Michael Desmond raises an interesting point in an article in Redmond Developer News Open Source and .NET Desmond acknowledges the IronPython/IronRuby work as well as Microsoft working with Zend on PHP and FastCGI. He quotes DotNetNuke's Bill Walker who told him: Case


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Source: ONLamp.com

I thought I would point out that the full length version of our exclusive Video Interview with Mark Shuttleworth is now available. Originally we had a very short version that was posted, but now you can watch it all here. Jeremy and


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Source: ONLamp.com

Patrick Michaud gave Rakudo Perl Talk to the Dallas/Fort Worth Perl Mongers last month. These slides are a great overview of the current status of Parrot's Compiler Toolkit and Rakudo Perl 6. Of particular note is Effectiveness of the Parrot Compiler Toolkit,



Updated: Tue May 6 23:55:01 2008


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