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Alan Baghumian has announced the release of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.5, a desktop-oriented distribution based on Debian's testing branch: "We are proud to announce that the final Parsix GNU/Linux 3.5r0 ISO images are available for immediate download. This release provides a stable computing platform for your daily uses and .

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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Feature: Fedora 13 - interview and first look News: Fedora spins galore, RHEL 6 green computing features, Qimo 4 Kids warning, Sabayon 5.3 features, DesktopBSD development update Tutorials: Creating PBI packages for PC-BSD Released last week: Fedora 13, Slackware Linux 13.1, MeeGo 1.0, .

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Daniweb: "This post is a summary of a conversation I had the other day with an acquaintance of mine. It started out with him asking me what I do for a living and ended up with me having to choke back tears of laughter."

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Tech Broiler: "What's the big deal about Linux Mint and why is it so popular among Linux users? It's because that it includes a number of improvements and tweaks that aren't set up out-of-the-box in the base Ubuntu distribution"

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The H Open: "But Linux and free software come in many different flavours, and the adventurous user goes in search of wider options, other distributions and new desktops."

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Hubfolio: "SeamlessRDP promises to integrate your remote Windows desktop seamlessly into you Linux environment. This article show you how to set it up, and also shows you some of its limitations."

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Technology & Life Integration: "The users and purchasers of microsoft systems are secure in themselves that they have a company behind them to point the bone at when things go wrong."

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Ian's Thoughts: "Becoming a Fedora contributor was easier than I expected . I could hardly believe my eyes, these pages were laying out a step-by-step process that users could follow in order to become a member of a certain Team. "

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Reader awyeah notes a Financial Times report that Google is ditching the use of Windows internally. Some blogs have picked up the FT piece but so far there isn't any other independent reporting of the claim, which is based on comments from anonymous Googlers. One indication of possibly hasty reporting is the note that Google "employs more than 10,000 workers internationally," whereas it's easy enough to find official word that the total exceeds 20,000. "The directive to move to other operating systems began in earnest in January, after Google's Chinese operations were hacked, and could effectively end the use of Windows at Google 'We're not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort,' said one Google employee. New hires are now given the option of using Apple's Mac computers or PCs running the Linux operating system. 'Linux is open source and we feel good about it,' said one employee. 'Microsoft we don't feel so good about.' Employees wanting to stay on Windows required clearance from 'quite senior levels,' one employee said. 'Getting a new Windows machine now requires CIO approval,' said another employee."

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