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No Steam for Linux - Right Now

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 03:26

linuxjournal.com: Despite some early teasing, it now seems Steam is not coming to Linux after all - at least for now.

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review article about antiX core

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:08

usalug-org.blogspot: This week I have been exploring Debian based systems that offer strong, flexible networking.

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What I want from computers

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:05
  • What I want from computers
  • On updates and user experiences and so forth

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FreeOrion 0.3.15 released

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:03
  • FreeOrion 0.3.15 released
  • Two FOSS gems
  • OpenArena - The OpenSource Quake III Arena

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The 8 Best Sites For Funny Computer Desktop Wallpapers

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:06

makeuseof.com: In order to promote those positive vibes that’ll get your days off to a good start, I’d like to offer up eight free wallpaper sites I found that offer the best funny wallpapers for your desktop that you’ll find anywhere.

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Linux: A Double Edged Sword for Open Source

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:02

networkworld.com: Quick, name the most successful open source project of all time. You probably didn't hesitate a second did you? For better and sometimes for worse, Linux is the poster child for the open source movement. Is what's good for Linux, good for all open source?

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A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:00

pcworld.com: One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. What follows, then, is a roundup of sorts of the top 10 Linux distributions today.

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What's the best Linux BitTorrent app?

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:38

tuxradar.com: Not all BitTorrent apps are made equal. Yes, there's a big range of features such as support for encryption and random port access, but at the same there's also a huge range of speeds -

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Open Source: No one is working for free

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:36

networkworld.com: People continue to wonder how to make money in the free and open source software world. It’s dressed up in discussions of how one makes money when you give away the software for free.

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OpenOffice.org: preparing the next ten years

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:35
  • OpenOffice.org Conference 2010: preparing the next ten years
  • OOo: Print file format changes on Linux

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Block crackers with 3 locks to your SSH door

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:52

Learn 3 ways of hardening SSH access to your system to block would-be crackers

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My favourite Linux wallpapers (so far)

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:03

openattitude.com: I maintain that computers are the hot rods of the 21st century, and changing up your desktop background is the first and easiest step to pimping your ride. Today I thought I’d share my favourites.

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Who Contributed The Most During X Server 1.9?

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:01

phoronix.com: Tiago Vignatti has now compiled some statistics surrounding the top contributors to X.Org Server 1.9 and related X components just looking at this most recent development cycle. There's also numbers for the input, video, and Mesa components too.

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7 Things You Can Do in KDE, But Not in Windows

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 17:48

earthweb.com: When I tell people that I use Linux, they look at me with pity. When I go on to tell them that the KDE desktop is in many ways more innovative than Windows 7, the looks of pity changes to caution.

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Stop Typing Typos!

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:05
  • Stop Typing Typos!
  • No Gaming in Linux? Try Starcraft 2!!!

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Dolphin in KDE 4.5

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:02

celettu.wordpress: KDE 4.5 has been good to me so far, except the monstrosity that is Dolphin. I was already irked by the slowness and the crazy sorting behaviour, now it hangs.

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openSUSE First 11.4 Development Milestone

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:00

opensuse.org: openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1 is available today, Thursday, September 2 for developers, testers and community members to test and participate in the development of openSUSE 11.4.

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GNOME 2.32 Beta 2 Has Been Released

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 15:58

softpedia.com: The second beta of the next GNOME release has arrived full of bug fixes and updates. Many of the standard packages have been updated for GNOME 2.32 Beta 2 (2.31.91) and more translation work has been done.

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Dell Studio 1747 Laptop: almost perfect

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 15:57

linux-mag.com: Dell’s 17-inch Studio 1747 laptop is a beefy desktop replacement that ships with Windows 7. But how does it fare with Linux instead?

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today's leftovers:

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:05
  • Clonezilla – a monster backup utility
  • ArtistX 0.9 Screenshots
  • More GPL enforcement work again...
  • ZFS Support Will Continue In FreeBSD
  • KDE and the Masters of the Universe – 2010-09-01
  • Elementary Firefox Skin coming soon to Ubuntu
  • Firefox 4 vs. Firefox 3 — Visible Differences
  • Top 10 Applications For Linux
  • My Debian Involvement
  • Pogoplug ships simple business Linux server
  • Elegant Gnome Theme Pack 0.7 Released With Lots More
  • Notebook has dual-core Atom, discrete graphics
  • Ubuntu 10.10 Opera Skin
  • Choosing an Open Source Systems Management Solution
  • Open source PS3 hack code posted
  • Rest Well, My Friend (Ian Clatworthy passed)
  • The State of Oracle/Sun Grid Engine
  • Release: KDE Partition Manager Live CD 1.0.3
  • LinuxCertified Aids Development and Testing of Linux Device Drivers
  • Software Freedom Day to be marked in Melbourne
  • GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry
  • An Ubuntu social network
  • September Project of the Month: GPL Ghostscript

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