7 Providers of Pre Installed Linux Laptops/PC's
techdrivein.com: Not many mainstream PC manufacturers have a Linux preinstalled version of their products. But some do have and the there are many other not-so-mainstream providers of Linux preinstalled laptops, netbooks and PC's. Here are a few of them you should know.
A story about updates and people
mairin.wordpress.com: A bit of discussion about update policy in Fedora has been brewing lately and I’ve been reading and thinking (and stewing and moaning and wringing my hands) about the discussion a lot. I noticed a few archetypes in the positions taken throughout the discussions:
Linux machines with no rebooting…? Is this what we want?
standalone-sysadmin.com: The part that I kind of object to is in the press release, of all things. It’s the opening line of the company profile: Ksplice is an enterprise software company making reboots a thing of the past. Please, lets be honest. Reboots are inevitable.
Reviewed: KDE 4.5
tuxradar.com: Trepidation. That about sums up the feeling of upgrading to a new version of KDE. You want to like it, but are afraid that whatever has been fixed will be counterbalanced by something rather sucky.
The trouble with Linux: there's too much choice
techradar.com: Those of you not familiar with Linux won't be familiar with the way it lets you install new software. After 12 years with Linux, neither am I.
The GNOME Journal September 2010
- Writing simple, real-time games for GNOME
- Should I get involved?
- Behind the Scenes with Joanmarie Diggs
- Grilo: Integrating Multimedia Content in Your Application
- Interview with Bradley Kuhn of the GNOME Advisory Board
This was the year of desktop Linux
zdnet.com/blog: Before Israel was founded in 1948 it made sense to conclude a Passover seder with the words “Next year in Jerusalem.” With Israel a reality the arguments over the phrase have changed. Yet they endure. Desktop Linux is the same sort of deal.
Phoronix 2010 Linux Graphics Survey
phoronix.com: For the past three years we have hosted an annual Linux Graphics Survey in which we ask tens of thousands of users each time their video card preferences, driver information, and other questions about their view of the Linux graphics stack. This year we are hosting the survey once again.
2 Smart Backup Apps Show You the Way to Go Home
linuxinsider.com: The sudden loss of PC data can be a gut-wrenching experience, but it can also be easily avoided by proper use of automatic backup software.
Larry The Cow Graphics Contest
gentoo.org: Larry the cow is our prized mascot and he is not getting the respect he deserves. Just about every other Linux distribution, their mascot is adorned on t-shirts and other types of schwag, but not our Larry, he cannot even decide his gender. Please help up fix this.
The Death of Firefox 3.5
softpedia.com: According to the download page for Firefox 3.5, Mozilla has already killed off this browser version.
today's leftovers:
- Samsung N150 Plus Netbook -> UNE
- One Click FTP, Create FTP Server Transfer Profiles
- Default Wallpaper for Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #208
- Aussie gamer loses Playstation court fight
- KDE and the Masters of the Universe – 2010-08-31
- Fedora 14 Preupgrade Test Day this Thursday
- Hands-On With Stream TV’s Surprising, Open Source-Friendly Tablet
- PCLinuxOS Complaints
- What Paul Allen and Larry Ellison Have in Common
- SchilliX 0.7.1 Released Atop The Final OpenSolaris Code
- BE: Political party moving to a complete open source desktop
- Top 10 Open Source Bug Tracking Systems
- Is your company afraid of Linux?, Part 2, Part 1
- State of Gentoo Prefix
- EU: Rise in use of EUPL for publishing open source software
- Vera Blanc Episode 2 “Ghost In The Castle” Is Out!
- A New Commodore 64?
some howtos:
- Running Windows Music & Sound Applications Under Wine 1.2
- Ubuntu 10.04 fix for USB Drive not mounting on pc with Floppy Drive
- Juniper NSM Tip: starting and stopping
- relocate device logs on juniper NSM server
- Drive and partition backups with dd
- Project management the open source way
- ftpfs in gentoo (curlftpfs)
- Measuring and monitoring system performances through sysstat
3 Amazing Ubuntu Wallpapers
- 3 Amazing Ubuntu 10.10 Wallpapers
- Pidgin Guifications theme for Gnome
- This sound menu is way to cute
- Chakra GNU/Linux 0.2.0 Screenshots
Ksplice Now Free for Fedora Users
crunchgear.com: Ksplice, the technology that allows Linux kernel updates without a reboot, is now free for users of the Fedora distribution
NVIDIA 256.53 Stable Linux Driver Release
phoronix.com: Over the weekend there was a new Linux binary driver release from NVIDIA that was the 256.52 driver in a pre-release state. Today this driver has been released as stable after being branded the NVIDIA 256.53 driver.
Time for IBM to become an open source hero
zdnet.com/blog: Over at his other job, our David Gewirtz suggests that, with the absorption of Sun into Oracle, open source badly needs an open source patron and that IBM should apply.
A day of failure with Debian
andym3.wordpress: Today, I tried installing Debian on my HP ProBook 4510S. Three times.
Gigolo – it mounts what it’s told to
openattitude.com: Okay, before we go any further I need to make it clear that we’re not talking about the latest adult video release, but rather a networking utility for Linux. Sorry. That cheeky tagline comes straight from the author. And it’s true!
Increased Clientele for Red Hat
- Increased Clientele for Red Hat
- As Novell’s Woes Continue, Red Hat Is the Beneficiary
- You can help the defenders
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