The Linux community is fragmented, or is it?
toolbox.com/blogs: It has been said many times that if only the Linux community were to band together and start rooting for the same team so to speak, then Linux could easily surpass other proprietary operating systems.
The Linux desktop is already here
blogs.computerworld.com: I found it more than a little sad that someone in 2010 could still think that Linux is "still a non-starter on the desktop." Please — wake up: We're all Linux desktop users now.
Embrace Your Inner Geek At The New Linux Store
- Embrace Your Inner Geek At The New Linux Store
- Wear Your Linux Pride on Your Sleeve, Linux.com Launches New Store
- The Linux Store
Why online resources are not free and ChromeOS will fail
tech-no-media.com: On the surface it looks like this is a big win for freedom as you are much less dependent on your operating system or proprietary applications, all is in the browser. There is a big caveat however: this makes you overly dependent on your internet connection, and in a world that is more and more mobile this is a recipe for disaster.
Open Source Saves the Day (and Lots of Dosh)
computerworlduk.com: It seems every day we hear about hideous cost overruns on public sector projects in the UK. What makes it even more frustrating is that open source, a real no-brainer for many applications, is rarely given the chance to prove itself here.
The first pre-release version of Fedora 13 arrives
h-online.com: One week later than scheduled, the Fedora Project has released the first and only alpha version of its Fedora 13 Linux distribution, aka Goddard, which is scheduled for release in mid May.
GNOME and KDE: Seven Attractions in Each
earthweb.com: Despite all the talk about the mythical Year of the Linux Desktop, somewhere in the last few years, free software passed a milestone without anyone noticing. At some point, after years of struggling to rival proprietary desktops, both GNOME and KDE have caught up in features and narrowed the gap in usability. We are now at a point where free software is often an innovator on the desktop.
Open source makes psychological sense
theinquirer.net: ACCORDING TO a recent study random acts of kindness have a very positive impact on humans and regularly spread this good feeling to others.
Linux on the desktop: Still not happening
computerworld.com: I'd love to see viable alternatives to the current mainstream operating systems. The PC market stands ready to be revolutionized by something new. But is Linux the agent of change that can do all of that? Not yet, I'm afraid.
PCLinuxOS 2010 beta review
linuxowns.wordpress: Once upon a time, PCLinuxOS was the biggest desktop distro. It came from nowhere straight to the top, beating Ubuntu and other big distros.
Kubuntu vs Ubuntu
latest-technews.com: The official derivative of the Ubuntu is Kubuntu. Instead of GNOME, Kubuntu uses KDE graphical environment, and shares its underlying system along with Ubuntu; Kubuntu is a project of Ubuntu.
Listen Music Player 0.6.5 Released!
Listem Music Player 0.6.5 was released yesterday and it comes with many changes and fixes:
Paul Frields on Fedora 12 and beyond
linuxforu.com: Two months after the launch of Fedora 12, we spoke to Paul Frields, Fedora Project Leader at Red Hat, about how this release has been received by the community, and what is in store for the next.
Five Improvements for KDE 4.5 (Part 1)
itnewstoday.com: The KDE 4 series has been a very good experience for me. Sure, I have complaints (who doesn’t) but for the most part, the latest generation of KDE contains quite possibly the best open source innovation I have ever seen.
PCLinuxOS 2010 Beta 1 released
h-online.com: The PCLinuxOS developers have announced the release of the first beta for the 2010 edition of their Linux distribution. The distribution's goal is to be "radically simple" and easy to use. The latest development release includes a number of changes and updates.
The Post-Oracle Sun Exodus
linuxquestions.org: It appears Oracle is starting to experience some high profile departures from ex-Sun employees now that the acquisition has been finalized.
I’m a Mac, I’m an Ubuntu PC
manilastandardtoday.com: MAKE desktop Linux more attractive than Mac OS X. That was the challenge that Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth issued to open source developers in July 2008. Now, almost two years later, Shuttleworth seems ready to put his money where his mouth is.
Shotwell 0.5 To Bring PicasaWeb Publishing, Tags, Printing, More
Showtwell is an open source photo organizer for the Gnome desktop which progresses really nicely and the latest version 0.5 (not yet released but available in our PPA) brings a lot of cool new features:
today's odds & ends:
- Oracle: Open Source’s Friend or Foe?
- PCLinuxOS-2010-beta1.iso release information
- Elive 2.0 Stable review
- OpenArena 0.8.5 Released
- Browse the Web as it Looked in 1993
- 2.6.33 is Out! Say Good Bye to the Anticipatory Scheduler
- Victoria expands Linux e-voting rollout
- The Primal Carnage Game Is Looking Great
- Easy Peasy 1.6
- Red Hat Cloud Business Unit
- Video: Interview with Jim Zemlin, Linux Foundation
- Interview with Emma Jane Hogbin
- Network booting with boot.fedoraproject.org
- Saving Becta: a great new open source venture
- Screenshot App Shutter adds stuff
- Scientific computation software revisited
- Karma made easy.
- The history of MySQL AB
- Roasted Laptop
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