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System 76 Lemur Review

1 hour 28 min ago
Jonobacon@home: "Recently I got one of these new System 76 ultra-thin laptops, the Lemur: System76 are well known in the Open Source community for shipping Ubuntu on their machines, being active community members and for helping LoCo teams with machines too."


Day 2 of the SCO v. Novell Trial - Opening argument - Updated Repeatedly - 1st Witness, Frankenberg

March 11, 2010 - 5:03am
Groklaw: "Would it surprise you to find out that it turns out that apparently one of the jurors might be related to one of SCO's prior corporate officers? At any rate they have the same last name, and Salt Lake City is a big place, so perhaps not."


The Linux community is fragmented, or is it?

March 11, 2010 - 3:33am
Technology & Life Integration: "t 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. "


CodePlex refresh, FOSS projects more compatible with Windows

March 11, 2010 - 2:03am
ars Technica: "Microsoft's role in forming the CodePlex foundation reflects the company's growing acceptance of the open source development model and willingness to collaborate with other commercial vendors on open source technology."


Scripting the Vim editor, Part 5: Event-driven scripting and automation

March 11, 2010 - 1:32am
IBM Developerworks: "Why repeat yourself? You can configure Vim’s comprehensive event model to execute time-saving scripts whenever particular editing events—such as loading a file or switching between editor modes—occur."


The 10 Most Downloaded Open Source Apps Of All Time!

March 11, 2010 - 1:02am
Geek Trio: "Everyone loves open source software. After all… its free! Many times I’ve heard the question, “what is the most popular open source application of all time?” I decided to find out."


All Hail Our Benevolent Corporate Overlords

March 11, 2010 - 12:32am
Linux Today Blog: "After reading Electronics Manufacturers Use US Legal System to Thwart Hardware 'Hacks' I was all set to type a fiery response, but Linux Today readers beat me to it. In a nutshell, the tech industry is accelerating its attacks on our rights to do what we want with our own property."


Kernel Log: Linux 2.6.34 goes into testing

March 11, 2010 - 12:02am
The H Open: "Improvements include graphics drivers for recent Radeon GPUs and for the graphics cores of some Intel processors that are only expected to be released early next year. Another new addition is the LogFS SSD file system."


Two front ends for Clamav

March 10, 2010 - 11:32pm
Experimenting with GNU/Linux: "There are several graphical front ends for clam av which can make your life easy. The most popular among them are clamtk and Klamav."


The Linux Foundation Store: Linux gets silly

March 10, 2010 - 11:02pm
Cyber Cynic: "...the Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to growing Linux, has launched a new Linux merchandise store featuring a line of exclusive and original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items that reflect "geek culture.""


Yellow Dog Enterprise Linux for GPU computing

March 10, 2010 - 10:32pm
The H Open: "The Japanese Fixstars Corporation, which specialises in software for the Cell processors, has announced the release of Yellow Dog Enterprise Linux (YDEL) 6.2 for CUDA, the first enterprise Linux OS optimised for GPU computing."


Epic win for transparency on ACTA

March 10, 2010 - 10:02pm
Christian Engstr�m, Pirate MEP: "ACTA - Epic win! The European Parliament today voted on a resolution that demands transparency in the ACTA negotiations, and that the Commission puts all papers on the table."


Mandriva displays its products at the 2010 Solutions Linux exhibition

March 10, 2010 - 9:32pm
Mandriva press release: Mandriva, Europe's leading Linux solutions publisher, will display its latest products at the 2010 Solutions Linux exhibition, from March 16 to 18 at the porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre – Hall 1 – Stand E 29.


Updating the MPL

March 10, 2010 - 9:02pm
Mozilla.org: "On March 10th, 2010, Mozilla announced a public process to help create the next update of the Mozilla Public License. Here you can find information on the process, details, and learn how to get involved."


Window Maker Desktop: Lightweight Linux Minimalism

March 10, 2010 - 8:32pm
Linux Planet: "In this ongoing series on lightweight Linux desktops, Juliet Kemp takes us on a tour of Window Maker, the popular fast, lightweight window manager based on the look and feel of the NeXTStep interface. How does Window Maker measure up in this era of fancy special effects GUIs?"


Intro to IO Profiling of Applications

March 10, 2010 - 8:02pm
Linux Magazine: "One of the sorely missing aspects of storage is analyzing and understanding the IO patterns of applications. This article will examine some techniques for performing IO profiling of an application to illustrate what information you can gain."


Freescale’s Sub-$200 Tablets to Be Compatible with Linux, Chromium OS, Android

March 10, 2010 - 7:32pm
eHomeUpgrade: "Attached here is a video from Mobile World Congress 2010 with Freescale’s product manager of software development explaining that Freescale’s sub-$200 ARM (i.MX51 Cortex-A8) tablets will be compatible with just about any Linux distribution that supports ARM..."


Unified network administration using eBox

March 10, 2010 - 7:32pm
Linux User and Developer: "eBox (or eBox Platform, to give it its full name) can play multiple roles. It can act as a network gateway, an infrastructure manager, a unified threat manager, an office server, a unified communication server or a combination of any of these."


6 of the Best Free Linux Electronic Medical Records Software

March 10, 2010 - 7:02pm
LinuxLinks: "Now, let's explore the 6 EMR applications at hand. For each title we have compiled its own portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, a screenshot of the software in action, together with links to relevant resources and reviews."


Is Microsoft Afraid to Say the �L�-word?

March 10, 2010 - 6:32pm
Open Enterprise: "It seems that, having lost its position as monarch of the world of computing, Microsoft has decided to become the industry jester."