July 30, 2007
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SimplyMEPIS, a very popular desktop Linux, is going to change back to using Debian Linux for its core from Ubuntu. In March of 2006, MEPIS founder Warren Woodford, decided to switch to Ubuntu from Debian for the next version of … Continue reading
July 30, 2007
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We’ve known for a while now that Cisco was planning on doing away with its Linksys brand. My question for John Chambers, Cisco’s CEO, is: “Why do you really want to hurt your company so bad? Back in April, Chambers … Continue reading
July 27, 2007
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It’s no secret that Mozilla Corp., the company behind Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, and other open-source Internet programs, has made Firefox its No. 1 priority. Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker is now admitting that the popular email client Thunderbird has taken second … Continue reading
July 24, 2007
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People used to think the very idea that a major PC vendor would offer desktop Linux was beyond a joke. It was, as Vizzini from The Princess Bride would have said, “Inconceivable!” But, as events turned out, to quote Inigo … Continue reading
July 24, 2007
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During the Ubuntu Live Conference in Portland, Ore., Canonical announced the beta release of its Launchpad PPA (Personal Package Archive) service, a new way for developers to build and publish packages of their code, documentation, artwork, themes and other contributions … Continue reading
July 23, 2007
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Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, announced on July 22 at the Ubuntu Live conference in Portland, Ore., the availability of Landscape, its Web-based systems management program for Ubuntu servers and desktops. Landscape will be available to Canonical’s … Continue reading