August 6, 2008
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When Linspire was bought by Xandros, everyone expected changes. No one expected Xandros to decide to switch Freespire back to Debian from Ubuntu but that’s exactly what’s happened. Xandros, the Linux desktop company that supplies Asus with its UMPC (Ultra … Continue reading
August 5, 2008
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IBM, in partnership with Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu; Red Hat; and Novell are hoping that the answer is yes. For me, that’s a no-brainer. Windows has long been more trouble than its worth. Since Microsoft seems to be seriously … Continue reading
August 5, 2008
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Fedora 9 now lets you create a bootable Linux distribution on a flash drive with persistence. In other words, you can not only boot any PC that will accept USB drive booting into Linux, you can even boot into your … Continue reading
July 30, 2008
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Color me surprised. Dana Blankenhorn, a well-known writer about Linux and open source recently asked for someone—anyone–to send him a loaner Linux laptop to replace his now dead Windows laptop. What, he didn’t already have one? Now, you can write … Continue reading
July 25, 2008
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Dell was the first of the major computer manufacturers to support pre-installed Linux, but it’s not just pre-installing Linux. The Austin, Tex. company is also adding functionality to Ubuntu Linux on its desktops and laptops. Dell began adding extra features … Continue reading
July 21, 2008
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It used to be that finding a PC with pre-installed Linux was harder than finding a needle in a haystack. Now, though, all the major PC vendors are offering Linux-powered PCs. Last week, for example, Dell announced that it was … Continue reading