September 29, 2008
by sjvn01
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I know some people think I only say wonderful things about Linux and bad things about Windows. Wrong. I call them like I see them. Most of the time, while wearing my operating system umpire’s cap, I see Linux making … Continue reading
September 28, 2008
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I wasn’t at the Linux Plumber Conference in Portland, OR, but everyone who pays close attention to Linux knows that Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux kernel developer and Novell engineer, blasted Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, for contributing “In the past 3 … Continue reading
September 26, 2008
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All too often companies decide what you want to see in a program, and only after it’s on the market do you get to see if it’s actually something you even care about, never mind want. Canonical, the company behind … Continue reading
September 25, 2008
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One of the pleasures of Linux is that you can try out different distributions to see which one works best for you. You like Ubuntu, but you want to fine tune the desktop engine? OK, try Kubuntu with its KDE … Continue reading
September 24, 2008
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Microsoft encourages us to think of Linux, when we think of it as all, as an also-ran operating systems for nerds. The last thing Microsoft wants us to think about is that there are some spaces where Microsoft is a … Continue reading
September 24, 2008
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Anyone who still thinks Linux is just for geeky hobbyists needs to wake up and look at the stock market. Big business runs on Linux and no where is that more apparent on the world’s major stock markets. So, it … Continue reading