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Is Linux Ready For The "Average User"?
Most people ask if Linux is ready to compete with Windows. To me, that is not the correct question to ask. This implies that Linux is trying to go after the average user.
Date: 2009-12-30
Linux's Netbook Market Share Pegged At 32 Percent
Maybe Windows isn't quite the behemoth most people believe it to be. New data from ABI Research indicates that Linux is doing quite well in a certain small-machine market, at least, with exactly 32 percent of netbooks shipping with a form of it installed.
Date: 2009-12-11
Autodesk Teams With DreamWorks On Mudbox For Linux
Autodesk has announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG, and Sony Pictures Imageworks are integrating Autodesk Mudbox software into their Linux-based production pipelines.
Date: 2009-11-23
How To Install True Type Font Into Linux
I'm posting this as a reminder to myself since I've had to do this twice in the last few weeks and have to Google it each time... To install TrueType Fonts on Linux so that Java can access them ought to be as simple as copying them to $JAVA_HOME/lib/fonts/ but it isn't.
Date: 2009-11-10
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Date: 2009-11-09
Karmic Koala Biting Some Would-Be Users
The Linux community appears to have received a rather unpleasant surprise with the release of Ubuntu 9.10 (otherwise known as Karmic Koala).
Date: 2009-11-04
Analyst Puts Linux In Minor Leagues For Five More Years
Windows 7 is due to launch tomorrow, and since it'll have people thinking about new operating systems, Linux supporters might have realistically hoped that now would be a good time to make a grab for market share.
Date: 2009-10-21
More Linux Summit Details Released
Now may be the time for Linux developers to finalize their travel (or stay-at-home) plans, as more details concerning the second annual Linux Foundation End User Summit have become available today.
Date: 2009-10-01
Open-Source Group Secures Linux-Related Patents
Thanks to the Open Invention Network and one other party, there are now at least 22 fewer potential lawsuits against members of the open source community lurking around out there.
Date: 2009-09-16
IDC: Linux Looking Good In The Long (And Short) Term
Linux developers are going to enjoy a steady stream of work for the foreseeable future, according to a new report from IDC.
Date: 2009-08-26
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Date: 2009-08-11
Preparing For Your Linux Server Certification Testing
Our blog posting on verifying 301 redirects led to several questions about the technical details of redirects. Therefore, we are posting some information which you may find useful.
Date: 2009-08-05
Microsoft Contributes Code To Linux Developers Under GPLv2
It's been amusing to read all the "pigs flying" and "Armageddon is near" initial responses to news that Microsoft is contributing code under the GPLv2.
Date: 2009-07-23
Linux May Give Away Netbooks In Risky Marketing Move
Want a free netbook? Who could refuse? Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation was speaking to a group of Chinese industry leaders, when he discussed the potential of mobile providers selling netbooks for low prices, but receiving a subsidy through users purchasing programs for their machines.
Date: 2009-07-01
Developer Standards Needed For App Stores
Mike Dolan believes that we need an open API for the various App Stores that are or will be on the market soon.
Date: 2009-06-17
Eclipse Users Have Begun Migrating To Linux At A Growing Rate
Ian Skerrett just posted 6 Insights from the Eclipse Community Survey. They're all very interesting, but Insight #1 is really surprising.
Date: 2009-06-02
New Ubuntu Tools That Make Life Simpler
With the advent of the latest release of probably the most preferred Linux distro, Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), life for a lot of has become simpler.
Date: 2009-05-12
Linux Defenders Seek To Undermine Microsoft Patents
Linux developers, listen up: Open Invention Network wants your help. Microsoft's recent lawsuit against TomTom seemingly opened the door to cases against other companies with Linux ties, and Open Invention Network intends to discover examples of prior art that could serve as protection.
Date: 2009-04-29
Open Source Has Become A User Based Evolution
The trends in the IT market have changed consistently with time. Today, technology becomes obsolete faster than ever before. Open source has become an evolution in itself.
Date: 2009-04-08
Linux Is More Common Then Ever Before
It is inevitable that choosing the right operating system is imperative to insure that you have a high performance, security, high delivery and applications that you wish to work with either at home or in office, either on desktop or on laptop.
Date: 2009-03-25
Linux Given A Boost By The Recession
Look closely enough, and you'll see that a handful of things have benefited from the recession. Movies theaters, for example, are more crowded than usual because people want to be distracted for a couple of hours. And it seems that Linux is gaining favor because companies are trying to save a few bucks.
Date: 2009-03-13
Red Hat Joins Forces With Microsoft For Virtualization
Peter Galli over at Port25 is reporting: "Microsoft and Red Hat announced this morning that they have recently signed agreements to test and validate their server operating systems running on one another's hypervisors."
Date: 2009-02-25
Edubuntu: Teaching Open Source To Children
Ever since school days, I was taught that a good start in programming is a way to become a good software developer.
Date: 2009-02-04
Are Businesses Adopting Linux During The Recession?
Linux plays a promising role of delivering higher performance, better security, freedom from being locked into a single vendor and ultimately lowering the costs.
Date: 2009-01-20
The Common Mistakes Of Linux Developers
Working on a Linux machine is a matter of proud and gravity for a lot of geeks. I could never know why! But there are a few ubiquitous mistakes which a lot of them make while administering a Linux box.
Date: 2009-01-08
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