08.09.08
Links 09/08/2008: T-Mobile Harnesses Linux, Lindependence 2008 Videos Available
GNU/Linux
- Updated: T-Mobile USA Will Ditch The Traditional Deck To Mirror Apple’s App Store
- My Bootchart Record: 12 Seconds to Boot, 7 Seconds to X
I may have to write how I did this at some point. I use Archlinux x86_64, with a custom kernel from Zen. It’s got most of the stuff I need built in, and all other crap is thrown out.
- 3 Linux Apps That Make Me Hate Windows
Finally, there’s Amarok, which easily gets my vote as best music player. Not only does Amarok sport a boatload of excellent features, it also has an incredibly intuitive and easy-to-use interface. The main player’s interface tabs provide a ton of information about your current artist and song including lyrics, related artists, suggested songs, Wikipedia’s artist info, and the band’s other albums. For those that prefer DIY management of your library, the tree-style collection view is a welcome addition, and provides an extremely easy way.
- Amarok 2: a first look
With all the hoopla that has been surrounding KDE 4, I’d almost forget there’s another major piece of software working on a milestone release. Okay, maybe not as major as KDE, but Amarok is arguably the best and most popular media player on the linux desktop.
- Ubuntu Hardy on the Vye S41 (Kohjinsha SR8…Ithink)
- Kernel Log: Btrfs 0.16 released, new stable kernels released, Wifi drivers for 2.6.27 merged
- Linux games – First Person Shooters
The truth is, there are quite a few games for Linux, but the problem is – not that many people are aware of them or willing to take the plunge. This is becoming less and less of any issue every day, as the games are moving from console nightmares and WINE hacks toward stable packages, some already being shipped via repositories of the larger distros.
- You’ve CUPSed a long way, baby.
He went on his way and I plugged in the usb cable. Getting ready to go into the menu to configure the thing a notification thinger pops up and told me the printer was ready. It didn’t even ask me a question. NOT A THING.
- Lawyer’s Funny AntiLinux FUD Turns Out to be Not So Funny
I put this article from Law.com’s Legal Technology page, “Commentary: The Penguin Doesn’t Fly, Avoid Linux” in News Picks because I found it hilarious, in the Rob Enderle kind of way. But then I thought I’d look up the author on Google, and lo and behold, I find he said something that appears to be not exactly true. I’m not talking about the FUD stuff.
F/OSS
- Drizzle makes MySQL lean, mean again
- 12 Great Quotes from “The Cathedral and the Bazaar”
1. “I then make a sustained argument from the Linux experience for the proposition that “Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.”
2. “Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse).”
- Dave Harding on Software Freedom Origins
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Those are the words Mahatma Gandi used to describe the states of resistance to non-violent movements for change. {00:47}
This afternoon, I’d like to introduce you to one of those movements: the free software movement. The free in free software stands for freedom; it’s the same free as in the terms free speech or free market. {01:00}
I’m pleased to tell you that the enemies of free software are very clearly fighting us, placing us only one step away from victory according to Gandi. But the enemies of free software have also ignored us and they’ve laughed us, and I want to start my speech by telling you about how we overcame those challenges. {01:20}
- Open source technology is hungry for new college grads
- Interview With The SourceForge Community Manager
SourceForge is one of the most important entities in the Open Source movement. They manage the geek mecca of slashdot, sell geek paraphernalia that makes all our dreams come true at thinkgeek, manage Freshmeat the mega app hub, and administer over 170,000 Open Source projects at SourceForge.
- Coders’ Rights Project
LinuxWorld
Leftover
- Forgotten PC history: The true origins of the personal computer
- Stop the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Digital Tipping Point: Clips of the Day
13 year-old Eric Rufle talks about installing GNU-Linux 01 (2008)
Activist Larry Cafiero drums up support for LIndependence 2008 at a farmers market in Felton, California 05 (2008)
b-roll footage of a drive through Felton, California 01 (2008)
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Le said,
August 10, 2008 at 12:34 am
Look how microsoft is hijacking open office using novell
funny….
http://darksidefoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/open-source-war-is-over-microsoft.html
Tech said,
August 10, 2008 at 12:35 am
http://darksidefoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/open-source-war-is-over-microsoft.html
Roy Schestowitz said,
August 10, 2008 at 2:18 am
Thanks. I saw this a few hours ago and was going to write about it. I’ll get around to it later today.