10.02.08
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Posted in News Roundup at 9:26 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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- Linux is Making Me Fat and Lazy
Because of Linux I hardly have to lift a finger anymore, and because of it my health is suffering. I rarely hop up and down in a fit of temper, I don’t have to drive to the store to buy software, and I don’t get the aerobic benefits of spending hours on the phone with tech support, breathing hard and accelerating my heartbeat. I rarely make site visits anymore. I don’t even leave my chair, because I log in and do fixes and admin chores from home. I even have my remaining tiny herd of Windows users (close relatives only who bribe me handsomely) set up with VNC over SSH, Cygwin/SSH, or rdesktop. I alone have the passwords, mwahaha.
- Build better blogs with Linux
- Linux-Gamers.net Release Live DVD Version 0.9.4
The developers from Linux-gamers.net launched a new version of their Linux games-focused live distribution.
- Spread Linux platform launched
The Spread Linux platform is officially launched! The idea is to provide a platform for people who are interested in Linux marketing. Our target is to spread the word to increase the market share of Linux. We invite you to share your marketing ideas. It’s very easy – just create a free user account and join our community!
- 5 Best Free/Open-source Turn-based Strategy Games for Linux
If you are already bored of playing chess, how about trying these highly entertaining and challenging free and open-source turn-based strategy games that you can easily get and install on Linux:
- 10 must-have Linux office applications
- Elive The Age Of Enlightenment
It is a solid, full-featured OS in its own right, thanks to its Debian heritage, with Enlightenment making for a particularly tasty, if somewhat exotic icing on the cake.
- OLPC / Amazon preparing to bring G1G1 to Europe?
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