Links 05/12/2008: Red Hat Upgraded; IBM Takes on Microsoft, Using GNU/Linux
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-12-05 11:02:51 UTC
- Modified: 2008-12-05 11:05:34 UTC
GNU/Linux
- Red Had (NYSE:RHT): Jeffco upgrade to Buy; Cisco relationship on tap?
- Will a Linux Certification Help You Get a Linux Job?
There are a host of Linux certifications. They range from the high-end Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Novell's Novell Linux Certified Engineer (NLCE ) to ones that are appropriate for entry-level Linux system managers, such as the Linux Professional Institute's entry-level LPIC-1. Each are meant to show that those who have them are Linux professionals of one level or another. How much help are they though when it comes from turning your Linux expertise into a Linux job?
- The LXF Benchmark: Desktop environments
- Utah company to market new software platform
Linux is a cheaper alternative than traditional commercial software such as Microsoft's Windows. CentralPointe also has put together a blend of open source and other software such as Google's free online programs to market to small businesses or larger ones that operate smaller offices in different locations.
- Slackware Approaches Stable 12.2 Release
- KDE 4.2: Codenamed Caterpillar, Promising a Butterfly
- Indian GNU/Linux advocate and independent FOSS consultant Raj Mathur (video)
- Is It Windows Or Linux Or Both?
- 10 common mistakes made by Linux users
- Boxee adds Netflix movie downloads
This Boxee enhancement also marks the first time Netflix instant downloads will be available to users of desktop PCs running Linux.
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Ubuntu
- Day 2: Getting everything I need for the perfect windows replacement
We will get into reviewing the programs that I installed in future posts. That's it for tonight, I have to say that I have had an incredibly fun time playing with Ubuntu. literally no hang-ups yet. I figured that I would spend the first few days ripping my hair out, but its been an absolute pleasure to use. At this point, Ubuntu beats Windows in user-friendliness hands down.
- Linux Comparison: Introduction and Ubuntu
- The Big Ol' Ubuntu Security Resource
- Spectrum ZX81 case-modded into Ubuntu PC
This mod by Flickr user Unravelled smashes an entire Ubuntu PC into the chassis beneath the membrane keyboard of an old Spectrum ZX81, thanks to a wonderfully diminuitive VIA EPIA Pico-ITX motherboard. There's even four USB ports, video out and audio connectors. It makes me realize, though, that what I really want is for someone to take a ZX81, a Pico motherboard and add a screen, transforming the Spectrum in actuality into what it always has appeared to me to be: the world's first UMPC.
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- a working copy of the video
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