Links Xmas 2008: Linux 2.6.28 Released

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2008-12-26 03:00:27 UTC
Modified: 2008-12-28 10:21:29 UTC

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GNU/Linux

The 7th Annual So Cal Linux Expo Approaches
Will commercialisation destroy Linux?
Windows vs Linux mk 2

A short while ago, I installed Windows XP on one of my computers. *horror*. It’s not so bad. It does some things quite well. Even after bloating it up with about 50 open source apps, it still seems to chug away quite merrily. I gor rid of the antivirus software, as it slowed the system down. What is this ‘virus’ thing that everyone keeps talking about anyway? Today, a win to Linux and a win to Windows XP.
Replacing your Windows/Mac apps on Linux
Eye Candy
- How to run Emerald at Startup
- BREAKING: compiz++ branch hits git
Gadgets
- Google Gadgets for Linux 0.10.4
  
  The 0.10.4 release of Google Gadgets for Linux is out, with optimized performance and memory consumption, as well as many bug fixes. To install or upgrade your copy of Google Gadgets for Linux, just download and install the binaries for your platform.
- AIR on Linux test run
Kernel
Distributions
- Three Great Distributions for Christmas: sidux, AntiX M8.0 and SimplyMEPIS 8.0
- My New Laptop and Linux
- The G:Micro 3.0.beta01 is Released
  
  The g.Micro is available as an ISO image of the CD, you just need to download and burn it with your favorite cd-writing software and then boot from cd-rom. For USB is distributed as a ZIP archive. Simply unzip it to your USB device and run bootinst.bat (for Windows users) or bootinst.sh (for Linux users) to make it bootable.
- Indian-made OS to be released
  
  E-Swecha is based on the Debian OS which is a variant of Linux, the most popular open source OS. Unlike proprietary software like Microsoft Windows, open source software allows the original source code to be modified and distributed.
- Ubuntu
  - Watch Out - Great Looking Ubuntu Intrepid Apps
  - Ubuntu and Back Again, a Scenic Journey
Devices
- Sharing a 3G Connection With Wi-Fi Devices
- Intelligent camera uses Linux-based OS
  
  LeanXcam is an intelligent color camera that combines a CMOS sensor, 500-MHz Blackfin ADSP-BF537 digital signal processor, tailored Linux-based operating system, and OSCAR image-processing framework. Memory includes 54-Mbyte internal SDRAM and 2 x 4 Mbyte flash; microSD cards up to 2 Gbytes are optional.
- Phones
- Sub-notebooks
  - 2008 year in review: Netbooks

F/OSS

Leftovers

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mike

2008-12-26 22:08:49

"Open source becomes paid software in 2009"

Strange article that one. Seems to be pushing the line that 'free is worthless', and somehow 'paying for software will become cool again', and intentionally trying to blur the distinction between that communist 'free' and corporate-friendly 'open' source stuff.

Not just strange, outright bizarre. I think getting value for money from software will be one of the easiest ways companies will be able to save money in the global recession we are in.

So much for an 'open source thought-leader'.

You Know Microsoft's "Value" is 100% Fictional When in One Single "Trading" Day in Wall Street It Loses THREE TIMES More in "Value" Than It Was 'Worth' in 2009: Microsoft does not behave like a company riding trillions but like a company that struggles with payroll
Better Outcomes When Facing the Discomfort of Conflict: Don't take the easy way out when the "hard way" is the right way and it can result in positive revelations
Leaving the United States 3 Years Ago Was the Best Decision We Made: A lot of stuff is being consolidated
BillBC (BBC) Covered Up Pedophilia, Now It's Covering Up for Its Sponsor Bill Gates by Reprinting His Lies, Which His Own Wife Disputes: Is Bill Gates having orgies (group sex)?
Links 04/02/2026: Extreme Malice in Microsoft's Visual Studio Code on GNU/Linux, More Hey Hi (AI) Chaos: Links for the day
Sexism & GNOME: shaming men, hiding women, Sonny Piers update: Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Gemini Links 04/02/2026: Humanity and Animality, systemd (Controlled by Amutable, a Proxy of Microsoft) Moves on to "Extinguish" Phase: Links for the day
Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt Used to be Widely Used in Geminispace, Now It's Down to Just 0.2% of the Whole: Let's Encrypt is not your friend
What IBM Does Is Clearly Illegal in the US: Tying Severance Packages to NDAs (Non-Disparagement Agreement/Clause): The NDAs make things worse; they keep people isolated and silent
Microsoft's Giant Snowball of Layoffs and PIPs (in 2026): They would delay until March or April if they wanted to, but then we can expect numbers exceeding 10,000 layoffs (Microsoft always low-balls the real figure/s)
Mozilla Turned Firefox Into Shovelware, Adding 'Kill Switch' for Slop Still Means Mozilla is Participating in a Pyramid Scheme, Plagiarism, Grifting: Mozilla is still a slop pusher
Links 04/02/2026: "Laws of Succession" and Microsoft's VS Code as Code-Stealing Malware: Links for the day
Phoronix Swims With the Real Trolls, People Who Fancy Proprietary Software and Back Doors: If Larabel begins to actively participate in provocation with the "Microsoft GitHub fans club", what does this tell us about Phoronix?
They Know Microsoft Layoffs Are About to Hit Them Hard: The gaming division at Microsoft is a complete catastrophe, lots of money (debt) down the drain [...] Buying Activision was all about misleading shareholders or hiding the deep trouble/problems XBox was having
Red Hat is Not a Linux Company, It's IBM's Ponzi Scheme Enabler: Had we still been stuck in 2021, perhaps IBM would plaster "NFT" or "metaverse" all over RedHat.com
Keep Grinding: "Don't let the bastards grind you down"
Mobbing at the European Patent Office (EPO) - Part III - Who's Going to Pay for the EPO's Corruption? (Aside From European Citizens): Some people inside the EPO reached out to us
"Investors Are Concerned About an AI Bubble" (That GAFAM and IBM Ride): A few decades from now IBM will only be remembered in the same sense many so-called 'AI' companies will be remembered
EPO Staff Union: "Very High Strike Participation on Friday 30 January", Another Strike Starts 19 Days From Now: EPO management in a bit of a panic
Censorship/Free Speech and Social Control Media: It's important to have a grasp of how contemporary censorship works and how to tackle it
Google News as Slop Booster: this is what Google links to
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, February 03, 2026: IRC logs for Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Gemini Links 04/02/2026: "Raspberry Pi Relaxes the Rules for Its RP2040 Hacking Challenge" and "Long Web Society": Links for the day
IBM Falls by Over 10%: a recipe for disasters like accounting fraud
Links 03/02/2026: Windows Copies GNU/Linux, Windows TCO Shown Again: Links for the day
Gemini Links 03/02/2026: Alhena Turns One, Slop Rejected, and Max Roy Carrouges Recalled: Links for the day
How to Identify Demonisation or Dehumanisation Tactics Against Interesting Figures or Luminaries in Free Software: Rather than in general or generally in technology
We Should Learn From Bulgaria: Why can't European companies and government recognise and react to a threat (when they see one)?
Dr. Andy Farnell on Why and How European Authorities Can Adopt Free Software, Parenting in the Age of Digital Abundance: Will Europe use technology that Europe controls (not the hegemon), for a change?
Canonical: Ubuntu is GAFAM (US), We're Resellers of American Proprietary Software: They want people to pay for a licence
Seems Like IBM Trolls Use Chatbots to Vandalise Platform That Discusses IBM's Secret Layoffs, Forever Layoffs: Not for the first time either
You Know Your Company is Dead or Basically a Pyramid Scheme When Jim Cramer Keeps Promoting Its Stock: How much does IBM pay for "puff pieces" or "fluff" about QC?
Red Hat (Under IBM) Works for Microsoft (Proprietary Software) and Slop: Yesterday Red Hat's official site, redhat.com, published exactly 5 new blog posts
IBM is Dying (More Layoffs), Red Hat Will Continue to Suffer From the Acquisition: Financial engineering
Colombia Adopting GNU/Linux Even Faster (at Microsoft's and Apple's Expense): Do politics play any role in this?
An Effort to Tackle Slavery in 'Open Source' Clothing: "a civil rights lawsuit to examine the concerns of censored developers in the free, open source software ecosystem"
$15 billion lawsuit: Ubuntu, Google & Debian crowdfunding campaign launch: Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion - Part II - Why We Need to Expose the SRA to More Daylight, Public Scrutiny: SRA is neither effective nor regulated
Links 03/02/2026: "Distraction is a Sin" and Fake "Encryption" (Surveillance With Good Marketing): Links for the day
400-Page US Federal Court Against Abuses by Google, Microsoft and Front Groups That Abuse Volunteers for American Corporations: There are 386 pages in total (in the US claim)
Corporate Influence Never Impacted Us: There's no reason to assume we'll ever "sell out"
Growth of GNU/Linux in Cuba: Right now a lot of the world drafts or already implements a GAFAM exit plan
A Day After EPO Strikes an Escalation to Heads of Delegations to the Administrative Council: They rely on the European media playing along, helping them to hide major blunders, even crimes
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, February 02, 2026: IRC logs for Monday, February 02, 2026
Gemini Links 03/02/2026: Stargazing, Development Boards, and Tcl/Tk Slop: Links for the day
Microsoft Lost 20% of Its Money in the Past 6 Months: Microsoft is hiding what's really happening while mocking critics
Great News, IBM 'Gained' Almost 10% in "Goodwill" Value After Firing Tens of Thousands in 2025: "goodwill" will be inflated despite IBM staff getting sick of IBM
Americans Move to GNU/Linux: some of the biggest American populations
I Still Like Drawing and Various Other Arts (They Help My Activism and Journalism), Slop is an Enemy of Creative People: Recognise that slop isn't intelligence; it's a generational excuse for plagiarism and privatisation of not only the Commons but also proprietary knowledge (without authorisation)
Carmen-Lisandrette Maris (Mission:Libre) Explains to Adolescents and Young Adults How Free Software Improves Privacy: Based on what we've seen and read, Mission:Libre has a solid grasp of Software Freedom
Chatbots Didn't Do Any Good for Microsoft: Google "AI" = search + copypasta
Links 02/02/2026: Cultural Cleansing by China and 'Living Behind Firewalls" in Iran: Links for the day
GNU/Linux Measured at More Than 4% in Russia: growing adoption of GNU/Linux in Russia
Gemini Links 02/02/2026: Stages of Age, Workflows, and Counting Capsules: Links for the day
Oracle's Debt Rose Over 20 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months: Is "hey hi" becoming a synonym for debt?
Oligarchs' 'Speech Zones' Are Not the "Public Square": The apologists of social control media, including press that got "addicted" to such fake "media", are helping dictators and oligarchs grab the public attention away from the real press
IBM Misleads and Gaslights Investors With Slop Sold as "AI" (the Business is Waning, Mass Layoffs Continue): People who do this are dishonest. They should not be put in charge.
Links 02/02/2026: 'Melania' a Horror Movie "Will They Inherit Our Blogs?": Links for the day
Doing More Detailed Series (Long-Form Works): Long readings or book-like reading binges are only possible when parts are suitably labeled (name and numbers) if not interlinked
Mobbing at the European Patent Office (EPO) - Part II - Racism, Cocaine Use and White-Collar Corruption: When you hire people illegally, to work for cocaine users and keep quite about the cocaine use, what will be the impact on the reputation of an institution?
A Can of WORMS - Part II - Darkening the Name of RMS, Associating It With Crime: Beware projection tactics
Submit Your Suggestions for EU's Embrace of Software Freedom by Tomorrow: Time to leave GAFAM (US) hegemony behind
Slopless Weekend: This is not sustainable
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, February 01, 2026: IRC logs for Sunday, February 01, 2026

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