Links 02/06/2008: KDE Report and Screencast, Asustek and GNU/Linux in the News Again
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2008-06-02 14:22:01 UTC
Modified: 2008-06-02 14:22:01 UTC
GNU/Linux (General)
A safe internet system
In my opinion, Linux is much more secure than any Windows system. But with the technical sophistication of hacks increasing and taking into account the technical skill level of the average computer user, you really have no certainty that any system has not been compromised.
Ulteo Virtual Desktop: Running GNU/Linux in Windows
2008 is shaping up to be the year that GNU/Linux hit the Windows desktop. Already the year has seen the first working version of the KDE Windows project, Wubi, which installs Ubuntu to an existing Windows filesystem, and LiveUSB Creator, a wizard for installing the Fedora distribution to a flashdrive from within Windows.
Screencast: Showing Off KDE 4.1
KDE 4.1, which is supposed to become the KDE4 version usable by 'normal' people, is coming at the end of July. When Ars reviewed the beta release, they were positive in that it was moving forward at an "extraordinary pace".
KDE e.V. Quarterly Report 2007Q3/Q4 Now Available Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue93 Don't buy any download accelerator
Downloading OpenOffice in a handful of minutes instead of half an hour and saturating your 5Mbit ADSL link? Great. Doing so without having to spend a dime. Priceless!.
GNU/Linux Laptops
GNU/Linux Distributions
Free Software/Open Source
Sharjah school dumps high-cost software for open-source applications
John Nash, network manager and head of ICT for SIA, said: "This academic year, rather than using proprietary software, what we've done is be slightly different and use things like the GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) instead of Photoshop, Scribus for desktop publishing and InkScape, which is a full, scalable vector graphics program."
Yes, I'm Free, Said The Open Source Software Idea Andrew Keen on New Media
The peer-to-peer production of open-source information is increasingly becoming mainstream. Even traditional knowledge companies are integrating Web 2.0 tools like wikis, podcasts and blogs into their business and media strategies.
First Look: OpenOffice.org 3.0 for Windows
In this article, we take a look at getting the latest OpenOffice.org 3.0 developer build up-and-running for Windows XP.
firefox fastest growing browser in may Firefox 3: A Safari User’s Review IcedTea Bridges Open-Source Gap with OpenJDK Award for Open Source Application for Analysing Health Data Open Source for Open Systems – Follow up to ConnectivityWeek T2K Open Supercomputer Systems with Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors Now in Operation GPL Project Watch List for Week of 05/30 Firefox 3: Is this really Free Software?
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Dark Patterns Microsoft saying "security" is like a Convicted Felon in the White House saying "law and order".
It's Almost Fall (Autumn) To "Facebook prison" you are bound
Bruce Schneier About "Secure Boot" Bruce Schneier isn't a fan of "Secure Boot"
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What Richard Stallman Told Me About 'Secure' Boot in 2012 "if the user doesn't control the keys, then it's a kind of shackle"
Those Who Helped Microsoft Weaponise "Secure Boot" Against GNU/Linux and BSDs Are Fleeing Microsofters doing what they do best: they evade accountability
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Much Ado About Nonsense Microsoft Lunduke is still all dramatisation and sensationalism
Current Events in France It needs to dump Microsoft and other GAFAM (US) giants, move to Free software
Further Media Cut-downs media reporting about the media being cut
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Gemini Links 09/09/2025: Moon Eclipse and ROOPHLOCH Reports Links for the day
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Google News (Not Just Google Search) Lets Itself by Gamed by One Slopfarm - to the Point Almost Half of "Linux" News is Bot-Produced Plagiarism (LLM Slop With Slop Images) That says a lot about what Google thinks of quality, even in Google News
Bill Gates-Funded Media Inadvertently Refutes the Microsoft Lie That in 2025 Microsoft Had Just Two Waves of Layoffs There were about 12 rounds of layoffs so far in 2025
Official SUSE Blog Still Uses LLM Slop (Bots) to Make Fake Articles (Marketing) The company is all about sound bites
Companies Realise That Slop Doesn't Work as Advertised, Accordingly Dump It "Hype dims as a country-wide survey of US corporations shows a sudden drop-off in AI use among firms with more than 250 employees."
Microsoft-Funded Lawsuits Against Critics of UEFI 'Secure Boot' Remember that no company (or law firm) ever survives collaborations with Microsoft
From theregister.co.uk to theregister.com (US) to The Register MS (Run by Microsoft Operatives) and theregister.ai The best way to break this racket (or cycle of hype and harm) is to break the chains of funding
Open Source Initiative (OSI) Culture of Censorship Necessitates More Speech The OSI bans dissent or people who merely point out that the OSI is abusive
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It's Only the Second Week of September and Already Two Waves of Layoffs at Microsoft, Slopfarms and Microsoft-Funded Sites Spin It as "AI Investments" Rather Than Commercial Failure A very large third one expected next week
The UEFI 9/11 - Part IX - Shunning Old Computers (in 2023 the Certificate Was Updated/Overridden, Underlying Aim May Be Herding/Forcing People to Get TPM and Other 'Novel' Restrictions) the "upgrade treadmill"
