Recently, Russia announced that it was pushing Microsoft out of its schools in favour of open source. Now, it's going even further by joining with Cuba to write free software that can be used instead of Microsoft's products in other areas...
Undoubtedly you've heard the old cliché that Windows is easier to maintain because it has GUI tools for everything while Linux requires commands lines and a terminal. Any experienced Windows administrator knows the point-and-click GUI tools don't cover everything. Likewise any experienced Linux administrator knows there are many GUI tools for Linux configuration but terminal shells are available on ANY system regardless of how big or small and the ability to script any action in a platform-neutral way is too useful to give up. I just again encountered a situation on XP that required a command-line fix and it highlights the ignorance of many fanboys about the reality of Windows system administration.
The story also cites a Citigroup study as saying that netbooks will represent "about a third" of PC growth in 2008, and will grow at an annual rate of 60 percent through 2010, when Citigroup expects 29 million netbooks to sell.
Linux just keeps popping up on many of the popular gadgets that are hogging the limelight nowadays. Some are quite conspicuous about it, like the Android phone that is being developed by a group that makes it very obvious, calling themselves the Open Handset Alliance. However, there are some that don't flaunt Linux around, like the Amazon Kindle. Not that they have to, but well, allow me to do it for them here anyway.
This one is an interesting one. Basically, I would actually hate using this plugin because it really throws me off my workflow, but considering the work edgurgel has been doing bringing some more advanced window management features from WM’s like wmii, ion etc to compiz, I thought I might steal a feature from enlightenment e17. Basically, enlightenment has this weird behavior where your pointer is warped to the window you activate when you click it on the taskbar or alt-tab etc. This is essentially what this plugin does, except I decided to add a few more features to it, like being able to centre your pointer on screen, on a window and move it with the keyboard. If you like to do more keyboard-based window management, having to move your right hand as little as possible, this might be a niche for you :) (This also needs an MPX patch)
Puppy is a lean, mean menace. It's simple, light, fast, stable, and beautiful. It offers the users a complete experience out of the box. Configurations are driven by simple menus, without any need for advanced Linux knowledge.
Even if you're just a curious Windows user, Puppy is definitely for you. You'll get multimedia support for all sorts of audio and video files, without any worry about installing strange things. And you even have an anti-virus should a need arise. Sharing network resources has never been simpler.
These are only the features that have been developed by Fedora Project members, and are largely targeted at desktop users. Beyond these, there’s the usual array of the latest and greatest versions of upstream software, along with a significant number of features that are aimed at making the lives of developers and system administrators easier.
Currently I run Arch (Fluxbox) and Dreamlinux (Xfce), why?, speed, that's it, they are fast. Arch is for work, simple basic, with tools and work related apps. Dreamlinux is sweet, it just brightens up your day as soon as you boot it. The graphics and style are awesome.
Back to Mandriva, I am going to jump in straight away and say that it is slow. I like speed, and I am impatient.
It is difficult to say whether OpenSolaris is ready. It is essentially a development snapshot, and was not guaranteed to be stable and enterprise-ready until Sun recently announced that OpenSolaris would enjoy support contracts from Sun and a 6-month release cycle.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT plans to install black boxes at ISPs around the country, in order to log every email and web site visit its citizens make, are taking shape.
