10.04.08
Links 04/10/2008: Large Migration to GNU/Linux, New KDE4 Release
GNU/Linux
- Gameloft Moves 1,000 Desktops to Ubuntu Linux
- The past is prologue, indeed.
- Why Microsoft Windows’ Survival Depends on Piracy
- Changing operating systems requires a change in mindset
The mind-shift for new Linux users is to use the Package Manager to find, download and install software, instead of using Google or just going directly to a website. Whilst the Package Manager won’t cover every piece of software you might want to install, it will cover the vast majority and should always be the first place you begin to look.
The same can be said for driver installations. In a modern Linux distribution, drivers for most devices are already included.
- MontaVista ‘Summit’ concludes
- Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard
- First Look at Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” Beta
- Quit smoking and other ways to keep healthy with Linux
- Editor’s Note: Dummy Pride
- Amazon’s Kindle 2 leaked
- Throwing the book at today’s computing needs
- Smack, crack, hack and track any network with Linux (not Windows)
- Simply Mepis Linux and My Office
What I’ve described is a sample of tasks I get done using OOo and Linux. There’s much more to tell, but it will have to wait for another time. I am no expert on Linux, MySQL or OOo, but use them to take care of part of what I do in ministry. If you use Linux, you know it to be a safe and solid operating system. It’s nice to get my work done and not have to be concerned with all the headaches associated with Windows maintenance.
- Inside 1&1′s Giant Web Hosting Data Center
The rest run on a Debian-based flavor of Linux that Ziegler calls “Schlunix” (pronounced “schloooonix”) — after company cofounder Rainer Schlund. In Europe, 90% prefer Linux, Ziegler said. “There’s a profound distrust of Microsoft in Germany,” where the company is headquartered.
- Lindependence: A Low-Key Revolution in Software
Android
- First Impressions of Google Android
- Google makes right call with gPhone
- Android Marketplace will have free trials, but developers may pay
Applications
- Is twhirl the ‘most awesomest’ Twitter desktop client for Linux?
- Pidgin instant messaging client: a video tour
KDE
- KDE 4.1.2 Release Announcement
- Marble: ‘Googe Earth Lite’ Comes Free With KDE 4
And, finally, probably the best thing of all the good things about Marble: It is Free/Open Source Software, promotes the use of free maps…
- Kde Commit Digest – Issue 129 – 21st September 2008
F/OSS
- Open Source You Can Use: October Edition
- How Open Source Biology May Rock Your World
- OpenSim on half a buck a day
- Census Reveals the Top 20 Open Source Packages
- Python’s New Release Bridges the Gap
- Guangzhou event shows keen interest in open source
Leftovers
- Judge Suppresses Report on Voting Machine Security
- More Feedback from Number 10
- Music stars unite to seek control
- Microsoft Promises New, Fluffier Version of Windows
Google’s vast data centers rely on a modified version of the open-source Linux operating system and the MySQL database. By going with open-source software, Google can tweak code to suit its needs. In particular, Google has been able to create lightweight versions of Linux and MySQL that spread well across myriad machines.
- World’s biggest computing grid launched
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
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