10.24.08

IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 23rd, 2008 – Part 2

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IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 23rd, 2008 – Part 1

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Links 23/10/2008: All Russian Schools Move to Free Software/GNU/Linux

Posted in News Roundup at 4:22 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

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All Russian Schools to Use Free Software
Van Dam Iron Works vacillates between Linux and Windows

When Ben Rousch joined Van Dam Iron Works close to a decade ago, it didn’t take him long to move off a proprietary network operating system and start experimenting with a Linux server. He changed horses again, to a Windows server, but today Van Dam is back in the Linux fold — lesson learned.
Pogo Linux and Nexenta Systems Deliver StorageDirector Z-series: High- Performance and Power-Efficient NAS and iSCSI Storage Solution Based on AMD Processor Technology
Seven Ways that GNU/Linux Tops Vista
What Is So Good About Linux?
Mac OS is better than Ubuntu Linux: A myth

The myths

* Ubuntu does not have a good UI : This is absolutely rubbish, checkout the new KDE that comes with Ubuntu.
Introducing Open Source to the World – Part 3

Now as you have seen, evangelizing FOSS and Linux is a very hands on proposition. You can’t just hand them a CD and say “go for it”. Your parents never did that to you when you were learning to ride a bike, so we can’t expect them to just leap on the Linux bike, so to speak, and ride off into the sunset. But once we get them on that bike and take off the training wheels, the rest becomes a lot of fun.
Devices
- Fun with Android
- The compelling economics of Linux: What it means for the future of computing
  
  I am constantly amazed by how rare it is to work with any consumer electronics (CE) device that does not run on Linux. Other then two big markets — laptops and mobile phones, nearly every new consumer electronics device runs Linux. Sony televisions, Amazon Kindle, Dash automotive GPS, and nearly every other device you can imagine.
Multimedia
- 15 Linux Music Players – Download your Favorite
- Open Movie Editor: Linux Video Editor with Plot Twists
Desktops
Sub-notebooks
- Netbook runs Debian on China-made CPU
  
  A Chinese vendor of microprocessors and computer systems will reportedly soon ship a low-cost “netbook” with an 8.9-inch display, Debian Linux-based software, and a Chinese-made processor. The Lemote Tech “Fuloong Mini” has a 600-800MHz Loongson 2F processor, 512MB of DDR2-666 RAM, and an 80GB hard drive.
- iKit: Linux Netbook as Ultra-Mini
  
  After the glut of netbooks on the market, Imovio, an offshoot of U.S. company Comsciences, presents the iKit Multimedia Messenger, a palm-sized netbook with Linux.
  
  With a dimension of 3.7″ x 2.6″ x 0.6″ and a weight of 4 oz. (including battery), the iKit is more like a PDA (the company calls it a pocket mobile companion). The device is equipped with Bluetooth and WLAN and is perfect for chats and email, although it brings along other applications. Included are those for multimedia such as graphic display and a video player. Its camera is 0.3 megapixels, it has a built-in mic, and a mini-USB port for a stereo headset. The browser provided is Opera Mini 4.1.
- ARM Cortex-based netbooks due soon
  
  While Microsoft has not produced an ARM-compatible version of its mainstream Windows operating system, the chip architecture is supported by Windows CE, multiple Linux distributions and a version of Apple’s OS X.
Distributions
- STUX 2.0 exhibits major improvements
- Install Mandriva 2009 KDE 4.1
- Simply Mepis 8 Keeps Getting Better
- Review: Slax 6.0.7
- Foresight 2.0.5 review – First Impressions
- Linux Mint Fluxbox Leaves A Very Pleasant Taste
  
  LM5 FCE is a great piece of work. It takes a distribution that is justifiably very highly thought of, keeps all the best bits and adds something extra special – the speed, flexibility and stability of Fluxbox but with that Linux Mint eye toward user-friendliness.
- Debian
  - Debian Lenny Slogan Contest
  - Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5r2 has been released
    
    The second maintenance release of Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5 code name `Viola` is available now. Viola r2 is synchronized with Debian testing repositories as of July 24, 2008. This version contains several bug fixes, several updated packages and updated kernel drivers. Highlights: GNOME 2.22.3, GNU Iceweasel 3.0.3, Pidgin 2.4.3 and OpenOffice.org 2.4.1.
- Ubuntu