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Ubuntu Linux Getting Ready For Average User

April 17, 2008, 6:25 am

The latest beta of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution offers updated features and good support for new Linux user. It appears that Ubuntu is getting ready for masses. From the article: If there is a...

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How To Install Ubuntu Linux Under Windows Vista / XP With Wubi

April 26, 2008, 4:20 am

You can install latest Ubuntu Linux 8.04 under Windows Vista / XP without creating a new parition with a new tool called Wubi. It is a Ubuntu installer for Windows users that will bring you into the...

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How To Setup OpenSolaris Open Storage Server

May 1, 2008, 10:10 am

Sun Microsystems announced that it will provide new software tools and expanded professional support to assist developers in building open-source storage solutions. With the new resources, Sun...

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Linux is copy of Unix – Says Darl McBride

May 3, 2008, 4:52 am

Deluded SCO CEO on witness stand: "Linux is a copy of UNIX"

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Splashtop to Ship ASUS Motherboards With Linux Preinstalled On BIOS

May 15, 2008, 4:42 am

In what I think is the biggest victory for Linux so far, DeviceVM’s Splashtop Linux desktop will ship across the entire P5Q range of motherboards.

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Developers Deliberately Avoiding Vista for Mac OS and Linux

May 18, 2008, 7:15 am

Programmers deliberately avoiding association with Vista, and habitually keeping away from Vista for Mac OS and Linux.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Released

May 21, 2008, 10:14 am

Update brings broad refresh of hardware support and improved quality, combined with new features and enhancements in areas such as virtualization, desktop, networking, storage & clustering and...

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Programming Tutorial: How To Write a FreeBSD Kernel Module ( Driver )

May 24, 2008, 5:11 pm

How to write a basic, skeletal kernel module under FreeBSD operating system.

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Asus Ebox Ultra portable Desktop PC

May 27, 2008, 9:24 am

Asus to release desktop Eee PC as Ebox for US $200-300.

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Security Alert: Red Hat Linux NSPR and NSS (Network Security Services) bug...

June 3, 2008, 2:42 am

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Updated nspr and nss packages that fix a bug and add an enhancement are now available.

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Project Spacewalk: Red Hat Open Sourced RHN Software

June 20, 2008, 5:50 am

Spacewalk is an open source (GPLv2) Linux systems management solution. It is the upstream community project from which the Red Hat Network Satellite product is derived.

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HP Releases Tru64 UNIX Advanced File System ( AdvFS ) Source Code

June 23, 2008, 12:57 pm

AdvFS is a file system that was developed by Digital Equipment Corp and continues to be part of HP's Tru64 operating system. AdvFS has been released under GPL v2.

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Microsoft Admitted Windows Vista Failure – XP Gets Support Till 2014

June 25, 2008, 8:22 am

In a letter sent to customers this week, Microsoft senior VP Bill Veghte said the software maker will provide security patches "and other critical updates" for Windows XP until April, 2014.

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Download TrueCrypt Open Source Full Disk Encryption Software

July 8, 2008, 6:29 am

TrueCrypt version 6.0 has been released and available for download. It is free open-source hard disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux system.

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