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- Red Hat releases new hobbyist Linux
- Red Hat releases new hobbyist LinuxDunno if I'd call it hobbyist LinuxI think it's a little misinformed to say Fedora is a "hobbyist" Linux. It's really a testbed product. I'd say it's a development tool and learning focused Linux distro. The only thing that really determines "hobby"...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, GNOME, KDE, hobbyist, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Gnome 2.6
- Discussion threads 2004-05-18
- Server compromise delays GNOME 2.6
- Server compromise delays GNOME 2.6CANT BE!!!!they werent running windows, that means they can't be hacked. open source stuff is sssoooooo secure!!!(cough*bs*cough)valishttp://www.valissoft.comVulnerability from 2 years ago?"At least one programmer believed that the server had been compromised through a vulnerability in a data synchronization program called Rsync. The same flaw had...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Linux, server, GNOME, Gnome 2.6, LINUX IS
- Discussion threads 2004-03-24
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- Mac OS 10.6.2 breaks hackintoshes
- Author's views please ...... does the ZDNET author of this post care to say:1. Whether the 'hack' in 'hackintosh' is morally acceptable and/or legal?2. Whether there is any merit in Psystar's case that OSX is tied to Apple hardware? i.e. the vendor makes it a condition of purchasing the OS...
- Tags: Desktops, Linux, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc., Mac OS 10.6.2, PC, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- GNOME delays 3.0 release
- normal people use kde anywaygnome should never have existed at all, it's just a waste of developers time.they should have join XFCE and KDE projects.KDE 4.3 ....Just plain stinks ... not ready for prime time.Me, I prefer 3.5.10 ...kde 4.3. doesn't stinkyou are just spoiled by the extremly high standards...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GNOME, KDE, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet Explorer
- RE: February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet ExplorerThat does assume that everything remains constant, which it won't. If someone creates a new browser that could disrupt it, or when either company releases a new version of their browser that is also going to throw things...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Firefox 3.5 (Gallery: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala)
- Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic KoalaSome nice and welcomed touches but not enough on their own to get people to switch. - Especially me!I left the Ubuntu Family when upgrading to the next version failed on ALL levels! The biggest disaster was changing the repositories to point at the new version....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative
- This "commercial" spoof is much betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c:)2010: Year of Linux!!!*snickers*Dawson, you're such a tool.AwesomeNot a fan of South Park but that was hilarious.Chrome OSChrome OS isn't vaporware. It's actively developed, and you can download the beta here:http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Chrome-OS-50930.shtmlI had hopes Google was going to push out something special, kind of like...
- Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- BitRock InstallBuilder Multiplatform Enterprise 6.2.4 (Windows)
- BitRock Installbuilder allows you to create easy to use cross platform installers for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Windows and Mac OS X. The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE, Gnome and Aqua and are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and...
- Tags: IBM AIX, BitRock, BitRock InstallBuilder, BitRock Installers, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Sun Solaris, Apple Mac OS, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-09
- openSUSE 11.2 M8: What a Fine Lookin' Lizard
- Ubuntu's Karmic Koala isn't the only hot Linux beta floating around. On October 1, the openSUSE project released Milestone 8 of openSUSE 11.2, which is slated for general release in November, just in time for the holiday season. Milestone 8 will precede two release candidates to be also released...
- Tags: Ubuntu, GNOME, KDE, Object-oriented, KDE 4.3, openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 8, Open Source, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-04
- First Look: Ubuntu 9.10 beta "Karmic Koala"
- wow... seriously?NOTE: This was supposed to be in response to the "good for poor people" comment, but I screwed up:Do you have any basis for your claims? Have you even used Linux, let alone this version of Ubuntu which is still just a Beta? Why does cost/money...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Does it matter that "Linux is bloated"?
- well compare to what compare too its former self ... ultra thin but lack finessecompare to win 2k compare to win xp compare to vista /win 7 will all there crapware compare to Mac and its hardware lock in Its easy to state Linux is bloated but...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, kernel, hardware, Haiku, BeOS, Linux IS
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks off
- Cute. [NT]ntCute.Not sure it's effective though. It may be. But... flows like a book ad. Will probably be effective only in certain segments. So I bet we will see a couple very different ads.RE: Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks offlooks like they brain washed her, since when 6 year...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, car, operating system, Microsoft Corp., lemon, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2
- It's been a while since we've had a hardcore Geek Sheet installment, and I promise that this one will be a real winner. Some of you may be aware that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 (Which is due...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Distribution, Mouse, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, SLES, LinuxIC, OpenSUSE 11.1, ENTER, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-09
- OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time
- OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The TimeWatch Out Microsoft: Coming at ya from all sides!Nobody can tell me otherwise, OpenSolaris is a thing of beauty--ZFS, ZFS Slider, Dtrace, Containers, GNOME Nimbus interface, xVM Hypervisor LDOMS, and new CrossBar Network Virtualization.There's some serious $hit going on here I wish were in...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, OpenSolaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, software, Getting Better
- Discussion threads 2009-06-07
- Eating my own dogfood?
- Eating my own dogfood?My month with UNR so farI have been using UNR 9.04 for a month now, on my Acer Aspire One A150. I like it very much. My multiple boot AAO has two other operating systems on it as well (openSUSE 11.1 and Windows XP Home), but those...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Microsoft Windows XP, Ubuntu, Eating, Samba
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- Forget Moblin! Ubuntu Netbook Remix rocks on the Classmate
- Last week I fired up the latest beta of Moblin, the open source netbook/MID/nettop operating system originally spearheaded by Intel, but now shepherded by the Linux Foundation. I've already discussed my first impressions of the OS running on a Convertible Classmate PC, but the most important take home messages...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Intel Corp., Classmate, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X
- Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS XFrothy how the heck are you ...Linux still need polish but if this article has any merit it's a much needed in the right direction.Ubuntu will be puting more price pressure on Windows as it gets morepolished, and more people know what Linux...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-04-24
- Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" is ready for download - Go get it!
- Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" is ready for download - Go get it!OpenOffice 3.0is the biggest changeRE: Ubuntu 9.04 Its amazing how no one gets excited about a linux release. I guess there is nothing to be excited about when you have to reformat your drive every 6 months losing...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, KDE 4.2, http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=5, update manager, Other OS, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, linux fanboy
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- First look: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Release Candidate
- First look: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Release Candidateirst look: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Release Candidateand it still adds nothing of value for a complete computing experience. A few updated packages? That's it? Let us know when they make a real operating system.Waste of time....What's the point? You...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, release candidate, KDE 4.2, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition
- There are a lot of Netbooks on the market that are so similar in terms of hardware and software that manufacturers have to find other ways to differentiate them--usually with aesthetics and design. Although Netbooks started out with custom Linux shells such as the original Asus Eee PC, the vast...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, main-feature, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mini 1000, HP Mini 1000, Mini, mobile Internet, netbook
- Product reviews 2009-03-18
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