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- GNOME
- GNU Network Object Modeling Environment A GUI-based user interface for Linux and other Unix environments that grew out of the GNU Project. Providing an alternative to the KDE...
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- Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red Hat
- Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red HatThanks, but no.I use KDE, I don't like Gnome (and yes, it is simply what I have been using since 1999, so familiarity is what I like). With RedHat 8.0, KDE became an afterthought, and I prefer a...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, distro, KDE, Red Hat Inc., GNOME, Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Gbrainy (61)
- gbrainy is part of the GNOME environment. GNOME offers an easy to understand desktop for your GNU/Linux or UNIX computer. Learn more about GNOME as a whole, get our latest release, find help and support, join our great community, start to develop with GNOME, study our Foundation, or simply get...
- Tags: GNOME, Jordi Mas, Gbrainy, Open Source
- Software downloads 2008-05-06
- OpenSolaris 2008.05 Release
- Installation and UI Gallery for OpensSolaris 2008.05 Distribution by Jason Perlow
- Tags: solaris, gnome, open source, OpenSolaris, Jason Perlow
- Image galleries 2008-05-04
- Open Source Commandments II: Passover Penguins
- Open Source Commandments II: Passover Penguins"Thou shalt not hate or mistreat the foreigner among you, . . ."Thou shalt not hate or mistreat the foreigner among you, for you yourselves were foreigners in a strange land." (With profound apologies to the King James translators ...)Enough with trashing Windows and...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Open Source Commandments II, Passover Penguins, foreigner, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- First look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta
- First look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" betaUbuntuMy only concern with Ubuntu and other Linux Distros has been incompatibility issues with wireless equipment and games. However, Ubuntu continues to improve and I have high hopes for the future versions of Linux.If Only...Adrian; If the development world such as Symantec,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, .NET, Wired Internet, Ubuntu, bèta, Linux, GNOME
- Discussion threads 2008-03-22
- What works for the Brazilian doctor's office can work for your classroom
- Linux.com featured a great case study on the use of LTSP with recycled hardware in a Brazilian doctor's office. While the case study is not terribly detailed, it does provide some useful "what worked and what didn't" for seriously aging hardware including the LTSP server. For...
- Tags: GNOME, Linux, Thin Clients, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- News to know: IE 8; Big storage; gnome 2.2; Apple; Acer; Tech lobbying
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Will IE 8 break the Web? Microsoft buys virtualization vendor help with Vista migrations There's more than one way to make Microsoft software 'serviceable' Windows Home Server users want their Power Pack 1...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Yahoo! Inc., Storage, GNOME, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Acer Inc., Channel Management, Virtualization, Internet, Open Source, Marketing, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- gnome 2.2 now available, planned for Ubuntu 8.04, RHEL 6, SLES 11
- Gnome 2.2 now available, planned for Ubuntu 8.04, RHEL 6, SLES 11I do not like KDE at all, but, that is what is great about Linux -there is choice. With Windows, it is take it or leave it.RE: Gnome 2.2 now available, planned for Ubuntu 8.04, RHEL 6, SLES 11GNOME...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GNOME, KDE, Gnome 2.2, SLES 11, RHEL 6, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- gnome 2.2 now available, planned for Ubuntu 8.04, RHEL 6, SLES 11
- The GNOME Foundation announced the release of version 2.22 on Wednesday, an update that offers enhanced multimedia support, new file system, and enhanced e-mail, internationalization and accessibility features. GNOME is used in many popular Linux distributions from Ubuntu, Novell, Red Hat, Mandriva and Debian. The version...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, GNOME, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- How do I... Create desktop icons in KDE and gnome?
- Most Linux installs include thousands of applications, but not all those applications get an icon on either the KDE or GNOME desktop. If you want to launch one of those applications from the desktop you are going to have to create an icon for it. Jack Wallen shows you how....
- Tags: GNOME, KDE, Most Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Hardware
- Download resources 2008-01-17
- Will gnome split give Microsoft Open XML standards win?
- Will GNOME split give Microsoft Open XML standards win?The problemNot to play devil's advocate, but the problem is that the Microsoft formats are more developed than those of ODF. That's the point made in the links from people at GNOME, not me. Should the standard, then, be the less-capable technical...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, OPEN SOURCE, OOXML, XML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Open XML standard, GNOME
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
- Will gnome split give Microsoft Open XML standards win?
- Microsoft's efforts to overturn a vote earlier this year denying its Open XML "fast track" standards certification seem to be getting a boost from the GNOME Foundation. GNOME Foundation founder Miguel deIcaza is a Novell employee, and his actions have been closely scrutinized since Microsoft signed its...
- Tags: Gnome Foundation, Microsoft Office, GNOME, XML, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educators
- It took a while, but I finally downloaded the full DVD image for Novell's OpenSUSE 10.3. A single-CD install is also available, but I wanted to have the full library of additional software available to me, as well as all of the non-open source software not included on the...
- Tags: Software, Environment, Novell OpenSuse, GNOME, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-10-07
- Yahoo, another list of open source projects
- Yahoo, another list of open source projectsWe need consolidation of these listsI strongly believe that the average user needs a resource they can use to learn about high-quality open source software.This resource should be presented with a functional website that allows them to search for applications by keyword or by...
- Tags: open source, GNOME, open source project, Nvu, advertisement, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- openSUSE 10.3 RC1 Debuts
- openSUSE 10.3 RC1 DebutsNice...been running the betas and I gotta say that someone at Novell is doing an excellent job! It boots faster runs faster and is much slicker than anything else I have seen yet to date. I will be updating to the RC1 tonight for some more testing....
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, KDE, Linux, GNOME, openSUSE, distro
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- openSUSE 10.3 RC1 Debuts
- OpenSUSE.org released yesterday the first release candidate of openSUSE 10.3 as it moves toward general public release on Oct 4. True to its multi-desktop heritage, the 10.3 release candidate offers improvements to both GNOME and KDE, including the new GNOME 2.20 and...
- Tags: GNOME, KDE, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2007-09-21
- A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Nautilus
- A Microsoft Code Name a Day: NautilusNautilus = Gnome = .NET = MicrosoftIt's not a surprising codename. Microsoft is well aware of what Nautilus is in the Linux world.http://www.gnome.org/projects/nautilus/"Nautilus is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop enviornment that makes it easy to manage your files and the rest of...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Nautilus, GNOME, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-30
- Cat Stares Down gnome
- Recently, I visited Traleg Rinpoche at the meditation center he runs in the lovely town of Chatham, New York. While walking around taking pictures, I came upon this interesting interchange between a cat and a gnome. The cat seems to be taking the whole thing more seriously than the gnome.Click...
- Tags: Cat, GNOME, Image, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-08-18
- Lenovo to preload Linux
- Lenovo to preload LinuxI's like to see KDE non commercial in the mixJust my preference. I like Ubuntu, but run PCLinuxOS, personal preference (Gnome, non sudu, KDE centric with polished integration). Many love Gnome, no slam on my part, different strokes. With Dell-Ubuntu, Levono with SLED, I'd...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, GNOME, KDE, distro, Linux, Ubuntu, Lenovo Group Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-06
- Unopposable Linux vs immovable ignorance
- Unopposable Linux vs immovable ignoranceG-nome[i]"Possibly in the newest Gnome as well?"[/i]It would seem so. I don't like Gnome myself....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlipperIf by newest you mean 'new about 3 years ago' then yes.It keeps a short history including selections in terminal sessions at least it does with Konsole. I've been using it for...
- Tags: C/C++, OPEN SOURCE, Programming languages, Operating systems, UNIX, Murph, GNOME, KDE, C, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-07-31
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