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GNU XaoS (exe)

XaoS allows you to zoom in or out of a fractal in a fluid, continuous motion. This capability makes XaoS great for exploring fractals, and its just plain fun. Fractals are incredibly complex and beautiful images that are created from simple mathematical formulas. If you don't anything about fractals, don't...

Tags: GNU, Fractal, GNU XaoS

Software downloads 2008-06-24

GNU XaoS (dmg)

XaoS allows you to zoom in or out of a fractal in a fluid, continuous motion. This capability makes XaoS great for exploring fractals, and its just plain fun. Fractals are incredibly complex and beautiful images that are created from simple mathematical formulas. If you don't anything about fractals, don't...

Tags: GNU, Fractal, GNU XaoS

Software downloads 2008-06-19

Additional Resources

Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder

Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coderAll makes senseIf I was running a large open source project with thousands if not millions of people all over the world depending on me to get it right, I think I'd do things in much the same way.Certainly it makes sense to...

Tags: Strategy, Torvalds, Linux, vision, Linux coder, open source, chef, picnic

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Forbes rewrites the history of open source

Forbes rewrites the history of open sourceI guess it was a political articleYou just convinced me that the purpose of this article in Forbes being written was to score political points. Which makes its rewriting of history doubly-disgusting.Libertarian?I'm pretty sure the GPL is normally associated with socialism, not libertarianism. Libertarians...

Tags: open source, Forbes, libertarian, software

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!

Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!RE: Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux![url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2008/08/nbcolympicscom-linux-users-sol.html]Hate it.[/url]Sticks in the kraw of Open Source folksas they can't stand working with anything MS related.What OS were you using?I was watching...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Web browsers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NBCOlympics.com, Linux!, video, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

Half a million Classmates headed for Portugal

Half a million Classmates headed for PortugalChoice of OSThe Classmate is getting good reviews but there is little information about software. Building the Classmate in Portugal and customizing the experience for the language and locale is wonderful. Money is not simply leaving Portugal but being recycled somewhat.I hope parents think...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Classmates, Classmate, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Hurdan Site Searcher (exe)

Hurdan Site Searcher is a tool for searching Web sites. You enter your favorite Web site's link and the term you are looking for, and it will return Web pages that contain your search term. Your use of this program agrees with the terms of the GNU General Public License....

Tags: Web, Web Site, Term, Hurdan, Hurdan Site Searcher, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-25

Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?

Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?You're correct--This guy is 'reinventing the wheel'ntI suspect that the guy is talking about a free designThat makes the nokia the equivalent of solaris if someone said "we don't need linux, it's just another solaris".Of course these days, Solaris is no longer...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Nokia N800/N810, web tablet, Nokia Corp., Web

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Hurdan Alarm (exe)

Hurdan Alarm is an alarm clock for computer so that you save your alarms and it will notify you before they occur. The program is provided under the GNU General Public License. Your use of this program agrees with the terms of the GNU General Public License. This version is...

Tags: GPL, Hurdan, Hurdan Alarm, Open Source

Software downloads 2008-07-17

Linux-based cell phone drops July 4

The Openmoko Neo Freerunner, a Linux-based cell phone that "will help enable ubiquitous computing in the 21st century," will be on sale starting July 4, with shipping to begin July 7. According to company specs, the phone utilizes GNU/Linux and comes with core software for dialing, SMS...

Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Linux, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-02

About that cellular interference...

So... maybe it is a real problem.  Pedram Amini top picture on the right, noted researcher and reverse engineer, posted an article to the Tipping Point DVLabs blog on some interesting observations he made on cellular interference.  From the article, Pedram comments on the discovery: "I had...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Researcher, Laptop Computer, Pedram Amini, Keyboards, Notebooks, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Linux's dirty little secret

Linux's dirty little secretNice commercial! How much did it cost you?Strange, you publish it under the heading of "Dirty Little Secret"."Upload, design and build dynamic multimedia training courses. We charge a small fee to deliver the courses to the students online. For a few dollars per student, you...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Ubuntu, package manager

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Critical security alert issued for Tor

If you use Tor for anonymity/privacy on the Web, you might want to pay attention to this critical security announcement from project leader Roger Dingledine. According to the advisory, a known vulnerability in the Debian GNU/Linux distribution's OpenSSL package could allow an attacker to figure out private...

Tags: OpenSSL, Security Alert, Tor, Ssl/Tls, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Fun with openSUSE 11.0

Fun with openSUSE 11.0Virtualized OpenSUSE 11.0I too am a devoted Ubuntu user, and decided to check out OpenSUSE 11.0. I downloaded the 32bit GNOME LiveCD and loaded in with Virtualbox in Windows XP. I got through the whole setup fairly quickly but when the "system" rebooted it crashed and said...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, desktop virtualization, openSUSE 11.0, KDE, KDE 4, Novell OpenSuse, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?

Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?MS will embrace OSS only if...they perceive that it will increase their stock value. Gates' departure has nothing to do with it. As far as Linux Zealots predicting the end of proprietary software, this only indicates their lack...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., open source, Bill Gates, OSS, operating system, OSX, desktop, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Nokia Symbian deal winners and losers

After an expansion phase that saw the introduction of the iPhone, Android, LiMo, and JavaFX Mobile, the mobile phone platform landscape is shrinking again. Nokia today announced it plans to spend $410 million to acquire the pieces of Symbian Ltd. that it doesn't already own, and...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., Eclipse, Android, Eclipse Public License, Eclipse Foundation, Open Source, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-24

mtPaint (exe)

mtPaint is a simple painting software developed from scratch so you can easily create pixel art and manipulate digital photos. It uses the GTK+ toolkit (version 1 or 2) and runs on PC's via the GNU/Linux or Windows operating systems. Because of its simplicity it can also run on older...

Tags: PC, Language, Mark Tyler, mtPaint, Microsoft Windows, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Desktops, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-06-16

FET - Free Timetabling Software (exe)

You can freely use, copy, modify, and re-distribute FET software. It is localized to English, Arabic, Catalan, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, and Turkish. Fully automatic generation algorithm, allowing also semi-automatic or manual allocation. Platform independent implementation, allowing running on GNU/Linux, Windows, and...

Tags: Liviu Lalescu, FET, XML, Microsoft Windows, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-06-12

GIMP (dmg)

GIMP GNU Image Manipulation Program is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It is a powerful piece of software with capabilities not found in any other free software product. It can be used as a simple paint program,...

Tags: GIMP, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-06-12

MobaSSH (exe)

MobaSSH is a free SSH server for Windows, compatible with any ssh client (OpenSSH client, Putty). MobaSSH comes with an easy to use installer and some useful GNU utilities for monitoring and managing a remote computer silently. It also allows you to transfer files securely with scp/sftp. MobaSSH is packaged...

Tags: SSH, Mobatek, MobaSSH, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-06-12