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Will mobile Linux distros hang separately?

YesYes, if major linux distros aren't careful, Google Chrome will eat their lunch. They need to get together now, before Chrome has too much chance to gain steam.It's a bit of a mess . . ."I am not a programmer. The job may be trivial."It can be a bit of...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Mobile applications, Linux, Tux, Mobile Linux, distro, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

Tux goes on Spring break

Tux goes on Spring breakTuz is horrible...and it's bad marketing policy as well. I hope this kind of thing doesn't become a trend.By the way: too bad that just one guy, even if it's Linus Torvalds himself, can make such a decision.RE: Tux goes on Spring breakThat is one ugly...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Tuz, Spring Break, Tux

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Tux goes on Spring break

Everybody's favorite penguin Steve Ballmer excluded is checking out for the Spring. No worries, though -- a new fella from Down Under is going to be standing in, and it's all for a good cause. [caption id="attachment_225" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Tuz - The new Linux Mascot"][/caption] ...

Tags: Auction, Tux, Tuz, LCA Team, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-03-23

A future so bright Tux needs shades

A future so bright Tux needs shadesThe end of aggravationI agree. I'm sure the same can also be said about OS X, but for me, Ubuntu has made my computing life a pleasure again. Windows is just too much work and aggravation.RE: A future so bright Tux needs shadesAh- okay,...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, GNU/Linux, bright Tux, Tux

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Ad danger to open source

Is it time for open source to get ready for serious ad wars? How would open source pay for such a fight? And what would an ad for open source look like? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Advertisement, Tux, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-08

(Photos: Linux penguin to race in the Indy 500)

(Photos: Linux penguin to race in the Indy 500)Good for them!I still think that the root cause of Linux's failure to take more marketshare is that no one outside of the geek community knows about it. Making it easily available through companies like Dell is only 1 step, you also...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Tux, Sour Grapes, photograph, Linux, Indy 500, PC

Discussion threads 2007-05-24

Additional Resources

Tux Paint 0.9.21 (Mac)

Tux Paint is a paint program intended for young children (ages 3 and up). It has a very simple and fun-to-use interface, lots of sound effects, and a cartoon penguin who helps explain things. A variety of drawing tools are available, including a set of 'magic' special effect tools, and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Tool, Tux Paint, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Linux, Operating Systems, Management, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-07

Tux Paint 0.9.21 (Windows)

Tux Paint is a free drawing program for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux that is designed for young children (kids 3 and up). It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as they use the program. It provides a...

Tags: Child, Tool, New Breed Software, Tux Paint, Rubber Stamp Collection, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-04

Is anyone WOWed by desktop wallpapers any more? Microsoft thinks so!

Is anyone WOWed by desktop wallpapers any more? Microsoft thinks so!I agreeAs I have said before, I'd love to see Microsoft start advertising features of Windows and not the eye candy."What can Windows do for you?"This is Apple's trickApple puts a lot of effort into eye candy. Same as MS....

Tags: Desktops, Eye-Candy, compiz-fusion, WOWed, desktop wallpaper, desktop, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Open Source Haggadah, chapter 2

Last Passover, I spoke of the Commandments that companies should follow in order to be good Open Source citizens. Also read: Open Source Commandments I Also read: Open Source Commandments II My, what a difference a year makes -- or maybe...

Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Richard Koman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Open Source, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-08

News to know: Exectweet, Twitter, Intel options, iPhone 3.0, Vista share

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft + Federated Media + Twitter = ExecTweets Exectweets: Nice, but not the revenue plan for...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operational Accounting, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

Blog posts 2009-03-24

AMD move brings open source gaming closer

AMD move brings open source gaming closerThe next step is getting developers to produce native Linux games.Only when that happens will this have an impact on Linux gaming.RE: AMD move brings open source gaming closerFinally!More reasons to build linux systems and without having to fall back to integrated Intel solutions.Now...

Tags: Games, UNIX, Operating systems, game, Linux, open source gaming, open source, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-31

Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400) (First look at Windows 7 beta 1)

Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400) (First look at Windows 7 beta 1)Too much like VistaIf users can't get the bad taste of Vista out of their mouths why would they eat something that looks like it again?Windows 7 = Windows Vista 2.0Well I sure hope its snappier than Vista...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Beta 1, WINDOWS 7 BETA, Microsoft Windows, First Look, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-12-28

A future so bright Tux needs shades

Linux represents the ultimate flight to safety in troubled times by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Mobile, Linux Foundation, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10 )

Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10 )Getting onlineHere in Australia, I've never been with any ISP that has made available drivers or software to connect with Linux. In fact, Mac users have sometimes had problems.There's something about all flavors of Linux that always makes me shiver and think...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.10, Intrepid Ibex

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Study: Apple logo stimulates the brain

Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainPeople Exposed To Windows Logo, HoweverAre still drooling on their keyboards and uttering incoherently.Might stimulate the stomach...but the brain?;-)What was the creativity test?If the test was: create your own watery looking logo, then, it may be true...RE: Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainThis could be...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Apple Logo, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Open Source Commandments II: Passover Penguins

In my previous piece discussing the first four Open Source Commandments I talked a bit about the traditions of Passover, where Jewish families gather together to eat a festive meal and discuss our liberation from slavery in Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh (while the one in the...

Tags: Console, OSS, Open Source, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-18

How hard is it to violate the GPL?

I screwed up yesterday. (Picture from Boycott Novell.) After re-reading my piece, your comments, and the terms of both GPL licenses carefully, it's clear to me I underestimated how easy it is for enterprises to violate its terms. But it's not impossible. Far from...

Tags: GPL, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-19

Friday Fun - OK, so who owns a Tux Droid?

Friday Fun - OK, so who owns a Tux Droid?Very Cool!My Linux-using daughter would love it. She's just made the switch from PCLinuxOS to Debian herself and she's only 11. She even manually edited xorg.conf.with a little help from dad Definitely the future *nix guru of the family.Thinkgeek has it...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Tux Droid, Friday Fun, ThinkGeek

Discussion threads 2008-01-25

Friday Fun - OK, so who owns a Tux Droid?

Is you're Linux experience complete without a $145 Tux Droid? The other day my daughter was aimlessly browsing through a catalog when she came across the Tux Droid.  Neither of us had seen one before and we came to the conclusion that it was some sort of foam...

Tags: Firing, Wi-Fi, Web Site, Architecture, Linux, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Web Technology, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-01-25