3 September 2010, 10:30 am
A number of Linux distributors have issued patches for fixing a widely used program that fetches Web pages, called Wget, so it can not be misused by attackers.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 12:15 pm
One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 5:31 am
Despite the best hopes of many of us in the community, the man suing Sony over the removal of the "other OS" feature from its PS3 has apparently lost his case. The bad news is that the man won't get the money he had requested to compensate for an upgrade to his newly crippled PS3; the good news is t... Read More »
26 August 2010, 9:45 pm
Mandriva Linux Chronicles: "A few days ago, thanks to one student, I realized that something funny was happening with my Linux netbook."... Read More »
20 August 2010, 4:28 pm
A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let's be perfectly honest. Linux isn't for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for no... Read More »
20 August 2010, 2:30 pm
Today Google released a plug-in to allow Debian-based distros video and chat capabilities through Gmail accounts. Two years after the Windows and Mac releases, one has to wonder if it might be too little too late. more... Read More »
19 August 2010, 5:38 am
Well it's been an eventful few weeks here in the Linux blogosphere, what with all the various scandals that have erupted recently over Digg and Ubuntu's off-and-on romance with Dell, to name just two. Then there was Debian's birthday on Monday! Happy 17th, Debian! By far the hottest topic in recent ... Read More »
18 August 2010, 1:06 pm
The KDE 4.5 release does not contain any radical new technologies or applications. In fact, it could be downright boring for folks who like a bit of bleeding edge on their computers.... Read More »
18 August 2010, 10:32 am
Datamation: "By the standards of previous releases in the KDE 4 series, KDE 4.5 is tame. It has few new applications, and introduces no new technologies."... Read More »
16 August 2010, 7:01 am
Mandriva Linux Chronicles: "As I was browsing the Web, I read this comment of a user who considered that Windows is a necessary OS "to get things done". He said this in the context of his disappointment with Linux because of the need of the command line..."... Read More »
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