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The Ubuntu One music store and free software for profit (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:27 +0000

LWN.net: “One of the features expected with the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 release is the Ubuntu One Music Store (UOMS). The UOMS is a mechanism by which Ubuntu users can purchase songs in the MP3 format, with some of the revenue going to support Canonical.”
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Time For Ubuntu to Fork Evolution (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:25 +0000

WMD Zone: “Novell have previously tried to leverage that market but did it all wrong. They didn’t understand that there is just one killer feature … that needs to be in there which is Exchange support.”
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Nettop taps Ion 2 GPU (Linux Devices)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:23 +0000

Shuttle announced a Barebone XS35 nettop equipped with a dual-core Intel Atom D510, as well as the HD-ready Nvidia Ion 2 graphics.
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FBI offering $1,000 reward for tips in ‘Fake-bearded Fedora bandit’ case (Tahoe Daily Tribune)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:20 +0000

KINGS BEACH, Calif. - The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for tips leading to the capture of the man who has robbed three branches of the Bank of the West in Kings Beach, South Lake Tahoe and Grass Valley the past three months. A Wednesday press release from the bureau’s Sacramento field office describes the man, nicknamed the “Fake-bearded Fedora bandit,” as a white male with a fake goatee and …
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Virtual Linux (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:11 +0000

Datamation: “The definition of virtual Linux is as fluid as the Linux platform itself. For the desktop user, virtual Linux translates into being able to use Linux without changing their existing operating system. For those working with servers however, virtual Linux can mean something very different altogether.”
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Commercial Gaming, Coming Soon to Linux? (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:09 +0000

Linux Magazine: “The inability to play the latest off the shelf commercial games has been a thorn in the side of Linux for a long time. With companies such as Valve starting to embrace other platforms, will that be the catalyst Linux needs to become a first class citizen? ”
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Intel’s NAS-specific Atom platform hastens PCification (Ars Technica)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:06 +0000

Intel’s announcement last week that the company is planning two versions of its Atom processor specifically for the NAS market was easy to overlook. After all, there are a few Atom-based NAS options on the market already, and the new single-core D410 and dual-core D510 aren’t really different from their netbook counterparts in anything other than their target platform. But the roster of vendors …
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The Direction Of Intel Graphics With Fedora 13 Alpha (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:20 +0000

Phoronix: “…each Fedora release always pulls in the very latest Linux graphics code. Fedora was the first distribution shipping with the Nouveau driver, then its KMS driver, and now with Fedora 13 it’s the first OS deploying Nouveau’s Gallium3D driver…”
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Ubuntu Dumps the Brown (TechNewsWorld.com)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:18 +0000

Color is not typically a topic of much discussion on the Linux blogs, but in recent weeks, it’s been drawing a lot of attention. Why, you ask? Simple: Ubuntu recently announced a major change to its longstanding “Human” earthtone-palette theme and branding. “I don’t know whether to call it ‘poo brown’ or ‘dirt brown,’ but either way it is seriously awful,” said Slashdot blogger hairyfeet.
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16 things that could be improved in Ubuntu 10.04 (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:17 +0000

OMG Ubuntu: “In this post I’m going to list 16 things that I think could be improved in Lucid. I’m going to try my best to address the issues in detail and offer solutions. Of course, all of this is also a matter of opinion too. The object of this post is to make you think about ways we could improve each one.”
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Build Your Own Video Community With Lighttpd And FlowPlayer (Debian Lenny) (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:15 +0000

Howtoforge: “This article shows how you can build your own video community using lighttpd with its mod_flv_streaming module (for streaming .flv videos, the format used by most major video communities such as YouTube) and its mod_secdownload module (for preventing hotlinking of the videos) on Debian Lenny.”
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Meet Ubuntu Linux’s new CEO (Q&A) (CNET)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:14 +0000

Canonical veteran Jane Silber took over from founder Mark Shuttleworth on March 1. She has more of an operations focus, but the same patient approach to profitability.
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Two front ends for Clamav (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:13 +0000

Experimenting with GNU/Linux: “There are several graphical front ends for clam av which can make your life easy. The most popular among them are clamtk and Klamav.”
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For Sale: Linux OS and Other Assorted Assets (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:10 +0000

Serverwatch: “The enterprise Linux space has suddenly got very interesting following the news that a bunch of sharp-suited New Yorkers have made an offer to buy SUSE Linux’s parent company, Novell.”
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Linux Arpeggiators, Part 1 (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:08 +0000

Linux Journal: “In my last article I looked at performance loopers for Linux. This week I begin a 2-part review of similar applications called arpeggiators.”
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GNU/Linux: Rebuttal: Linux on the desktop: Still not happening (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:08 +0000

ERACC Web log: “This article is a rebuttal to Michael Gartenberg’s Opinion: Linux on the desktop: Still not happening over at Computerworld Operating Systems. Executive Summary: Michael Gartenberg is wrong.”
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The Linux community is fragmented, or is it? (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:07 +0000

Technology & Life Integration: “t has been said many times that if only the Linux community were to band together and start rooting for the same team so to speak, then Linux could easily surpass other proprietary operating systems. ”
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Best Linux Distro for Web Server (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:06 +0000

Tech Source: “Best Linux Distro for Web Server: If you are planning to build a web hosting company or simply host your own website at home, then it is best to use Linux as your operating system.”
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The Linux Foundation Store: Linux gets silly (Linux Today)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:06 +0000

Cyber Cynic: “…the Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to growing Linux, has launched a new Linux merchandise store featuring a line of exclusive and original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items that reflect “geek culture.”"
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$1,000 reward for ‘Fedora bandit’ info (The Grass Valley Union)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:30 +0000

The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for tips leading to the capture of the man who has robbed three branches of the Bank of the West in Kings Beach, South Lake Tahoe and Grass Valley the past three months. In each heist, the man wore a brown fedora, dark sunglasses and a fake beard. Agents from the bureau’s Sacramento field office described the robber as a white male with a fake goatee who is …
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