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Canonical funds Linux in a bid to overtake the Mac.....

Asia set to give back to open source.....

10 interesting open source software forks and why they happened.....

Simplexo launches open source enterprise search tool.....

Virginia begins open source physics textbook.....



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Red Hat claims it can run five virtual machines for every three that VMware's ESX runs on the same server.....

OSCON outgrows Portland, heads for Silicon Valley.....

Survey: 96 percent of enterprises not deploying Ubuntu server.....

20 reasons to shed the Microsoft yoke and use Linux.....

How the Department of Defense learned to stop worrying and love open source.....



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openSUSE Contributors Encouraged to Get Involved in Board Election

The openSUSE Project reminded members yesterday that the application deadline for a seat on the openSUSE Board is drawing near. Contributors to openSUSE who wish to run for a board seat must first apply for openSUSE membership. openSUSE membership is also required to vote in the election, and contributors who are interested in voting are advised to apply for membership prior to September 24th, to ensure that they will be able to do so.



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Huge price drops for Asus Eee PC netbooks.....

Using virtual desktops in Linux.....

Firefox extensions for improved download management.....

Many more useful Firefox extensions.....

Can Google Chrome build an ecosystem?.....

 



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GNU Kicks Off 25th Anniversary Celebration

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the GNU Project by Richard M. Stallman. GNU is one of the oldest and best-known organizations in the free and open-source world, providing not only high-quality software, but also a well-known license (the GNU General Public License), and a philosophy that continues to influence many activists and programmers. The exact anniversary of Stallman's announcement is September 27th, 1983, when he called upon programmers to join him in creating free Unix.



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More Ways That Open Source Could Benefit Schools

In a previous post, I cited some data on how doable it might be to put a Linux netbook or notebook in the hand of every kid in school, paying for the effort by getting schools to go paperless--or near-paperless. With Linux-based netbooks such as the Asus Eee PCs dropping well below $400 for basic systems and stocked with lots of good open source software, every kid could have a personal computer. This post caught my eye because it cites some good software applications that could boost Linux in schools. Here's the upshot.


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Symbian growth takes a hit as the platform faces transition.....

Is Chrome a Trojan Horse for Google Gears?.....

Monty Widenius, one of MySQL's founders, is reportedly leaving Sun.....

A hands-on overview of the Access Linux platform.....

An open source rootkit kit.....



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Red Hat acquires Qumranet, an open source virtualization company.....

Dell has an Ubuntu based netbook in the works.....

Ubuntu Linux now tops 8 million users.....

A new model: Open source software after it's acquired.....

Mozilla's Mitchell Baker on Firefox and Chrome.....



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CUNY, Intel, and Red Hat Create Open-Source Laboratory for New York State

Red Hat, along with the City University of New York and Intel, announced yesterday that they are creating the New York City Open Source Solutions Lab. This lab, which will be headquartered at CUNY's Institute for Software Design and Development in Manhattan, is aimed at helping local and state government agencies in New York take advantage of open-source solutions. The lab will provide governments with the ability to develop and test a variety of open-source technologies running on Intel chips.



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OStatic Weekend Reader.....

In case you missed these:

TrueCrypt on-the-fly encryption: Better software for the paranoid.....

Ever heard of R? It's an open source language for statistical analysis, and it packs a serious punch.....

Want to put Linux on your Windows PC or Mac? Try these easy virtualization options.....

Dia: A strong open source answer to Microsoft's Visio.....

iMacros: A visual tour to one of the most powerful Firefox extensions.....



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