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2006 May

Create your own distribution torrents

I don’t think that there is really any question that BitTorrent is immensely important when it comes to distributing Linux. And the good news is that it’s not that difficult to make happen, either.

Mobile Linux Firm Readies Board For IPO

Could they truly be gearing up for an IPO? All signs are certainly pointing in this direction as of late. What would this mean for the company? Well if they play their cards right, it could mean some serious cash.

Driver development kit released for new Linux programmers

Yes, I am all but sure that this has been mentioned at least once. Still, with the release of open drivers to be used for the Linux desktop, I am a believer that joy of this news was to be had by all. ;o)

Schmoozing with “the enemy”

Yes, the following is from a Microsoft MVP. OK, begin throwing things right….now! Seriously, I thought it was interesting to gain some insight with regard to how she sees open source fans and how a select few morons have managed to get us all stamped as Microsoft “haters”. While it is certainly no secret that [...]

Switching to Linux, part 5

So you are considering Linux but multimedia issues have been getting you down. Never fear, there is help out for you…

rPath is Hiring!

“Have Linux skills, will travel?” If this sounds like you, then maybe you need to keep reading. rPath has posted recently that they are looking for a few good people. Do you have what it takes?

The latest news & announcements about Linux based embedded applications

Is Embedded Linux on the verge of soaring here soon? You might think so with rumors of IPOs and the like. Still, I am will remain realistic until I see some real evidence of this myself.

Singing the OpenSUSE Package Manager Blues

A link distro is not going to be of much use to people if the package manage sucks. Apparently, eWeek has uncovered some issues to this regard in OpenSUSE 10.1.

Linux Leader Red Hat Sees Brazil Heating Up

I guess that most of us have all but forgotten about Brazil when it comes to Linux and open source software. As it turns out, Red Hat has their eye straight on Linux in the South American country.

Automate Linux installation and recovery with SystemImager

While I prefer not to live my life in command line, I am comfortable enough to do what is needed when the time comes up. When I first heard of SystemImager being featured at Linux.com, I found myself counting my blessings that my command shell skills (although not perfect) are not totally forgotten.

Test-driving RouterOS 2.9

Stateful firewall inspection. It’s not too much to ask, is it? I didn’t think so either. And thanks to RouterOS 2.9, it can be a reality for those on a budget!

My desktop OS: Fedora Core 5

With all of the noise surrounding Ubuntu, it’s nice to see that Fedora has not been forgotten about. It’s a solid distro, even with its “issues’.

FSF launches anti-DRM campaign outside WinHEC 2006

Under most circumstances, protests do nothing but annoy me. But when you have one regarding DRM and people wearing wild looking plastic suits, my mind quickly changes!

DebConf6: Hot, spicy, and working hard to satisfy Debian users

Oh boy. Leave to Debian users to have their own conference! Kidding, just kidding. No, seriously I am curious as to whether the conference was truly based around Debian or instead more around Ubuntu?

VideoDownloader

Definitely one of those tools that you will want to have in a cross platform sort of way, the VideoDownloader is a must have for those who like to ‘grab’ video to watch later while offline.

Download of the Day: PearBudget spreadsheet

OK, I’ll admit it. I am a total sucker for a good spreadsheet template. And with decent ones becoming more difficult to find outside of the MS Office world, I was thrilled to discover the one being described below.

Debian and Sun Java: conflict or cooperation?

OK, so Sun is not making things real easy right now. Regardless, if I am going to use Java myself, then you better believe that its going to be coming from them. I just go with what works. In this case however, I can see where the argument is a valid…

Free download managers for Linux and Windows

If you happen to have a yearning for a new download manager, then you may be interested in learning that there are some good options available for you. Take Downloader for X. It’s not going to win you millions of dollars, but it will do exactly what you’d expect from such an app.

Banshee — the next best thing to Linux iTunes

For a Gnome app, Banshee is a good looking application for those who need yet another Jukebox like media player for their Linux box. I will go down in flames with the statement that amaroK, blows it out of the water in almost every area, but it’s still nice to have options.

A quick look at the GParted live CD

Oh heck yes! Now this is a totally dynamic way to get a handle on partition sizes and other hard disk type needs. All of this from a Live bootable CD, too.

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