Open Source

“Just in time for the holidays, NVIDIA has released a new Linux display driver, which is a stable version of their previous 169.04 beta last month. In addition, the new NVIDIA 169.07 Linux driver has a few changes, while most of the release highlights were already found in the 169.04 release. We are preparing additional […]

Look, SVN is a step up from CVS, but it’s still a pain in the ass to manage large projects through SVN. In steps GNOME Developer Kit, which is supposedly better than SVN:
“The difficulty and frustration of building GNOME from source is a major impediment for many new contributors. Installing the dependencies, getting the tools […]

Howto Forge has a great article up on how you can make your own custom Ubuntu LiveCD with Remastersys:
“This guide shows how you can create a Live-CD from your Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon or Linux Mint 4.0 system with a tool called remastersys. Remastersys is available in the Linux Mint romeo repository. You can customize your […]

So you are trying to drop that MS Office habit but find yourself struggling thanks in part to features missing from Open Office (Oo) such as a solid grammar check feature. As it turns out, there is a solution for Oo users looking for this kind of functionality, be it about as ‘craptacular’ as the […]

Firefox 2.0 RC1. Is it ready just yet? Or instead, should we wait a little while longer?

This isn’t a reference to open source cutlery.
Linux forks, a term often applied to the varieties of Linux distributions, are poorly understood even in the Linux community. Are all the various distributions available on the internet true forks of the kernal? Kevin Morgan argues that they are not. Is his Enterprise OpenSource […]

Is Google really the Godfather of Open Source? There are those who believe that it may, in fact, be.

In many respects, I think that OSS already has a good start in Windows with Firefox, Thunderbird and Oo.

“Everything is better with Science!” Alright, perhaps that was a little obvious. Nevertheless, by using open source ideas in the scientific community, we only work to enhance the discoveries found during any given research.

Hey, remember the open source app Songbird? Well they remember you, and are backing this up with an app that is ready to roll cross platform.

Even as a huge fan and advocate of open source software, I am not sure whether or not I would care if my CMS is open or closed. With the exception of needing to add-on to it some how, I just can’t see this as a real need I don’t think.

I’m a huge open source guy. I have done public speaking on its behalf and have even gone so far as to pass out bootable CDs with the Linux OS for all to try. Having said this, Oo still has a long way to go in a number of areas. It’s great, but I am […]

Yes, the other alternative to Skype have sucked many times over and this has been frustrating to many. Well, it looks like that is about to change!

Could we be witnessing the birth of the next great Web browser? I believe that it’s possible being it is based on Mozilla technology. Still, it is really too soon to form any worthwhile opinions just yet.

And even though this likely uses a fair amount of its own resources, this extension definitely offers us a way to track down rogue Firefox extensions.

I’ve saying this for years, Open Source is a proven business. And it looks like others are beginning to see the light for themselves.

Feeling like taking a new Beta for a spin? What if I told you it was Firefox 2.0? Yeah, thought that might get you excited…

Personally, I believe that Favicons are way overrated. They never load right and often times slow down people who do not have great system resources in the first place. Still, if this is your bag, then check them out for Firefox…

Wow, now that we know that software patents are not likely to be a threat to open source software in Europe, we have to ask ourselves whether or not patents in general are about expire for good!

Man, wish I could have been there! The Open Source Lab at Oregon State University sounds like it was a good time with no shortage of ideas being exchanged.