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While sociology is generally not something that I associate with Firefox and Linux per se, I found this comment piece interesting nonetheless.

Now this is one of the most fun ways to breathe some life back into those old routers piling up in your closet. Enter OpenWrt.

Well what do you know! It seems that someone has gone out and developed an Open Source help desk system.

We often brag about all the advantages of using Linux over other operating systems. One of those advantages is the cost. Most Linux distributions that offer support only cost $100 or less, while the vast majority of those without official support are free, as in freedom.
That factor allowed a geek like Lockergnome Forums’ [...]

We often brag about all the advantages of using Linux over other operating systems. One of those advantages is the cost. Most Linux distributions that offer support only cost $100 or less, while the vast majority of those without official support are free, as in freedom.
That factor allowed a geek like Lockergnome Forums’ [...]

One of my favorite things to read are tech interviews. Sometimes shocking, always interesting, I was pleasantly surprised to see that this was certainly true with this interview with Mandrake Linux Founder Gael Duval.

Well, it took me long enough. But after some tweaking I finally got Google’s Open Source presentation uploaded to my server. The video was taken at Linuxfest Northwest and also was streamed as well on Sat.

Tomorrow morning and afternoon Linuxfest Northwest will be streaming exclusive presentations from Google, Real Networks, and IBM among others. Broadcasts for the day include Chuck Gray of IBM at 11:30am and Chris DiBona of Google at 1pm PST.

This totally rocks! Now this sounds like a Linux related Podcast that I can really get into. The Linux Link Tech Show is broadcasted both live and as a Podcast. While it is unlikely that I will be able to catch many live shows from this great radio show idea, I will certainly be looking [...]

Just a quick note of thanks to those of you who responded to my call for feedback on the Dell laptop defective adapter recall. The majority of you have yet to receive replacements, and at least one of you received an incomplete/incorrect part. I put together a letter to Dell by responding to my adapter [...]

This isn’t necessarily Linux (or even software) specific, but I thought I’d share a heads up with everyone. If you purchased a Dell laptop prior to February 2002, your AC adapter may be involved in a recall. AC adapters from one of Dell’s providers have been documented to catch fire or burst open.

Actually, that’s a trick question. You should install both. Even if you plan to use a different window manager or desktop environment (BlackBox, FVWM, etc.), it’s a good idea to install KDE and GNOME just because you never know when you’re going to run into an application that requires either package’s libraries. Some of my [...]

Ever wonder approximately how many Linux users are out there? Check out the Linux Counter for a rough estimate. They currently put the number at around 18 million. Not too shabby!

Legitimate email senders are not the only ones that are using the new “sender ID” for email. According to Computer World, spammers are actually more on the ball about using the authentication than legitimate email users.

On Saturday, August 28, it is possible a new holiday will be born: Software Freedom Day. Organized by grassroots groups, the worldwide event is an effort to promote wider use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).

PCWorld reports that a critical hole in the Netscape Network Security Services (NSS) library could in fact leave Web servers open to attack. The virtual alarm was rang by security company, Internet Security Systems. There is a patch available for the the NSS library being issued by the Mozilla Foundation. It is recommended that it [...]

Things got a little “sticky” on Channel 9 at MSDN. Apparently one of the regulars had some concerns about a report from eWeek about “possible” flaws with Windows SP2. People, the company is one big flaw! Look, I applaud MS for FINALLY doing something and issuing the badly needed service pack, but they need to [...]

Winner of the LinuxUser & Developer Award 2004 for Best Linux or Open Source Software, Mambo looks like a very promising content management system. After looking at the demo and the documentation, I believe that this could be the ticket to giving CM a greatly needed shot in the arm!

ATI gets their papers so to speak. Apparently, there is a quite sizable petition floating around demanding that ATI take some sort of action to improve the available Linux drivers.

If you’re one of our readers in Germany or the U.K., you’ll soon be able to add to your geekiness by being the proud owner of an official Linux keyboard.