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Something can only fail if it is proving to be no use to others. Speaking for a large number of Linux users, I find it to be quite useful every single day. And despite the outright lies of what Microsoft users call the “Linux marketshare”, derived with magic as it is difficult to calculate the [...]

There is really no question that when two big Linux supporters team up, only good things can happen. And to a large degree, I see a team up between Ubuntu and Moblin being one such dynamic duo waiting to happen. Yet at the same time, I see a need for both distros to work on [...]

And from the shots across the bow by Microsoft, we now see Linux advocates digging in for a long fight over software patents. Personally, while understanding the idea here of protecting users from software patent abuses, going after Microsoft is asking for a blood bath. If their legal history has taught us anything, it is [...]

How can a company so good at developing a market be so grossly blind to the fact that they are letting a number of micro-markets slip through their fingers? Sad, but in many ways, Microsoft’s choice in being so late to the game on the Web 2.0 front continues to cost the company dearly.
And as [...]

While I feel there are some things that Microsoft does really well…working with developers for instance, I do not believe that what Microsoft deems as a success in the Netbook market has anything to do with quality of product. Now I am not trying to pick a fight here, but the very idea that people [...]

The Linux Foundation has had enough of Microsoft and their OCS like control of every technology that they have ever touched, looked at or even conceived of using. Ever since TomTom settled suit with Microsoft over the use of patents surrounding the FAT file system, the Foundation has set its sights on finding viable alternatives [...]

Those of you know that I work closely with WeatherBug in a consulting capacity. After much work on the by the WeatherBug software developers, I am thrilled to announce that they have released a Java based application into the wilds of the Linux world. Available both in Deb and RPM format, this self-contained app will [...]

Sorry for the shortage of articles as of late, more content is coming soon. Just getting unpacked from a big move into a new home. Thanks for sticking with me. :)

What is the deal with the lack of MP3, WMV along with other common codecs found in Windows but not in Linux distributions? It’s a simple matter of licensing. While some codecs are free, open source and not restrictive. Others such as Microsoft formats, DVD encryption and MP3 audio formats are not licensed in such [...]

In the past, I have given Sputnik Inc. rave reviews for an outstanding wireless product here at Lockergnome. And in addition, I have watched with mixed feelings as they release more variations of essentially the same product - wifi access for businesses, community areas, etc. Their latest efforts with the SputnikNet(TM) Express project leave me [...]

As a rule, HPs have been very workable in Linux. Really, it’s been great. And this piece below works to illustrate what I think.
I recently replaced both my Epson CX5400 All-in-one printer/scanner and my Brother MFC-210C fax/copier with a single all-in-one Hewlett-Packard Officejet 5610. Not only does the new product do more than both of [...]

If you are a fan of Ubuntu Dapper, then you are going to simply love Edgy. Ubuntu, now featuring Beryl!

Tonight I upgraded to Ubuntu Edgy and installed Beryl.
Sounds interesting. You mentioned Ubuntu, what is that?
Ubuntu is a free, open source Linux-based operating system that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every [...]

I have not been a KDE fan in a longtime mainly because I feel that its UI falls short where GNOME picks up the pieces. Don’t believe me? Try dragging out a shortcut from your browser sometime.
The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.5.5, a maintenance release for the latest generation of [...]

With regard to software UI, it is gratifying to see folks such as the Portland software project take the bull by the horns in an effort to bridge the gap between GNOME and KDE.

Programmers have released version 1.0 of the Portland software project designed to help bridge the gap between two widely used Linux user [...]

Generally not something that I would think to ask myself, but this person asks what I consider to be a fascinating question: Can someone run a TV station on Linux?
“I’m working with a low-power television station to update their playback system. Currently they’re using tape and I’ve been tasked to move them to computerized playback [...]

What would Linus do? Ah, this may be a question that a number of Linux users have these days. But in the end, it’s his reaction to Bayesian filtering that is the hot topic of the day.

Without a doubt, this is one of those trillian dollar questions that most people simply don’t have the answer to just yet.

While I tend to agree that Red Hat is not likely to become the “Microsoft of Linux”, I do believe that server side Linux has a bigger hold than some folks might like to admit.

In actuality, I found this argument to a very valid argument. I mean, is Ubuntu the best fit for everyone looking to get away from their existing OS choice?

In some ways, it’s not all that shocking to see Sun setting them up and taking them down in the server market. The article below tells the tale…