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A Guide to Today’s Top 10 Linux Distributions
September 2, 2010 – 2:15 pm | No Comment

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One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are …

Texas Memory Systems Joins Linux Foundation
September 1, 2010 – 10:23 am | No Comment

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The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Texas Memory Systems has become its newest member. Texas Memory Systems designs and builds solid state storage systems for …

The People Who Support Linux: It’s a Family Affair
August 31, 2010 – 2:15 pm | No Comment

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Linux.com: “”My 7-year old has declared Linux is cool,” says Alex Hooper. Alex is an individual member of The Linux Foundation and has been using Linux for five years.”

Oracle Takes Open-Source Software Fight to Google
August 29, 2010 – 10:36 pm | No Comment

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Now used by more big technology companies, open-source software has become a weapon in corporate warfare.

Linux Mint 9 offers new software manager, backup tool
August 27, 2010 – 5:26 pm | No Comment

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The Linux Mint team has released the final version of Linux Mint 9 (“Isadora”), based on Ubuntu 10.04. Linux Mint 9 features a new software manager with 30,000 packages, a new backup tool, and menu …

Microsoft cozying up to open source community
August 27, 2010 – 3:24 am | No Comment

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Microsoft is preparing for an expected rapid growth in the use of open source software. Hint: open source is not synonymous with Linux. Tom Hanrahan, director of Microsoft’s open source technology centre, told iTWire that …

Linux distro focuses on audio recording
August 24, 2010 – 6:11 pm | No Comment

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Trinity Audio Group announced an upgrade to its Linux-based “audio operating system,” with an improved user interface, the real-time kernel 2.6.31, and a player that lets users change the speed of a song without altering …

Microsoft: ‘We Love Open Source’
August 23, 2010 – 2:55 pm | No Comment

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Steve Ballmer used to call Linux a cancer. Now Microsoft insists it loves open source. Open source – Microsoft – Steve Ballmer – Linux – Apple