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• News Story 10 Things I Hate About Linux

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  Its hard for me to admit it but there are things, ten things to be exact, that I really hate about Linux. Sometimes I think its just me but I do see other people stating a few of these in the forums so Im at least not alone with some of these issues. These are in no particular order and they arent just rants; theyre ...
  3 days ago

• Chrome OS Has Another Competitor

  
  Revelations From An Unwashed Brain — Authority: 584
  Though I don’t consider windows in the same ballpark as Chrome OS, many think it is a competitor for the dominant position on the world’s desktops. This is rather odd since Chrome OS is like a sacrifice bunt in the ballpark versus Windows grand slam. Beyond that, the unfinished work that is Chrome is now being ...
  5 days ago

• SimplyMEPIS 8.5: announced the availability of the first alpha

  
  Linuxlandit & The Conqueror Worm — Authority: 120
  Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the first alpha build of SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny", but with KDE 4.3.2 as the main desktop: "November 21 was the seventh anniversary of MEPIS Linux, so it seems fitting that Warren Woodford has uploaded the alpha release of ...
  5 days ago

• Interview with developer of T.O.S.S Linux distribution

  
  pluGGd.in — Authority: 439
  The fact that one can “borrow” the code base of a stable Operating System to roll out a customized version of a Linux Distribution, is Open Source software’s strongest property. TCE, or Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai is one of Tamil Nadu’s finest Educational Institutions. In an organization ...
  5 days ago

• DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 330

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: First look at Fedora 12 News: Chromium OS sources, Fedora LXDE update, Ubuntu and GIMP, FreeBSD 8.0, openSUSE third-party packages, interviews with Paul Frields and Buchan Milne, Qimo 4 Kids Questions and answers: Rolling versus time-based release model Released last week: ...
  6 days ago

• Development release: Venenux Gnu Linux 0.8 RC2

  
  Linuxlandit & The Conqueror Worm — Authority: 120
  VENENUX GNU /Linux is a Debian-based community distribution developed in South America and designed for Spanish-speaking users. The second release candidate for the upcoming version 0.8 was announced today. Changes: cleaner and more comfortable desktop theme; improved performance; "libre" Linux kernel ...
  6 days ago

• IMPLICATIONS OF USING ROBUST BAYESIAN ANALYSIS TO REPRESENT DIVE...

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 156
  In our previous research, we showed that robust Bayesian methods can be used in environmental modeling to define a set of probability distributions for key parameters that captures the effects of expert disagreement, ambiguity, or ignorance. This entire set can then be updated against data using Bayes? theorem to ...
  6 days ago

• Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Alpha

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the first alpha build of SimplyMEPIS 6.5, a distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny", but with KDE 4.3.2 as the main desktop: "November 21 was the seventh anniversary of MEPIS Linux, so it seems fitting that Warren Woodford has uploaded.... read more
  6 days ago

• Ubuntu Derivatives

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  Ubuntu is one of the best community developed operating systems and is a great choice for laptops, desktops and servers. There are several operating systems in the market which have been derived from Ubuntu, so such operating systems are called Ubuntu Derivatives. More here In a broader sense, we can divide ...
  6 days ago

• WSPRing with Ubuntu

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  Wow, the radio gods are are really helping me lately! Soon after receiving my new Ubuntu laptop, Joe Taylor, K1JT, released the first Linux version of his amazing WSPR program. More here read more
  6 days ago

• Debian Testing Build Script

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  For those who were interested in my previous Debian Testing build notes, I’ve now simplified the process somewhat into an install script that will do most of the work for you. More here It is fairly easy to configure to your own needs if needed. This will install everything in the previous how-to giving ...
  6 days ago

• 20 Essential Tips Every Ubuntu User Should Know

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  But diving right into a new OS is daunting, even if it is as polished and stable as Ubuntu. That’s OK though, because we’re here to help. We’ve compiled a list of the 20 most important skills that every Ubuntu user should have. More here read more
  1 week ago

• Backporting new code to Debian packages

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  If you are willing to do a little bit of work you can shoehorn the latest code into a package yourself without needing any special knowledge of how to create packages. Note this will only work with programs that already have been packaged since it re-uses the old packaging info with the new code. More here
  1 week ago

• The Using XP Until 2014 Plan Gets A Shot In The Arm

  
  WORDPRESS-TEMPLATES-PLUGINS-RSS — Authority: 145
  The Using XP Until 2014 Plan Gets A Shot In The Arm Those unhappy with, or simply not that excited about, Windows 7, got a good bit of news today, as Microsoft released a roadmap for Windows 8, and how it will fit into the delivery of other products.Giving a 3 year run for Windows 7 [...]
  1 week ago

• Knoppix Live CD distro rev’d

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  Klaus Knopper has released version 6.2 of his Debian-based live-CD Linux distro. Based on Debian 5.0 (”Lenny”), the new version uses the lightweight LXDE as the default desktop, and includes a new version of the ADRIANE talking menu system for vision-impaired users. More here read more
  1 week ago

• Lucid Ubuntu Developer Summit Videos

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  The Ubuntu Developer Summits have always been very open and participatory events, but this year we’re going a step further than previous years. On top of the audio streams, gobby documents, separate IRC channels, blueprints and wiki pages we also have many sessions videoed More here
  1 week ago

• Development Release: VENENUX GNU/Linux 0.8 RC2

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  VENENUX GNU/Linux is a Debian-based community distribution developed in South America and designed for Spanish-speaking users. The second release candidate for the upcoming version 0.8 was announced today. Changes: cleaner and more comfortable desktop theme; improved performance; "libre" Linux kernel 2.6.31.4; support ...
  1 week ago

• Thoughts on Linux Distributions

  
  Mikazo Tech Blog — Authority: 100
  Ive been trying out different Linux distributions for years now. Have always wanted to try different ones, sometimes lose interest and so on. Here are some thoughts on the major distributions Ive had a chance to give a shot. Just downloaded openSUSE 11.2 and gave it a go in VirtualBox using GNOME. True enough, its ...
  1 week ago

• Linux Kernel Recompilation: Is it Worth the Pain?

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 163
  PCLinuxOS: "Except for some really weird situations, modern Linux distributions dont really need kernel recompilation. Here are the reasons:"
  1 week ago

• Linux Kernel Recompilation: Is it Worth the Pain?

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 167
  PCLinuxOS: "Except for some really weird situations, modern Linux distributions dont really need kernel recompilation. Here are the reasons:"
  1 week ago

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