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Source: skolelinux

Ronny Aasen has announced the second release candidate of Skolelinux 3.0, a distribution also known as "Debian-Edu": "This is the second release candidate of Debian-Edu Etch. Highlights: new script 'fsautoresize' to make it easier to resize LVM volumes; changed LTSP network swap location from /tmp/ to its own .


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Source: molinux

MoLinux is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution developed by the government of Castilla la Mancha in Spain. A new development version was released yesterday; the first beta of MoLinux 3.0, code name "Aldonza" comes with the following components and new features: based on Ubuntu Feisty 7.04; Linux kernel 2.6.20, .



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Source: Linux Today

Discover: "I am a fan of Unix and linux, so i have made a website for Solaris learner http://www.learning-solaris.com . I hope everyone enjoy it."


Source: Linux Today

ZDNet UK: "I have the impression that open source to challenge it in a justice court is exactly what Microsoft desires, so we should not get into this dangerous and expensive game.
Therefore, I propose another game, in which the open source is strong where Microsoft is weak.
Let us organize an event "


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Source: Linux Today

TuxDeluxe: "It's not about money", he says, "it's about freedom. If you think it's about money you've missed the point. I want to use a computer in freedom, to cooperate, to not be restricted or prohibited from sharing. The GNU/Linux system is catching on somewhat more now. The system is becoming popular for practical reasons. It's a good system. The danger is people will like it because it's practical and it will become popular without anyone having the vaguest idea of the ideals behind it, which would be an ironic way of failing."


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Source: Linux Today

Phoronix: "While the article was far from being propaganda, what had outraged a number of open-source developers were AMD's comments on the R200 support or there the lack of. In this article, we have a few additional comments to share along with what some open-source developers had to say about AMD's information."


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Source: Linux Today

SearchEnterpriseLinux: "Having spent a few days with Fedora 7, I have found that, while still a bit buggy, the updated Xen tools show some real promise."


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Source: Linux Today

O'Reilly Network: "OpenWRT is one of the key drivers behind the Wi-Fi revolution. It got its start as an embedded Linux platform for wireless routers, perhaps inspired by (while separate from) the GPL'd Linksys code, and since 2004 it has been managed as an open source project."


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Source: Linux Today

The Economist: "A successful South African entrepreneur during the dotcom era, he wants open-source zealots to lose their religion and concentrate on ease-of-use instead."


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ZDNet.com "Siding with the the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, politicians are putting pressure on universities to do more to prevent students from illegally downloading music and other copyrighted files on campus networks"


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Adam's Tech Blog: "This is a quick and dirty document on how to troubleshoot h4xed l00nix boxen."


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Linux.com: "Nowadays, half the free software world seems to be building Gecko-based browsers (and the other half writing plugins for them). With so many available, you might think the Kazehakase browser would hardly rate a mention. However, Kazehakase breaks away from the pack by being one of the few browser projects that is actually thinking of new features and ways to enhance old ones. From its interface to its features for bookmarks and tabs to its customization options for keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures, Kazehakase is crammed with nonstandard features. You may not want every new feature offered by Kazehakase, but chances are you'll appreciate some of them."


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PC Magazine: "Has anyone besides me noticed that Linux has become the oddest "flavor of the day product ever marketed to the computing community?"


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Source: Linux Today

LinuxWorld: "As disks continue to get bigger faster than data transfer rates improve, we will need better filesystem software to prevent an fsck crisis."



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Source: ONLamp.com

Two interesting conferences are coming up in Lowell: Penguin_day (Friday, June 22) and Grassroots Use of Technology (Saturday, June 23). They’re aimed at non-profit organizations and are very inexpensive. Both are hosted by the Organizer’s Collaborative, a small, dedicated non-profit that helps other non-profits by teaching them to use open source technology. So naturally, there’s a good deal of overlap between the conferences.
Presentations range from the imminently practical (e.g., Digital Advocacy on a Small Budget) to big-name (prize-winning author Allison Fine) and geeky (Open Standards: Why the grassroots should care).
Lowell is a fascinating place, well suited to these events. The setting of the early days of the Industrial Revolution in North America, it has its up-and-coming neighborhoods as well as areas mired in poverty. Its ethnic diversity is invigorating and also challenging. And it’s home to a U.Mass. campus with strong computer-related offerings. If anything I’ve mentioned touches you, check out the conferences.



Updated: Sun Jun 10 23:55:01 2007


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