10 Essential Linux Applications For Daily Use
lxer.com — Instead of an introduction, I'll answer the question 'Why did you left out wonderful applications like Scribus, Inkscape, Cinelerra, Wine, QCAD etc?'. Well, because the article is about applications which I consider essential for daily use. Of course, some work with those every day, but not the majority. Secondly, if you ask why Amarok and not Bans (Submitted by DAREtoDIGG) More...
Linux Education in America: Inspiration from Russia?
lxer.com — The reason that the Russian announcement is funny boils down to the perception over the years that Russia equates to totalitarianism, whilst here in America we're all about Freedom and innovation. Yet our educational system -- the very underpinnings of how we're growing out future technological talent, is based upon the inversion of what one... (Submitted by jrsisler) More...
Xfce behind the scenes: interview with Benedikt Meurer
lxer.com — Very interesting interview about the history of Xfce, its status next to Gnome and KDE and its relationship with Xfce distributions. If you never really looked into Xfce, read on to find out more about the underdog among the Linux Desktop Environments. (Submitted by Vinvin) More...
Linux Freedom Never Cries
lxer.com — ...Speaking of celebrating freedom, Ohio Linux Fest is in its 5th year. Drew Curtis of Fark.com, Bradley Kuhn, John (maddog) Hall and a host of other Linux luminaries will be showing up. We'll be celebrating a lot. We'll be celebrating the 5 year mark, Linux, Freedom and Community. (http://ohiolinux.org) (Submitted by Vorian) More...
16,000 Linux computers delivered - for free
lxer.com — James Burgett is a great guy. He is collecting old computers from companies and individuals, inspects them, and in some cases repairs them, and then gives them away to those who cannot afford to buy. He has done this for 12 years, and each system is delivered with a free OS. (Submitted by dsn0wman) More...
Launch of GNU GPLv3
lxer.com — On Friday, June 29, at 12 noon (EDT), the Free Software Foundation will officially release the GNU GPL version 3. Please join us in celebration as we bring to a close eighteen months of public outreach and comment, in revision of the world's most popular free software license. (Submitted by LucyHarvard) More...
Five Tired Old Myths About GNU/Linux
lxer.com — Would you believe that, in 2007, there are people who still blame Linux for the lack of hardware vendors who advertise Linux support and who believe that the Bash project's evangelists are hurting Linux uptake? Look, if you're going to claim the GNU/Linux community is not grasping the average computer user, at least use some up-to-date arguments. (Submitted by jrepin) More...
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