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eWeek - Dell’s commitment to desktop Linux shines through with the introduction of the newest version of Ubuntu on two of its PCs and DVD playback.
Hands on with the new online version of OpenOffice.org (Updated)
Ars Technica - The setup has been tested in Firefox 1.5 and above, IE6 and 7, and even Safari, though Ubuntu users are specifically warned that they must be using the Sun Java (Sun JRE) plug-in or the current implementation of Online OpenOffice.org won’t work
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PRWeb - “In launching Makeover Train, we wanted to create an online buzz about the show. In embedding the video within the press release, we gave journalists, bloggers, potential audience members a preview of the show. Ultimately, our release received over
Linspire 6.0 Includes Lawsuit Protection
Linux Insider - Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu founder and head of Canonical, took to his blog earlier this year to express his distaste for the covenant principle. “A promise by Microsoft not to sue for infringement of unspecified patents has no value at all and is not
1,000 pages of bad news: Ohio e-voting report released
Ars Technica - The results are now in from a thorough, $1.9 million test of the voting machines that Ohio has used in elections over the Dell to support Ubuntu 7.10, DVD playback Dell has announced the availability of computers with Ubuntu 7.10 preinstalled.
Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 2 Has PulseAudio
Softpedia - Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available from the network and professional
Microsoft Offers IE6 Crash Solution, Preps IE8
NewsFactor Network - While Microsoft downplayed the bug that causes fully patched Windows XP system using Internet Explorer 6 to crash on certain sites, Lumension Security’s Paul Zimski called the Internet Explorer problem a large-scale issue that illustrates that the
Ubuntu 6.06 Is Current Desktop Linux Champ
eWeek - Since Linux distributions boil down to collections of software that are freely available to everyone, distributions most clearly differentiate themselves from each other in the ways that they bring together and manage this software. Ubuntu owes its
The World Series of Linux: Round 3, The Championship
CRN - CMP Channel Test Center conducted its first-ever World Series of Linux, looking at six desktop distributions of the Open Source OS. Over three rounds, they were put through the paces to see if Linux is ready for prime time. So we get to the final
Upgrades Lift Ubuntu and SUSE
eWeek - SUSE Linux 10.0 is the first version to emerge from the OpenSUSE project. So far, the fruits of the Novell project—aside from the freely available SUSE Linux 10.0 release—have been better access to development builds of the distribution and a
Open-Sourcing Java Will Create Incompatibility Risk, Sun Exec Warns
eWeek - Sun has engaged directly with the communities on this, with the Sun Java legal, marketing and engineering teams all engaging with the Debian, Ubuntu and Gentoo communities to work out what was wrong with the license and to come up with a new one that
Dell Announces Ubuntu 7.10 PCs with DVD Playback
eWeek - Dell’s commitment to desktop Linux shines through with the introduction of the newest version of Ubuntu on two of its PCs and DVD playback. Dell has told DesktopLinux.com that it will be announcing Dec. 19 that it will be releasing PCs with Ubuntu 7
Red Hat names new chief, Q3 profit climbs
Tectonic - Nico de Wet on Kickstart your IT business in 2008 Rok on One click monitor power-down for Linux IG on One click monitor power-down for Linux Ponsy on What’s your favourite Ubuntu? Bill Gates on What’s your favourite Ubuntu? Most Viewed One click
Red Hat to replace chief executive
ZDNet UK - The elimination of the free, supported product angered some — and triggered the eventual founding of rival firm Ubuntu by Canonical’s chief executive Mark Shuttleworth. But it has been hard to argue with Red Hat’s financial success. In the quarter
The World Series of Linux: Round 1
CRN - Ubuntu, Freespire and Xandros square off Channel Test Center took up the challenge and spent the past few weeks putting together a test bed and collecting various distributions for testing. The test bed is fairly basic and mimics an ordinary office
Content Management Made Easy With Xerox
CRN - conducted its first-ever World Series of Linux, looking at six desktop distributions of the Open Source OS. Over three rounds, they were put through the paces to see if Linux is ready for prime time. In Round 1 of The World Series of Linux, Ubuntu
Projity exanding open source, Saas attack against Microsoft Project
ZDNet Blogs - The Projity exec also hinted that the company is close to a deal to bundle OpenProj with Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and has also had discussions with Red Hat and Ubuntu. OpenProj is currently bundled with Mandriva, another Linux
Desktop Linux most popular topic of 2007
ZDNet Blogs - Desktop Linux became the most popular topic in open source during 2007, as evidenced by the our August post asking if Ubuntu had clinched the desktop Linux market . The post not only drew more readers than any other, but 108 talkbacks, and with a
Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) alpha 2 officially released
Ars Technica - The Ubuntu development community has officially announced the release of Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 2 . Ubuntu 8.04—scheduled for release in April 2008—is a long-term support (LTS) release, which means that it will be supported on the desktop for three
Thread: Comments for: “The World Series of Linux: Round 2″
CRN - Ubuntu integrated with other software or hardware and add on $50 for Ubuntu itself - this is perfectly fine. Or $10 or $100 or anything you want that your customers are willing to pay. It is just the same as non-open source software, but you have
Ubuntu Let Us Play, Now Grab Our DIY OS Pre-Giveaway!
Popular Mechanics - Published in the December 2007 issue. We’re excited about our Mini Monster PC with its ridiculously oversize data locker, but we’re sad that only one person can win it. So to give a little something to the rest of our geeky readers out there, we
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CRN - We’ve recently switched from Windows to Linux Ubuntu. Now we need to find a linux printer driver for the Primera Signature Z6 (prints CDs). I’ve tried Primera, Linux Foundation, driverguide.com, and your suggestion of turboprint.de/english/html but
