The Linux Advocate is dedicated to the honest and open discussion Linux and Open Source software and projects. You probably won't like what I have to say, but hey, I'll probably be right.
As indicated, we've been working diligently to fix issues that were found in our original Flash Player 9 for Linux beta. Most notable of these problems is audio output. We are eager for users to test this version and see if the myriad sound problems have cleared up.
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From video capture to editing to DVD authoring and encoding, you can create high-quality videos easily with free, open source software.
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Correcting MS' statements in retrospect, Novell has started adding MS code in their open source projects. Isn't that a Trojan horse? All users of Novell products will eventually, legitimately be compelled to pay royalties to MS. VBA support was already being shipped with Ubuntu and Fedora, but not as a copy of MS code, why not just improve this one
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Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java, and other components. Linux Mint 2.0, code name "Barbara", was released yesterday: This release is based on Ubuntu 6.10 and uses the Ubuntu installer...
posted by Justin at 1:56 PM
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FREE GEEK, a non-profit computer recycling center that "recycles used technology to provide computers, education, Internet access and job skills training to those in need in exchange for community service", was broken into Friday night and had a bunch of equipment stolen. Be on the lookout for laptops loaded with Ubuntu and way-too-cheap Apples.
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If you have just installed GNU/Linux on your computer, and have only ever used Windows before, here are five things you need to know to get going rapidly.
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If you have just installed GNU/Linux on your computer, and have only ever used Windows before, here are five things you need to know to get going rapidly.
posted by Justin at 1:55 PM
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Tell them what you think about the state of their drivers. You may ask for a fully open source driver (like Intel does) and/or better specifications for the x.org developers. Also tell them about your economic decisions in the graphics market. DON'T SEND INSULTS/RUDE MESSAGES! You could also phone AMD http://tinyurl.com/yhuy3k or ATI: 866-284-2093
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"Novell filed an 8-K recently in which it said that you (Microsoft) have agreed not to do a similar deal with another Linux vendor to encourage the adoption of Linux and Windows virtualization solutions through a subscription certificate program."
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"we just open sourced the virtual machine in Flash here, which is the biggest open source step so far at Adobe — I am sure we will learn a lot from this and then will see what might make sense next"
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The new project has quickly become a popular choice for supporting the 3-D desktop effects that make the Linux desktop sizzle these days. I installed Beryl on Ubuntu Edgy and have been running it for the past week. I find Beryl impressive, but, predictably, unstable.
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FIC will begin shipping a completely open, Linux-based, GPS-equipped, quad-band GSM/GPRS phone direct, worldwide, for $350 or less, in early 2007. The phone will also be the first to run a brand new, open-source Linux phone OS.
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Software maker Novell Corp. (Nasdaq:NOVL - news) said on Tuesday Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) will make two separate up-front payments totaling $348 million to the company under an agreement to allow Novell's open-source Linux software to work with Windows.
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What should the Linux desktop of 2007 and beyond be like? That's what the OSDL wants to know in its latest Linux Client Survey, which runs from now until Dec. 1. The results will help the OSDL's Desktop Working Group work on the areas of development that are critical to users.
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In a world where most Linux distros are derivatives of a few major, established distros, GoboLinux stands out with a radically different concept: making _all_ packages live in self-contained directories. Yeah, this is like /Applications in OSX, but there are no exceptions (so, no /System/Library mess!). And it's a live CD, so check it out.
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A long, long time ago, packaging was an exciting idea. There were disputes over style and process, there was innovation. There were reasons to prefer .deb over .rpm over emerge and it
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when you put it all together and consider that in the present kernel source, 275 credited kernel authors wrote over 1,895,964 lines of code and documentation (6,856,723 words) and only managed to cuss 29 times -- it would seem that these developers show incredible self restraint when expressing frustration, are complete professionals...
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A recent poll shows a good percentage of *tech-savvy* XP users considering a move to Linux over an upgrade to Vista. It seems Microsoft are pushing users away with more looking at using Linux than legally upgrading.
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MobileCrunch has posted some presentation photos of what appears to be Motorola
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The KOffice raster image editor Krita reached version 1.6 along with the rest of the office suite earlier this month. But don't be misled; although Krita comes bundled with KOffice, it is not a second-tier productivity accessory like Microsoft Office Picture Manager. Krita is a fully-loaded raster graphics workhorse that stands on its own.
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To enable Flash Player to adapt to Linux component variations, Adobe is providing default implementations of audio, secure sockets, and Unicode and making an API available for developers to adapt these areas to any particular Linux configuration. Adobe is delivering a support layer as an open-source dynamic library called flashsupport.
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The third stable release of Deluge, version 0.3, has been released and uploaded to Google's servers. In addition to being a native GTK client for Linux, Deluge also features the ability to download multiple torrents in a single window, hiding to the system tray, and more. Ubuntu .debs and source tarballs are provided.
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