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Europe's Tender Words About FOSS - TechNewsWorld

14 hours 8 min ago

Europe's Tender Words About FOSS
TechNewsWorld
Ubuntu comparison guide. The latest? None other than outright rejection -- Dell has now, apparently, dropped all Ubuntu-preloaded offerings from its website ...

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Simmtronics Rolls Out Slim Desktop PCs - Techtree.com

15 hours 1 min ago

Techtree.com

Simmtronics Rolls Out Slim Desktop PCs
Techtree.com
Simmtronics SDC 2711S comes preloaded with Ubuntu. On the other hand, Simmtronics SCD2911S comes loaded with Intel Core 2 Duo (E7500, 2.93Ghz, 3MB Cache, ...

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Dell to Continue to Sell Ubuntu Systems, Just Not on Its UK Website - Softpedia

17 hours 8 min ago

Dell to Continue to Sell Ubuntu Systems, Just Not on Its UK Website
Softpedia
By Lucian Parfeni, Web News Editor Over the past few days there have been some rumors that Dell is dropping Ubuntu-based systems. ...

System76 Continues Linnux Netbook Line With Second-Gen Starling - Netbook Expert (blog)

18 hours 34 min ago

Netbook Expert (blog)

System76 Continues Linnux Netbook Line With Second-Gen Starling
Netbook Expert (blog)
They offer their products — netbooks, laptops, desktops, et al — with appropriate versions of Ubuntu Linux pre-installed. When netbooks originally started ...

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Whitelisting Advances with New Bouncer App - eSecurity Planet

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 16:53

Whitelisting Advances with New Bouncer App
eSecurity Planet
Starting with Bouncer 6.0, the company is moving to a software appliance model powered by Ubuntu Linux. Clarkson noted that CoreTrace does not have a formal ...

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GNOME 3 not ready yet, release pushed back to 2011 - Ars Technica

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 15:13

GNOME 3 not ready yet, release pushed back to 2011
Ars Technica
It provides a number of the core components that make up the default user experience in many mainstream Linux distributions, including Ubuntu and Fedora. ...
Don't Be Too Quick to Dismiss Open CoreITworld.com
GNOME 3.0 Delayed Until March 2011Softpedia
GNOME 3.0 release delayed by six monthsiTWire
LWN.net -The H
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Dell has not abandoned Ubuntu - NetworkWorld.com

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:57

Telegraph.co.uk

Dell has not abandoned Ubuntu
NetworkWorld.com
Know this: Ubuntu is still for sale on Dell's website. In fact, a new desktop is available via Dell's Ubuntu sales site, loaded with Ubuntu 10.04. ...
Dell expands Ubuntu Linux desktop offeringsComputerworld (blog)
Ubuntu's two big advantages over Windows and MacZDNet (blog)
Why Ubuntu Linux Is a Good Business ChoicePC World
PC Magazine -Telegraph.co.uk -ZDNet UK (blog)
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Time To End A Monopoly? - Muktware (blog)

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 13:28

Time To End A Monopoly?
Muktware (blog)
Dell recently changed a page on its site which said that Ubuntu is more secure than Windows. I do not accuse anyone, but anyone may assume where the ...

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Canonical fluffs one-click Ubuntu cloud stack - Register

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 23:35

Canonical fluffs one-click Ubuntu cloud stack
Register
Canonical is accelerating Ubuntu's push into the cloud, delivering an integrated stack of cloud platforms ready for download. Canonical has revealed that ...
Ubuntu Cloud platformSYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

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Curated computing is no substitute for the personal and handmade - The Guardian

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:46

The Guardian

Curated computing is no substitute for the personal and handmade
The Guardian
There are hundreds of places where I can find recommendations and lists and reviews and packages of software for my computer (Ubuntu, the version of ...

Latest ATI Video Driver Has Support for Ubuntu 10.04 - Softpedia

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 22:17

Neoseeker

Latest ATI Video Driver Has Support for Ubuntu 10.04
Softpedia
ATI Catalyst 10.7 introduces final and stable support for the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) operating system, early support for the newly released openSUSE ...
ATI Catalyst 10.7 drivers releasedNeoseeker
ATI outs Catalyst 10.7 driversFudzilla
ATI releases 10.7 Catalyst drivers, brings GPU boost to VLC usersZDNet (blog)
KitGuru (blog) -THINQ.co.uk -HardwareHeaven.com (blog)
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Ubuntu Server makes gains at SUSE Linux' expense - Search Enterprise Linux

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 20:14

Ubuntu Server makes gains at SUSE Linux' expense
Search Enterprise Linux
“Red Hat has all the enterprise deployments and is as strong as ever, SUSE is dwindling, and Ubuntu is fast filling needs of the smaller businesses and ...
The most popular Linux for Web servers is ...Computerworld (blog)

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Soccer fans take stand against xenophobia - Mail & Guardian Online

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:49

Soccer fans take stand against xenophobia
Mail & Guardian Online
More than 16 000 soccer fans -- the majority of them Zimbabweans -- attended the inaugural Ubuntu Derby at the Johannesburg Stadium on Sunday afternoon. ...
Hope after anti-xenophobia soccer matchPrimedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Bosso, Jomo Cosmos in anti-xenophobia matchThe Zimbabwean
Highlanders ready for CosmosSunday News
The Zimbabwean
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A few Ubuntu 10.04 fixes - Ghacks Technology News

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 11:26

A few Ubuntu 10.04 fixes
Ghacks Technology News
Ubuntu 10.04 has been out for a while now…long enough so that some of the more pestering issues have been finally fixed. But in some cases those issues ...

Create an Application Shortcut to Open Nautilus as Root in Ubuntu - Lifehacker

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 22:08

Create an Application Shortcut to Open Nautilus as Root in Ubuntu
Lifehacker
You need root access to edit a lot of files in Linux, but Terminal work can get tedious. Here''sa simple way to add a shortcut to your applications menu for ...

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Ubuntu Derby promotes African peace, unity - Times LIVE

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 21:26

Times LIVE

Ubuntu Derby promotes African peace, unity
Times LIVE
Xenophobia broke out in De Doorns The Ubuntu Derby, played at the Johannesburg Stadium, saw South Africa's Jomo Cosmos battle it out against Zimbabwe's ...
Do we really believe in diversity?Thought Leader
Foreigners want SA army to protect them from xenophobiaThe Zimbabwean
South African Xenophobia a dangerous diseaseZimbabwe Telegraph
AllAfrica.com -Accra Daily Mail -GlobalPost
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Tutu to retire from public life in Oct. - Press TV

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 21:51

The Guardian

Tutu to retire from public life in Oct.
Press TV
Ubuntu is an African philosophy of life. The word has its origin in the Bantu languages of southern Africa. Tutu has explained ubuntu, saying, ...
South Africa: Archbishop Tutu to retire from public lifeAfrique en Ligue
Desmond Tutu, prayerful priestThe Guardian
Tutu, 78, to bow out of public lifeDaily Dispatch Online

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Dell drops Ubuntu PCs from website... for now - PC Pro

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 13:29

PC Pro

Dell drops Ubuntu PCs from website... for now
PC Pro
Dell has stopped selling consumer PCs preloaded with Ubuntu from its website, and doesn't know when they're coming back. ...

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A basket case no more - Ha'aretz

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 10:45

The Guardian

A basket case no more
Ha'aretz
South Africa 2010 was rooted in a global embrace, in the spirit of the African philosophy Ubuntu, which essentially says, "No man is an island. ...
Visitors put profit on menuJoburg

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