July 2009
How The Internet Works
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 11:07:20 PM Filed under
makeuseof.com: Once you finish this article, I’m sure you’ll be amazed that the Internet works at all! It’s easy to complain about slow download speeds, or lost e-mail, but, geez, it’s the Internet!
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Why I built a Ubuntu PC out of an Old Carpet Cleaner
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 11:05:05 PM Filed under

networkworld.com: PC cases come in many form factors, but they're all basically boxes that lack personality. This doesn't have to be the case (pun intended), as my Carpet Cleaner PC very well proves. Yes, this is a working Ubuntu PC built out of an old Bissell Carpet Machine.
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Intel Linux Graphics On Ubuntu Still Flaky
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 09:08:28 PM Filed under
phoronix.com: Back in May we shared that the Ubuntu Intel graphics performance was still in bad shape after testing out very early Ubuntu 9.10 packages. Months have passed, but we have just carried out some new tests using Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 3.
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Ballmer: 'We're cheaper than Apple! (But not Linux)"
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 09:06:33 PM Filed under
news.cnet.com: Whenever Microsoft starts to look like a company that is ready to play fair with open source, along comes its CEO, Steve Ballmer, to ruin all the goodwill the rest of the company has created.
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Go Back to School With Linux: Part Three
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 09:05:05 PM Filed under
ostatic.com/blog: Today marks the final installment in our series that takes a look at educational versions of popular Linux distributions that are ideal for students returning to class in the next few weeks. Today let's take a look at Debian Jr.
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Skype shutdown: where are free software and free protocols?
Submitted by fsmag on Friday 31st of July 2009 07:22:30 PM Filed under
Free software is definitely going strong in some areas, especially in the server market. However, there are other areas where free software and free protocols have failed.
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Twitter, Linux, Red Hat, Microsoft "honored" with Pwnie Awards
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 07:19:48 PM Filed under
networkworld.com: Think of the annual Pwnie Awards delivered at the Black Hat conference as a geek version of the Oscars – if they were combined with the tongue-in-cheek Razzies that celebrate the worst of Hollywood.
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Sony Pictures Imageworks Launches Open Source Program
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 07:17:43 PM Filed under
prnewswire.com: Sony Pictures Imageworks is launching an open source development program, it was announced today by Imageworks' chief technology officer, Rob Bredow. Five technologies will be released initially:
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Gaze at the stars with Stellarium
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 07:15:50 PM Filed under
dedoimedo.com: We have had lots of programs featured here on Dedoimedo, but we never really focused on educational software. Until today. I'm going to present Stellarium, a beautiful, pleasant, addictive open-source planetarium software.
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1,000,000,000: That’s a Lot of Zeros!
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 31st of July 2009 07:13:56 PM Filed under
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