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Mageia 3 KDE Review: elegant and fantastic!

mylinuxexplore.blogspot: To be honest, I have used quite a few KDE distros in last couple of years but never saw a resource efficient distro like Mageia 2. Under similar conditions, Mageia performed better than almost all the KDE distros I have used. For me, the release of Mageia 3 was one of the most anticipated releases of 2013.

Emmabuntus 2 - The French Revolution

everydaylinuxuser.com: One of my favourite things about writing about Linux is when I decide to review one of the smaller distributions. This week I have had the pleasure of installing, exploring and now reviewing Emmabuntus 2.

20 Funny Commands or Linux is Fun

tecmint.com: Linux is fun! Huhhh. OK so you don’t believe me. Mind me at the end of this article you will have to believe that Linux is actually a fun box.

I wiped Windows and never looked back

darkduck.com: This man usually sits in a different seat of the interview room. Many people in the Linux world recognise him as a person who interviewed a lot of high-profile Linux advocates, prophets and journalists. But let me now put him into the interviewee's seat and introduce the man to you. Please meet: Steven Ovadia.

Hybryde Fusion: A very unique Linux distribution

linuxbsdos.com: Hybryde Fusion is a new desktop distribution based on Ubuntu Desktop. Unlike most other Ubuntu-based distributions, it brings a few interesting features to the table.

China and Linux: A Lesson in Industry Transformation

wired.com: Of course, Linux has been the foundation of much of this disruption — and the operating system is becoming more popular across global growth markets. Worldwide enterprise adoption of Linux continues to rise, according to the Linux Foundation’s 2013 Enterprise End User Report.

Best Linux Distro For a New User?

fossforce.com: There’s still a perception that Linux is difficult to use and is only for Geeks. This seems rather silly, since most casual users, the folks who use their computers only for surfing, email and word processing, would have little to no learning curve at all using many Linux distros these days.

The Windows Kernel's Achilles' Heel

linuxinsider.com (blog safari): Last week we saw our favorite operating system named the "benchmark of quality". Now, the cheerfest continues with no less than a confession from a Windows kernel developer that Linux development is better. Could it get any better than this?

Antergos Linux 2013.05.12 review

linuxbsdos.com: Antergos Linux is a desktop distribution based on Arch Linux. The distribution started under the Cinnarch moniker with the objective of providing a Cinnamon-only desktop distribution using the same rolling release development model as its parent distribution.

Before Mageia 3: Mageia 2 in Perspective Redux

unsolicitedbutoffered.blogspot: The early articles of this site revolved around the late and somewhat lamented Mandriva, which faced troubles as a Linux distribution, product, and company. Although Distrowatch lists Mageia within its top 10 of most clicked distributions, Mageia receives the same coverage in the media as long running PCLinuxOS and Sabayon. In fact, popular frugal Linux distribution Puppy Linux is mentioned more in articles and forums than Mageia.

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 508

Welcome to this year's 20th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! Debian GNU/Linux, the world's largest Linux distribution and the ultimate cooperative software project that extends across many countries on all continents, has recently released a new stable version and it is the subject of this week's first-impression review by Jesse Smith;

Mageia 3 Released with Steamy Goodness

ostatic.com: The third official release of, the popular Mandriva fork, Mageia is now available. After several delays and a mountain of challenges, Patricia Fraser said, "We still can't believe how much fun it is to make Mageia together, and we've been doing it for two and a half years."

Linux Mint 15 Most Ambitious Release Ever

ostatic.com: Clement Lefebvre, Mint founder and lead, recently announced the public release of Linux Mint 15 Release Candidate. Mint 15 brings lots of fixes, two new tools, and several new features. In fact, Clem said, "Linux Mint 15 is the most ambitious release since the start of the project."

12 Awesome Devices Powered By Linux

mylinuxbook.com: Besides well known devices like Google’s Android, Amazon’s Kindle etc, Linux is powering some of the most amazing devices around the globe and in the sky. Have a look at these 12 awesome devices that are powered by Linux.

Linux: The Gold Standard of Code

linuxinsider.com (blog safari): "Linux code is the 'benchmark of quality,' study concludes" is the headline that started the ball rolling down at the blogosphere's Broken Windows Lounge, where toast after toast has rung out in Linux's name as a result.

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