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Secure boot: Microsoft shows up Linux
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 14th of December 2012 04:16:29 AM Filed under

itwire.com: It's early days for secure boot, the new method that Microsoft is using to protect its desktop turf, but it would not be unfair to say that the company has succeeded in showing up the sharply fragmented nature of GNU/Linux.
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Ubuntu Linux and Windows 8: Head-to-Head at Last
Submitted by srlinuxx on Thursday 6th of December 2012 07:42:27 PM Filed under

linuxinsider.com (blog safari): Canonical may have ultimately changed its mind about "Avoid the pain of Windows 8" -- the slogan that accompanied the original launch of Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" earlier this fall, but like so many deeply compelling notions, it seems to have staying power here in the Linux blogosphere.
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Steve Ballmer's Nightmare... or not
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 4th of December 2012 10:44:56 PM Filed under
- "Steve Ballmer's Nightmare"
- Cheating DeathWatch: Microsoft Isn't Dead Yet
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Going from A to B in KDE, GNOME, and Windows
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 30th of November 2012 06:35:06 PM Filed under


mandrivachronicles.blogspot: As a Linux user, I've learned to appreciate the differences of doing things using the different desktops available. I started thinking of how one can see going from point A to point B in KDE and GNOME.
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LibreOffice vs. Microsoft Office in real life
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 19th of November 2012 11:21:16 PM Filed under

dedoimedo.com: For most people, Microsoft Office Word is synonymous with word processing in general. They do not know or care that there used to be software like WordPerfect, or that some people run LibreOffice, AbiWord, and many other programs.
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Windows 8, the post-PC world, and Linux: Microsoft will prevail
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 31st of October 2012 06:52:39 PM Filed under

arstechnica.com: Since the very first reveal of Windows 8, some critics have called the operating system a fatal move for Microsoft. They call it a blunder so large in its abandonment of Windows' heritage that it has created an opportunity for other operating systems to rise up.
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today's leftovers:
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 31st of October 2012 09:30:53 AM Filed under



- Mark Shuttleworth and the secrecy of Ubuntu
- Video Editor ‘Lightworks’ Linux Release Limited to Select Few
- Osmos Arcade Game Added to Steam for Linux Database
- Ext4 bug - No need to panic
- Geeky Halloween Pics
- Precise Puppy - Linux Perfected
- How to become an rsync power user with Grsync
- Ubuntu Plans To Stick To "Stable GNOME"
- Booting into Linux on Windows 8 Secure Boot-equipped hardware
- Ethiopian kids hack OLPCs in 5 months with zero instruction
- An overview of our Secure Boot implementation
- Getting started with UEFI development
- The Ripple Effect of Windows 8
- Howto GNOME 3 in Ubuntu
- Widgets Are Coming To The Unity Desktop
- BackBox Linux 3 Review
- linux kernel monkey: Help Wanted
- Make a game on Raspberry Pi
- GCC 4.8 Compiler On AMD's Eight-Core Piledriver
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Will XP Users Shun Windows 8 in Favor of Ubuntu?
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 31st of October 2012 02:08:07 AM Filed under

datamation.com: Historically, Windows hasn't been tremendously effective in the area of backwards compatibility. On the flipside, the idea that Windows 8 will drive Windows users to Ubuntu in droves is unlikely.
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Windows 8: The desktop review
Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 26th of October 2012 08:19:51 PM Filed under
extremetech.com: Windows 8 is the most significant operating system update Microsoft has launched since Windows 95, and the first one designed to run on such a wide range of devices.
Also: GNUs trick-or-treat at Windows 8 launch
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Dear Microsoft, Thanks for Windows 8! Love Linux
Submitted by srlinuxx on Thursday 25th of October 2012 05:04:54 PM Filed under

internetnews.com: Microsoft has a big launch event today in New York City for Windows 8. Surprisingly I got invited, but no I won't be there. Linux users like myself however really should thank Microsoft.
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