Tag Archives: Linux

Greece: open source computer lab donated to children’s centre

Posted on 22/02/2012 by woodsy

Greeklug, the Greek free software advocacy group, has donated a free and open source software computer lab to a children’s shelter in the village of Filyro, north of Thessaloniki, Joinup reports. Apart from providing installation and hardware, the group is … Continue reading →

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Walmart Brazil – the best place to buy a Linux box online?

Posted on 20/02/2012 by woodsy

One the frequent criticisms made by lovers of free and open source operating systems is the great difficulty of buying hardware either with Linux pre-installed or that doesn’t involve paying the ‘Microsoft Tax‘ (i.e. a common complaint from those who … Continue reading →

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WindowMaker desktop manager development resumes

Posted on 17/02/2012 by woodsy

When the chief scribe first starting using Linux regularly some years ago, he ventured slightly further than the usual Gnome and KDE desktops, occasionally getting to grips with the slightly more esoteric WindowMaker window manager. Slashdot now reports that a … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix announced

Posted on 13/02/2012 by woodsy

Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distro, has announced the introduction of the Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix. Based on Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix is now available for corporate and government institutions evaluating Ubuntu as a desktop … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Global Jam issues call for events

Posted on 08/02/2012 by woodsy

Yesterday Jono Bacon published a blog post inviting people around the world to organise events for this year’s Ubuntu Global Jam, which is being held from 2nd – 4th March. The Ubuntu Global Jam is a worldwide fun event that’s … Continue reading →

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New Spark open tablet, complete with Linux & KDE pre-installed

Posted on 06/02/2012 by woodsy

PC World reports that KDE developer Aaron Seigo revealed over the weekend that a 7-inch Linux tablet named “Spark” will soon be available with KDE Plasma Active tablet interface as its default user interface. It will be priced at €200 … Continue reading →

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Try out Ubuntu using your browser!

Posted on 31/01/2012 by woodsy

Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has developed a web page for testing the distro, according to Le Monde Informatique. Written entirely in HTML, this page allows potential Ubuntu users to discover and work with the Unity interface, … Continue reading →

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Wot? No games for Linux? Not true!

Posted on 25/01/2012 by woodsy

One of the accusations erroneously levelled against Linux is that there is a paucity of games for the platform. Well, the splendid little sampler video below courtesy of ChemBroTronNo1 may just help to dispel that illusion. Hat tip: Ubuntu Vibes

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Spain: Extremadura to migrate 40,000 public sector desktops to Debian

Posted on 23/01/2012 by woodsy

Spain’s Publico recently reported (Spanish) that the autonomous regional government of Extremadura is planning to move all 40,000 of its desktops to Debian Linux. In taking this step, Extremadura would be the leading Spanish public sector organisation for the use … Continue reading →

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Linux Desura game client released as open source Desurium

Posted on 22/01/2012 by woodsy

Ubuntu Vibes reports that the Desura game client has been open sourced. Progress on work to release the client as open source was slow as lead developer ‘lodle’ was taking a break. However, all the necessary work has now been … Continue reading →

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