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- PCLinuxOS
- Recently one of my readers suggested I give the PCLinuxOS distribution a try. I did. Here are my thoughts.For the longest time my distro of choice for newbies was Ubuntu. Ubuntu was simple to install, easy to configure, and simple to manage. Ubuntu discovered hardware for the most part well...
- Tags: card, Distribution Upgrade, Fedora, Get Jacked, Gnome, Gpl, Installation, Kde, Linux, Open Source, operating system, PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, up-and, Upgrade, Window Environment
- Blog posts 2007-02-11
- Fedora changing the choices: good or bad?
- For the next release of Fedora things are going to be a bit different. And Im not so sure they are going to be for the better. Let me explain to you what they are doing. As of FC7 the isos will come in different flavors:Fedora DesktopFedora KDE Fedora Server...
- Tags: Afterstep, Blackbox, desktop, Distribution Upgrade, Enlightenment, Fedora, Fedora Project, Get Jacked, Gimp, Gnome, Gpl, Installation, Kde, Linux, Open Source, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, Window Environment
- Blog posts 2007-01-28
- Open Source Back Doors
- This blog is brought to you by conspiracy theorists across the globe.That being said...I read a post recently on the Fedora Core mailing list about a rumor of a back door in all of Microsofts products from Windows 95 to the present that allowed NSA in via a back door....
- Tags: Fedora, Get Jacked, Gpl, Microsoft Windows, Networking, NSA, Open Source, security, SELinux, software, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-01-15
- Linux applications I can't live without
- Okay so Ive read it countless times "I cant switch to Linux because I cant live without application X." Well Ive had enough. Its time to fight back!!!Recently my father was awarded a new PC from work. The PC was loaded with Windows XP. Now my father has been using...
- Tags: Email, Enlightenment, Evolution, Fedora, Gimp, Gnome, Gnucash, Gpl, Linux, Open Source, Rpm, Uncategorized, Window Environment, Windows, Yum
- Blog posts 2007-01-04
- Open Source: 2006 in retrospect
- This one is tough. From CNET you can see the following headlines:Public debate on GPL 3 draft beginsIBM sets DB2 database freeIBM spearheads Ajax tools at EclipseRed Hat scoops up JBossNovell brands its own open-source religionOpen source shapes up as rival to OracleMicrosoft bends on OpenDocumentMicrosoft gives go-ahead to open-source...
- Tags: Fedora, Get Jacked, Gpl, Linux, Netware, Novell, Open Source, open-source community, Rpm, SuSE, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2006-12-30
- I have a bone to pick with the open source community
- Recently I upgraded my phone to a Treo 680. Love it! Prior to that I was using a regular cell phone and a Sony Clie. Well the Clie had serious battery problems and I had to be around a wifi access point to use the online features. Not so handy...
- Tags: Distribution Upgrade, Evolution, Fedora, Gpl, Installation, Linux, Network, Networking, Open Source, open-source community, Palm Treo, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, USB, Windows
- Blog posts 2006-12-14
- Ubuntu reaches out to Novell: backlash ensues
- With the recent blunder *er* partnership of Novell and Microsoft the Linux community quickly flew up in arms about what was to happen. Many conspiracy theories were tossed up into the wind and few of them fell back down to earth.But one thing did come to light in this tiny...
- Tags: Distribution Upgrade, Fedora, Gpl, Linux, Netware, Novell Inc., Open Source, proprietary software, software, Suse, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2006-11-30
- Linux needs boxes
- I know this is going to sound silly to many but...I remember the days of old (thatd be the mid to late 90s) when I could walk into any given sudo-geek shop (Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City...) and find boxed Linux products on the shelf. It was usually your standard...
- Tags: Fedora, Gpl, Linux, Open Source, shelves, Ubuntu, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
- Why does Microsoft hate Linux?
- That pretty much sums it up. But youre probably asking yourself, "why does he think this when Microsoft is now embracing Linux on a financial and code-based level?" Why? Because Microsoft has, for the last decade, taken Linux to task at every corner. No one has spent as much time,...
- Tags: Fedora, Get Jacked, Gpl, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Novell, Open Source, Suse, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2006-11-18
- Who "owns" Linux
- Lately there have been a lot of news items coming through about open source and where its heading. We have Oracle undercutting Red Hat. We have Microsoft putting SuSE riding shotgun. Times are changing. But all of this brings to the fore one point that will inevitably come back time...
- Tags: Fedora, Linux, Novell, Open Source, operating system, software, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2006-11-06
- Vista and hardware support
- Today I read something I nearly couldn't believe. Micro$oft came out to say that it was only going to "allow" but ONE significant hardware "change" before support remediation must be used. Say what? So MicroShaft is saying that people that actually purchase the new Vista OS are only going to be...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware, Uncategorized, Open Source, Linux, Gpl, Kde, Fedora, Windows, IS IT, operating system
- Blog posts 2006-10-31
- What would the loss of RedHat Linux mean?
- Recently it came to my attention that Oracle has attempted to undercut RedHat Linux. How you ask? Well Oracle is basically taking RedHat software, removing all mention of RedHat and all RedHat trademarks, releasing the new operating system with "bug fixes" (says an Oracle company press release.) Next, Oracle sells...
- Tags: Fedora, Gpl, Linux, Open Source, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Redhat Linux, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2006-10-30
Additional Resources
- Fedora Linux - Quick Start: Installing Fedora
- Fedora is a powerful, fast-changing, freely available operating system. It can be used as a productive desktop or server environment, or it can be used to learn about Linux and experiment with new technologies. There are many different Linux distributions, each with a different set of features, aimed at a...
- Tags: Fedora Project, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- Book chapters 2006-10-01
- How to Install Fedora core 6 on wmware 6
- I want to try fedora core 6. I would like to install it as my guest OS.I'm using wmware workstation 6 beta. Right now i'm still using windows xp2.Can someone provides detail steps to install fedora?I'm already have fedora iso image.Please.Glad to see your informative information.
- Tags: aredieyieda@..., Fedora Core, Fedora Project
- Discussion threads 2007-05-09
- How to make the OS Selection menu in Fedora?
- Hi Experts , I am using Windows XP.Recently i installed Linux Fedora.But now at time of booting it is not asking me to Select the OS.Directly going to Fedora.How can i avoind this problem?..How to set the Boot time or How to extend the boot time in...
- Tags: pravi.pravi@..., linux fedora, boot time extending, linux, operating system, Fedora Project
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- New leader for Fedora Project
- Paul Frields will be taking over leadership of Red Hat's Fedora Project from Max Spevack. An excerpt from Redhat archives: I am very pleased to announce that Paul Frields has accepted a job with Red Hat, and he will be taking over as Fedora Project Leader...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Leader, Paul Frields, Open Source, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-13
- Prepare your machines for a Red Hat Fedora 4 installation
- This sample chapter, taken from Red Hat Fedora 4 Unleashed, discusses how to prepare for an effective, efficient Fedora installation. Fedora is a flexible Linux distribution that can adapt to a variety of hardware configurations and can be installed in a number of ways.This sample chapter, taken...
- Tags: Chapter, Sams Publishing, Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Open Source
- Book chapters 2006-03-14
- Fedora Core DVD
- So, okay...I go to the http://fedora.redhat.com/download/ page to download Fedora Core, and want to download the DVD version of the installer, which is referenced right there on the page. I go to the downloads page, and the only files available for download are the multi-CD sets. Can anyone point me...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, Fedora Core, Fedora Project
- Discussion threads 2006-03-16
- How to make the os selection window?
- Hi experts, I am using Win XP as my OS.Recently i installed Linux Fedora.But now its not asking me to select the OS at the Boot time.It Directly Going to Fedora...How can i make the os choice menu in my comuter?How did you install Fedora?Did you install Fedora...
- Tags: Fedora Project, linux, Microsoft Windows XP, pravi.pravi@..., software, window
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- Fedora seeks developers with two X chromosomes
- Calling all female developers: The open source community wants you put some of your skills and energy towards creating free and open source software. Check out the news article, "Fedora wants to draw in women." According to the story, "Open-source project Fedora has launched Fedora Women, a forum and mailing...
- Tags: Developer, Women, Fedora Project, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2006-08-01
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