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Original Editorials Switching from UNIX to Linux
If you're currently running proprietary, RISC-based UNIX, now may be the time to take a serious look at Linux. The two operating systems have a lot in common, but Linux offers clear advantages such as more support from enterprise software and low-cost hardware vendors.
Why Switch from Windows to Linux
Before you make the decision to upgrade to another version of Windows, be sure to compare it carefully to Linux. In many ways, the open source alternative is more secure, more affordable and more reliable.
Linux-Noob: Windows Girl Goes Fedora "Here it is, a review from a total newbie. It describes her thoughts on trying linux for the first time (and sticking with it too)..." (Aug 18, 2005)
ServerWatch: Enterprise Unix Roundup: Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Aug 27, 2005, 01:00 UTC) (335 reads)
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(feedback) "Just over two years ago, we launched this column with a quick look at Sun Microsystems, which had managed to make headlines twice that week by snuggling up closer to SCO and making a beta release of the Orion 'software train...'"
eWeek: Survey: Apps Availability Drives Choice Between Linux, Windows (Aug 26, 2005, 22:00 UTC) (898 reads)
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(feedback) "Rackspace is a leading Web hosting company which, with about half of its enterprise customers using Linux and the other half using Windows, surveyed its users to find out why they chose one operating system over the other..."
ZDNet UK: Open Source Awareness Growing in Scotland (Aug 26, 2005, 20:30 UTC) (479 reads)
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(feedback) "A Green MSP claims that awareness of non-proprietary software is growing, but warns that Microsoft would be quick to respond to any political move away from Windows..."
Linux.com: Meet Your Local LUG (Aug 26, 2005, 10:00 UTC) (711 reads)
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(feedback) "Are you a businessperson or non-techie who wants to learn more about Linux and computers, but don't know where to start? One excellent place to start is a Linux user group (LUG)..."
NewsForge: Hugin Paints a Panoramic Picture (Aug 26, 2005, 08:30 UTC) (1106 reads)
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(feedback) "I'm not a professional photographer, and I like the convenience of digital cameras, but sometimes the photo I get is not what I imagined: the area taken by the camera is just too small..."
SECURITY: Advisories: August 25, 2005 (Aug 26, 2005, 04:45 UTC) (439 reads)
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(feedback) Today's security advisories: HTTPd (Astaro Security Linux); courier and libpam-ldap (Debian GNU/Linux); openmotif and php (Fedora Core); PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc, TikiWiki, eGroupWare, Apache 2.0, Tor, and libpcre (Gentoo Linux); lm_sensors, bluez-utils, pcre, php (Mandriva Linux); kernel (Red Hat Linux); and pcre3 and apache2 (Ubuntu Linux).
NewsForge: How to Read Linux Reviews (Aug 26, 2005, 04:00 UTC) (1048 reads)
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(feedback) "Once upon a time, reviews related to GNU/Linux and free software in open source community publications and Web sites were candy-coated..."
Softpedia: The Real Problem of Linux: The Userbase? (Aug 26, 2005, 01:00 UTC) (2560 reads)
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(feedback) "True, a normal Linux installation and setting up basic internet access and email settings is proven to be equally easy under Windows as under Linux--if not easier under Linux..."
ZDNet UK: UK Government Wakes Up to Firefox (Aug 25, 2005, 21:15 UTC) (1896 reads)
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(feedback) "With software company Autodesk also pledging to make at least one of its products compatible with Firefox, the days of IE-only Web sites could be numbered..."
ServerWatch: Real World Open Source: The TCO Question (Aug 25, 2005, 19:00 UTC) (992 reads)
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(feedback) "Some suggest that less than 30 percent of an organization's software TCO is in upfront costs (e.g., sale price or licenses), while the rest is in support and know-how..."
LWN: Dissertation: Three Ethical Moments in Debian (Aug 25, 2005, 17:30 UTC) (1696 reads)
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(feedback) "...I have been spending the last number of years working on a dissertation for the Anthropology department at the University of Chicago, a dissertation whose focus is the ethics and politics of the F/OSS movement..."
internetnews.com: Google IM Not Talking to Other Jabbers (Aug 25, 2005, 16:00 UTC) (2657 reads)
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(feedback) "Google's much anticipated open standards-based IM client has launched, but apparently without support for interconnecting with other users on non-Google, open-source Jabber servers..."
Moglen, Stallman Chime in on Trademark Issue (Aug 25, 2005, 13:45 UTC) (2534 reads)
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(feedback) internetnews.com and the Sydney Morning Herald each report on comments from the Free Software Foundation's General Counsel Eben Moglen and Founder Richard M. Stallman.
Linux.com: Sync Your Pocket PC with Linux (Aug 25, 2005, 13:00 UTC) (1365 reads)
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(feedback) "You can use a Pocket PC with Linux, but the integration of a device such as Hewlett-Packard's iPaq with Linux software such as Evolution requires add-on software..."
LinuxDevCenter: Make Your Own "Phantom Edit" with Mplayer (Aug 25, 2005, 11:30 UTC) (1846 reads)
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(feedback) "I've used mplayer as a media player under Linux for a long time, and while browsing through their steadily growing documentation, I came across the Edit Decision List (or EDL) feature..."
SECURITY: Advisories: August 24, 2005 (Aug 25, 2005, 04:45 UTC) (615 reads)
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(feedback) Today's security advisories: mozilla-thunderbird and mysql-dfsg-4.1 (Debian GNU/Linux); pcre and epiphany (Fedora Core); Evolution (Gentoo Linux); and slocate (Mandriva Linux).
LinuxInsider: Diehards Refuse to Bury OS/2 (Aug 25, 2005, 04:00 UTC) (2138 reads)
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(feedback) "Canadian OS/2 users say IBM's decision to end support for its aging platform is unlikely to send them in search of open-source alternatives..."
LXer: Want To Join the World Trade Organization? Then Dump Microsoft (Aug 25, 2005, 02:30 UTC) (2487 reads)
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(feedback) "When Mark Shuttleworth asked for help in putting together a list of Government Projects for the Go Open Source Task Team conference... he faciliated an unique database of best practices and brought to light needs of developing countries..."
InfoWorld: Where Are All the Open Source Marketers? (Aug 25, 2005, 01:00 UTC) (1276 reads)
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(feedback) "...I spoke with a number of people who asked if I knew of any VP of Marketing types to join their open source company. The truth is I came up pretty much blank..."
