The 2011 Top 7 Best Linux Distributions for You

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As Linux continues to re-define its role in the mobile and cloud sectors, there is still demand for using the operating system on “traditional” platforms like the personal desktop, the enterprise server, and even laptop devices. With so many Linux distributions available, which one is the best for each of these varied platforms? Because of these platform differences, there never … Read More

VMware Needs to Take Open Source Virtualization Seriously

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If you follow VMware, you may have also followed the recent brouhaha over its release of vSphere 5, its virtualization and cloud computing suite. Specifically, VMware sought to institute a licensing model based on VRAM usage and the number of virtual machines used by an enterprise or organization, rather than a model based on the number of CPUs. Some sites … Read More

Linux-3.0.1 kernel

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The first update to the 3.0 kernel is out!
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The best Linux distro of 2011!

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Fedora, Mint, Arch, Ubuntu, Debian and OpenSUSE go head-to-head – we’ve dropped the six most popular Linux distributions of the day into a cage fight for your affections. Read on to discover which distro comes up top for installation ease, customisation, performance, security and more. Which flavour of Linux gets the gold medal? You might very well be surprised, so … Read More

Seven Signs that You Have Been Brainwashed by Microsoft

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Seven Signs that You Have Been Brainwashed by Microsoft Considering the last events I’ve been able to observe, as well as Mechatotoro’s contributions, I compiled this short list of manifestations of a Microsoft-only mentality, just for fun. 1. You think free/libre software is unreliable and dangerous, but then you download cracked versions of programs and feel proud about it. 2. … Read More

Fedora 16 Features

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Fedora 16 (codenamed Verne) is set to be released at the end of October while the software string freeze and alpha change deadline just passed this week, with the only alpha release being scheduled to take place in mid-August. Fedora 16 is set to continue in Red Hat’s tradition of contributing real innovations to the Linux stack, with some of … Read More