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Unlike Android, Google Chrome OS is open source. Whereas Android is coded behind closed doors one big-name developer says it's no more open than Apple's iOS Google's imminent browser-based operating system is built in large part where everyone can see it.
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Not All Chrome Glisters
Because Chrome OS is open source, it has been available for people to explore for some time, which means that it’s not really possible for any elements of it to be a surprise, rather deflating any attempt to launch it in the traditional sense.
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Have yourself a very Linux Christmas
Whether you cut your teeth downloading Linux 0.x source code or you want to give Linux a try for the first time, we’ve got presents for you.
What do you get for the Linux lover in your life?
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Avaya drops Microsoft with IP Office 6.1 update
Communication platform switches to Linux
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Open Source Desktops May Not Happen for Small Biz
For all the talk of how open source software is kicking butt and taking names in the cloud space (see: Red Hat, Ubuntu, Novell)
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Bringing Up Hardware First In Linux, Then Windows
After reading the Linux 2.6.37-rc3 release announcement on the Linux kernel mailing list, another interesting thread was found and it’s about getting hardware vendors to do their initial hardware bring-up under Linux prior
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A Point That Deserves Illuminating: Linux Is Not “I-Cant-Believe-Its-Not-Windows!”
The difference between consumer needs and producer needs appear to be clearly understood everywhere else.
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Notes on Linux: Linux Audio Blog #9
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Stable kernels 2.6.36.3 and 2.6.32.28
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The GPL/LGPL App Store For Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, BSD, and Solaris
What if someone ported a graphical version of Apt and/or Yum to the two propri
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The hidden places where Linux dominates
While the fight for desktop dominance is still raging somewhere in the distance, Linux has quietly succeeded in the places no one thinks to look.
It’s being used in mobile phones, set-top boxes, media streamers and routers.
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The outlook for Windows 7 with Google Chrome coming up
Microsoft Windows owned 91 percent of the PC operating system market in 2009, and IDC expects it to drop by 1 percent by 2014. Mac, which had 4 percent in 2009, is expected to increase to 5 percent by 2014.
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