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Links 23/12/2010: FOSS is Not “Non-commercial”, Firefox 4 Beta 3 for Mobileview story

http://techrights.org – Contents GNU/Linux Distributions Devices/Embedded Free Software/Open Source Leftovers Clip of the Day GNU/Linux Desktop How to test if a laptop is working with Linux One interesting observation is that Ubuntu Lucid has almost twice the framerate than RHEL6 with glxgears. No idea why. Kernel Space Removing the big kernel lock. (General)

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Net neutrality?view story

http://crunchbanglinux.org – can someone give me a concise description of what this net neutrality issue is all about, i was reading on the BBC and as far as i can tell, they are a good thing, the only negative point is that these do not extend to wireless providers so that telephone companies can continue to limit access to VOIP and other services they charge for. (HowTos)

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IE9 introduces anti-tracking toolview story

http://www.linuxquestions.org – "Microsoft's IE9 browser will have tools that control what data is collected about what a user does online." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11939223 (HowTos)

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Links 4/12/2010: Unity in Fedora, Raphaël Hertzog Says Success of Ubuntu Mostly Beneficial to Debianview story

http://techrights.org – Contents GNU/Linux Distributions Devices/Embedded Free Software/Open Source Leftovers Clip of the Day GNU/Linux U.S. (General)

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Links 22/11/2010: Venezuelan Government Distributes Another 350,000 GNU/Linux Laptops, Firefox 4.0 for GNU/Linux Gets Unified Menuview story

http://techrights.org – Contents GNU/Linux Distributions Devices/Embedded Free Software/Open Source Leftovers Clip of the Day GNU/Linux 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 (General)

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R.I.P. Sony Walkman (Snr)view story

http://www.linuxquestions.org – "Sony Walkman (Senior) has reached the end of side two. Its batteries have run out. The rewind button is broken." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11618899 (HowTos)

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Personal data could become commodityview story

http://www.linuxquestions.org – "Companies that want to make use of the personal information people put online should pay for it, the US Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has said." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11571513 (HowTos)

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As Expected, Nokia and HP Betray Linux Under Microsoft-sympathetic New Leadershipview story

http://techrights.org – Greek military junta of 1967–1974 Summary: Microsoft may be organising a coup against Linux, especially inside some of its very top supporters, and evidence from the news concurs “Nokia’s MeeGo device chief quits,” reports Engadget. (General)

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If You Can’t Beat Them, Hijack Them (Microsoft Joins Nokia and It Already Shows)view story

http://techrights.org – Summary: Microsoft’s mobile “Slog” has begun, with fake coverage (marketing), entryism, and many similar examples in other areas too IN THE previous post we shed light on Microsoft’s tough struggle to matter in mobile as it continues losing an already low market share and executives too (some end up in Yahoo!). (General)

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printf error: "not enough parameters in printf statement"view story

http://www.unix.com – Hi All, I am getting the following error when trying to run my script: Code: awk: 0602-565 There are not enough parameters in printf statement "BARCLAYS BANK 14%VRN PERP",.  The input line number is 84. (HowTos)