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A business built on open source, virtualization, and clouds

a shared story    1 week 5 days 17 hours 32 minutes ago
ReadyTechs provides network support services for companies that don't want the expense of hiring and caring for their own employees. Now CEO Gerry Libertelli says the company is using Linux virtualization to open a new income stream based on cloud computing.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Marble provides basic engine for free Google Earth replacement

a shared story    3 weeks 6 days 18 hours 33 minutes ago
The Free Software Foundation can cross off another item on its high priority list of applications that free software needs in order to compete. Version 0.6 of Marble, which ships with KDE 4.1, may not rival Google Earth just yet, but the underlying engine has the...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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XBMC's Linux port lacks impressive features

a shared story    2 weeks 5 days 19 hours 33 minutes ago
Linux has no shortage of audio and video players, but if you want to devote you whole system to multimedia use, you need the Xbox Media Center (XBMC). Although initially designed for the Xbox gaming console, XBMC has been ported to other platforms. The Linux port...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Ask Linux.com: Theft recovery, skeleton files, and boot-looping Eees

a shared story    3 weeks 1 day 33 minutes ago
This week in our parade through the wide world of the Linux.com forums, what to do with a stolen-then-recovered laptop, how to rescue an Eee PC netbook stuck in an endless boot loop, and how make Likewise Open and /etc/skel play nice together. Plus, competitive bash...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Dispute Over Model Train Control Software Just Became a Landmark Open-Source Copyright Case

a shared story    3 weeks 4 days 3 hours 32 minutes ago
Robert Jacobsen wrote a nice piece of software for everyone with a Lionel set in their garage and released it under an open-source license. Fine and dandy. But after a company jacked his code and released it as a commercial product, Jacobsen understandably got a little...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



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