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Firefox Mobile Alpha Coming in Weeks - 520 days ago
Firefox Mobile in its pre-release alpha form will be released in a few weeks, according to Mozilla’s CEO. There is no specifics as to which platforms Firefox Mobile will be coming.In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News last week, Mozilla... Topics: alpha, Browsers, Firefox, mobile, Mobility, NEWS, oss, softwaare
IBM To Linux Desktop Developers: ‘Stop Copying Windows’ - 581 days ago
Company executives call on the open source community to do more to make Linux popular as a desktop OS for consumers and businesses. IBM, whose decision to back Linux years ago was a driving force in its adoption by business, called on developers of the... Topics: Business, ibm, Impact: OSS & FSF, linux, oss
VMware Joins The Linux Foundation - 581 days ago
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that VMware has become a member of the Foundation. The company joins existing Linux Foundation members and technology leaders such as Adobe,... Topics: Business, Emulation/Virtualisation, linux foundation, NEWS, paravirtualization, virtualization, vmware
Why GIMP is Better than Adobe Photoshop - 581 days ago
I’m no graphics professional, but like probably most of you, I do need to edit photos from time to time. I used Adobe Photoshop before since it is the most widely used image manipulating software. But when I started using Linux, things changed.Since... Topics: gimp, graphics, image editing, Multimedia, Reviews/Previews/Tests, software, vs
Playstation3 + Linux = More Than a Toy - 585 days ago
When Sony first announced that the PlayStation 3 would be able to run Linux natively, a great deal of excitement ensued. Early on, it was a bit of a challenge to get Linux natively installed. The supported installer ran [...] Topics: gaming, Hardware, howto, HowTos/Tutorials/Tips, linux, Linux/Unix/OS, ps3, software