For many users, Linux isn’t a viable option for everyday work. Some don’t have the time or resources to learn a new OS, while others have a need for functionality only Windows can provide. Source: Tech
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GOG Adding Linux Support
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•Back in 2012 GOG made the step of adding Mac OS X support for a number of its games. Source: Tech
The Commercial Case for Open Source Software
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•The history of open source has already been written and rewritten a couple of times, so there’s no need to go back to Genesis chapter one and revisit Linus Torvalds’ “just a hobby, won’t be big” comments too often. But open source became more than the sum of its parts and the hobbyists grew successful…
UK's security branch says Ubuntu most secure end-user OS
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•I’ve been preaching the gospel of Linux security for decades now, but it’s always nice to see proof-positive from an independent organization that Linux is indeed the most secure operating system around. Source: Tech
Should you switch to a supersecure operating system?
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•Qubes, a Linux OS, uses Xen to spawn multiple domains and promises to reduce risk with some extra effort. Source: Tech
Ubuntu Touch OS wins its first smartphone partner
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•Canonical has just signed its first deal to supply a smartphone with its mobile operating system, Canonical Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth revealed in an interview here at the LeWeb conference. Source: Tech
Quake Live won't support Linux
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•Today in Open Source: No Linux support for Quake Live. Plus: Pear OS 8 review, and Mark Shuttleworth apologizes for Tea Party remarks No Linux Support for Quake Live Despite advances being made in Linux gaming by Valve, id Software won’t be supporting Linux in Quake Live. Source: Tech
Pear is a Linux-based Os X alternative
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•Pear OS is a Linux-based operating system that strives to combine an Apple OS X experience with the open source philosophy of GNU/Linux. Source: Tech
Ubuntu Pushes Open Cloud Platforms
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•It doesn’t have the same kind of high-profile marketing machine as Red Hat, for example, but Ubuntu is the OS that’s driving many evolutionary cloud projects, including OpenStack. Source: Tech
FSF launches fundraising program for Replicant, the fully free Android-based mobile OS
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•BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, July 25, 2013 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today launched a fundraising initiative for Replicant (http://replicant.us), a fully free Android distribution and the first mobile operating system (OS) to run without relying on proprietary system code. Replicant’s small volunteer developer team is focused on improving their OS, while also…