Mirror and Cache index - Technology: Linux/Unix
200 votes | submitted 2010-03-09 17:58:44 by SirPopper | 16 comments
Can you install every Operating System on Windows Mobile devices? When you can live with small fonts
and a tiny screen on your WinMo this is a geeky way to install Ubuntu on your smartphone.
341 votes | submitted 2010-03-04 13:25:46 by clickfire | 97 comments
North Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user
interface that closely resembles Microsoft Windows.
756 votes | submitted 2010-03-03 21:03:32 by warp99 | 138 comments
Canonical is overhauling Ubuntu's branding identity and visual style. The new look includes an
updated palette that replaces Ubuntu's signature brown with orange and aubergine.
1726 votes | submitted 2010-03-03 20:52:19 by abbathdoom | 285 comments
New logo, new theme, new website, new everything... and it's actually pretty.
461 votes | submitted 2010-03-01 18:11:18 by oboy | 43 comments
While governments around the world adopt open source, U.S. business groups say we should fear it.
476 votes | submitted 2010-02-23 20:34:07 by Julie188 | 42 comments
At the Instructables Restaurant, not only can you get the "source code" of the dish you ate, but you
can download the plans to the furniture and fixtures as well.
1139 votes | submitted 2010-02-21 20:14:11 by antdude | 182 comments
"... He asked what version of Windows I was using to test and I told him I wasn't using Windows and
instead was using Linux. I expected the 'We don’t support Linux' comment, but was floored when he
said, 'Please say you are using Fedora.' I chimed in with a 'Sorry, using Kubuntu.' He chuckled then
said, 'Some people will never learn.' We shot ..."
331 votes | submitted 2010-02-21 15:28:42 by fanaticrobot | 62 comments
Linux can boot faster if a PC's BIOS is replaced by an open BIOS. Among other benefits, open BIOSes
can save the time wasted by proprietary BIOS legacy support for MS-DOS and other unnecessary
functions.
412 votes | submitted 2010-02-09 15:15:21 by jospoortvliet | 64 comments
Today the 4th feature release of the KDE workspaces, Applications and Development Platform in the
KDE Software Compilation 4 series is released, bringing a new netbook interface, social and online
collaboration features, infrastructural improvements and much more to its users. A guide is
available which describes many of the improvements in detail!
635 votes | submitted 2010-01-30 16:30:01 by Stemp | 96 comments
Is your browser configuration rare or unique ? If so, web sites may be able to track you, even if
you limit or disable cookies. Panopticlick tests your browser to see how unique it is based on the
information it will share with sites it visits.
274 votes | submitted 2010-01-28 00:28:05 by sjvn | 132 comments
Well, the Apple iPad has finally been launched, and it looks grand. But, really what can it do that
a Linux-powered tablet can't do for less?
460 votes | submitted 2010-01-26 22:49:00 by motang | 108 comments
The default search provider for new installations of Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) and upgrades will be
Yahoo! and not Google. Canonical have struck a revenue sharing deal with Yahoo! which generates
income for the company.
405 votes | submitted 2010-01-25 15:39:34 by braveheart007 | 22 comments
What to expect from Moblin, Android, Chrome OS and more
732 votes | submitted 2010-01-24 14:51:12 by geopiscean | 34 comments
Those familiar with Linux will be able to tweak settings, add and remove apps and customise the
menu, toolbars and other desktop elements. Let's take a look at some scripts that'll help you
customise different distros.
380 votes | submitted 2010-01-24 00:20:02 by d0od | 43 comments
The UbuntuOne cloud stoage application is coming to Windows! Finally!
660 votes | submitted 2010-01-20 20:05:28 by motang | 155 comments
Forget lofty ideals about the open-source community: most Linux kernel code is written by paid
developers at major corporations.
100 votes | submitted 2010-01-19 18:08:07 by PoliticalMan922 | 20 comments
Free software is all about the unexpected. Carriers hate the unexpected.