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Infrastructure Linux News for Mar 26, 2010
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Editor's Note: What is There Besides Money? (Mar 26, 2010, 23:04)
Whether it's a Gates or a Shuttleworth, admiring someone because
they are able to amass a huge fortune is the dopiest form of
idolatry.
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Can Flash Survive HTML5? (Mar 26, 2010, 22:34)
Linux Magazine: "Is HTML5 going to put the hurt
on Flash? Rumors of Flash's demise may be greatly exaggerated, but
the long term prospects for Adobe Flash seem pretty dim
indeed."
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What's So Great about Hand-Made? (Mar 26, 2010, 22:04)
the Tyee: "Whether it's dog biscuits or
sealskin parkas, creating items by hand builds culture and
communities."
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Install Multiple 'Bleeding Edge' Firefox Versions in Linux (Mar 26, 2010, 19:34)
LXer: "In this article we'll look at ways to
install the newest version beyond the package manager, and even
better: Running multiple Firefox versions on the same system - even
at the same time!"
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Ubuntu One Music Store: Tops or Flop? (Mar 26, 2010, 19:04)
Linux Pro Magazine: "Thus Canonical is
implementing the cloud in its context. The DRM-free songs in MP3
format with a bitrate of at least 256 kbits/second are not loaded
on the local machine, but in the Ubuntu One cloud."
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The King of the Trolls Strikes Gold (Mar 26, 2010, 18:34)
Computerworld UK: "Why does that matter? Well,
because that "method and apparatus" seems to give its patent holder
power over most of the motion-control devices used in smartphones
today."
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Facebook Threatens Greasemonkey Script Writer (Mar 26, 2010, 16:04)
TechDirt: "This time, it's Facebook, which is
apparently trying to bully the maker of a Greasemonkey script that
cleans up your Facebook live feed by removing annoying app notices
(such as all the crap your friends are doing in Farmville and Mafia
Wars)."
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The Mono Mystery That Wasn't (Mar 26, 2010, 15:34)
Datamation: ""And I think that Microsoft really
missed a big opportunity. .NET would be in a lot more places if
there had been no problems with Mono.""
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Intel creates Linux version of its app store for netbooks (Mar 26, 2010, 14:04)
Venture Beat: "Encouraged by early results on
Windows, Intel said today it will add a beta test version of
popular Intel AppUp Center for Linux"
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Divided we stand, united we fall
(Mar 26, 2010, 13:34)
the Human Journey: "...while servers are
individually more important, you can far more easily, cheaply, and
effectively test and upgrade your server fleet than you can your
desktops and laptops."
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Install Latest Firefox 3.6.2 in Ubuntu Using Ubuntuzilla Repository (Mar 26, 2010, 13:04)
Tech Drive-In: "The latest Firefox build,
Firefox 3.6.2 is released. And Ubuntuzilla Repository is the
easiest way to install Firefox 3.6.2 in Ubuntu."
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6 of the Best Free Linux HDR Imaging Software (Mar 26, 2010, 12:04)
LinuxLinks: "High dynamic range imaging (HDR)
is an important technology for photographers. It is a collection of
techniques that allow a wider dynamic range of luminances between
the lightest and darkest areas of an image."
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HTC Evo 4G Gets Rave Reviews at CTIA (Mar 26, 2010, 11:04)
Enterprise Mobile Today: "The tech press and
blogosphere are gushing about the new dual 3G/4G smartphone, and
some writers attending the wireless conference even got a few brief
minutes to test it out, so we save you the surfing and provide the
highlights of the debut."
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Rise of the Citizen Scientists (Mar 26, 2010, 09:04)
The Tyee: "They're tackling gene research,
charting the cosmos, crunching complex equations and more."
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There's a Lot in the Dot: Filesystem Permissions and Pathnames (Part 2) (Mar 26, 2010, 07:04)
Linux Magazine: "Still deeper into the dot (.)
with an dive into access permissions. Study up because
there’s going to be a quiz."
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Reseller exposes Opteron 6100 speeds and prices (Mar 26, 2010, 03:04)
Channel Register: "Ohio computer components
reseller Provantage accidentally let slip pricing information for
the forthcoming "Magny-Cours" eight- and 12-core Opteron 6100
series of processors for two- and four-socket boxes"
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Tweaking Hidden Settings With Ubuntu Tweak On Ubuntu 9.10 (Mar 26, 2010, 01:34)
Howtoforge: "Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that lets
you change hidden Ubuntu settings, for example: hide or change the
splash screen, show or hide the Computer, Home, Trash, and Network
icons, change Metacity, Nautilus, power management, and security
settings, etc."
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Unlocked Linux smartphone swivels 180 degrees (Mar 26, 2010, 00:04)
LinuxDevices: "ChinaGrabber is selling an
unlocked, quadband GSM cellphone that runs Linux on a 624MHz
Marvell PXA310. The $570 BPhone features a 5-inch 800 x 480
touchscreen with 180-degree rotation, plus WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS,
and up to 16GB flash expansion."
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