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The Top 9 Linux Stories in 2009

Wrap your head around this: In a couple of hours, the 90′s will be 20 years ago! Yup, its scary I know. But hey think of it this way: in 1990 we didn’t even have Linux, and in 2000 Linux looks like a crippled OS compared to today’s Linux. So its all good. Here I »

Linux Foundation Announces A Holiday Membership Program

Today the Linux Foundation announced a new holiday promotion.  For every new individual member who joins ($99/year), the Linux Foundation will also give a free membership to a student. By joining the Linux Foundation, members help support the work of Linus Torvalds, as well as programs that promote and protect Linux.  Members have access to »

Slitaz Linux: Zero to Distro in 30 MB!

As a small (30 MB), quick-to-boot distro, SliTaz is entering a field well-served by the likes of DSL and Puppy Linux. When going up against such heavyweights, SliTaz must offer something truly remarkable to distinguish itself. This brief review of the LiveCD version demonstrates where SliTaz has exceeded expectations – and a few places it »

7 Instances of KDE Appearances On The Silver Screen

I don’t know about you, but when ever a computer screen appears in a movie or series I instantly focus on the interface, trying to glean what they have installed on the device. Even better, when possible, I pause and try to analyze and read the damn thing. We dugg up 7 instances of KDE »

Linux Could Even Look Like Windows If It Wanted To

I know, I know, why would you want to do that? Well maybe so you can trick your mother into thinking she’s on Windows and save yourself the obligatory bi-yearly tune-up. Or maybe you want to ease your friend into a Linux conversion. Or maybe just because “why not?” In any case, I firmly believe »

UbuntuSun: Proposed Lucid Lynx Theme Available For Download

UbuntuSun is the proposed theme for Ubuntu’s upcoming release 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx, which is expected to be released on the 29th of April 2010. The idea behind UbuntuSun is to bridge the gap between people’s dark/light preferences. As some people like dark themes and some people like bright themes, why not combine them into »