On GNOME's 10th anniversary, de Icaza and Waugh look back, ahead.
It seems like just yesterday that the GNOME Project got its start, but actually it was a decade ago that Miguel de Icaza got the ball rolling. While de Icaza has largely focused his time on Mono recently, the GNOME community has kept making progress. more...

2007 Desktop Linux Survey results revealed.
According to DesktopLinux.com's just completed survey, the number of Desktop Linux users has more than doubled in the past year, and Ubuntu remains their Linux distribution of choice. more...

What's new in OpenOffice.org 2.3.
On our long road to improve the Extension Infrastructure of OpenOffice.org, we managed to implement another bunch of cool features and enhancements for OpenOffice.org 2.3 more...

Power Up Your Linux Desktop With Compiz Fusion.
Linux users: Not only can desktop decorator Compiz Fusion add eye candy to your system that leaves Windows and Mac users drooling on their keyboards, it can seriously boost your productivity. As Compiz Fusion creeps closer to its first official release, its effects are well ahead of anything found in commercial operating systems. more...

Linus Torvalds talks future of Linux.
Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, has, along with others like Richard Stallman, literally changed the world of software forever. more...

Using Linux Media Centre.
Currently, the two dominant players on Linux are Mythtv and, to a lesser extent, Freevo. We’ll take a look at both of these applications as well as others you can use to create a fully functional Linux HTPC. more...

Use jEdit to Edit Your PHP.
If you're looking for a free, open source text editor for PHP scripts, I recommend that you try jEdit. This is a mature, Java-based programmer's text editor with an excellent set of core features, plus many more that can be added via "plugins." more...

MainConcept: Release MainActor Into Open Source!
This is an open letter to the creators of MainActor. MainConcept, I fully understand your need to better focus your efforts on your encoder business. But correct me if I 'm wrong, is MainActor not the perfect vehicle for moving the MPEG encoder?

I would agree that supporting the application, MainActor, is likely more than you wish to support right now. But instead of writing it off, why not simply open source the code for this application, including its existing Deb and RPM packages, while using it to sell your Encoder products? Here, let me break this down for you. more... and online petition.

Linux vs. BSD, What's the Difference?
Ubuntu is known as Linux for Human Beings, because it's driven by the philosophy that "software should be available free of charge. PC-BSD, on the other hand, "has been designed with the casual computer user in mind. more...

Distros.
SmoothWall Express.

Applications.
Gallery is an open source project with the goal to develop and support leading photo sharing web application solutions. more...
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. more...
Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

How To Tips.

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