All things Ubuntu!

Posted on October 31, 2007 by thegtapatriot

I have to say, as a semi-Ubuntu user this is a great site if you are looking for information on Ubuntu!
http://ubuntudemon.wordpress.com/

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Everex delivers $198 Google-friendly PC (Google OS)?

Posted on October 31, 2007 by thegtapatriot

Everex has teamed up with open source players to create a $198 PC (sans display). The Everex Green gPC TC2502 runs a Linux OS and is loaded with (or has links to) free applications, including Gmail, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google Calendar, Google Product Search, Google Blogger, Google YouTube, Google Maps, Google News, Meebo (instant [...]

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Will GNOME split give Microsoft Open XML standards win?

Posted on October 31, 2007 by thegtapatriot

Opponents of making the Microsoft Word format an ISO document standard, like OpenDocument Fellowship member Russell Ossendryver, compare GNOME’s actions to Democrats offering counters to President Bush’s 2005 plan on privatizing Social Security — any counter-proposal makes it more likely something bad will happen.
read more | digg story

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Google’s OpenSocial: What it means

Posted on October 31, 2007 by thegtapatriot

Google’s open social networking platform play is the buzz of the blogosphere tonight. Indeed, it is called OpenSocial in that the set of APIs allows developers to create applications that work on any social network that joins Google’s open party. So far, besides Google’s Orkut social net, LinkedIn, hi5, XING, Friendster, Plaxo and Ning have [...]

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