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Metered computing: Another great argument for open source in 2009
submitted, made popular 1 day 19 hr 10 min ago (linuxtoday.com)

Community, Incorporated: "Metered computing, as outlined by Microsoft in a patent application, isn't the worst idea I've heard -- but it ranks up there with other spectacular failures like the original DivX, AOL dial-up, and the 2008 Detroit Lions." More ...
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Setting Your Bash Shell Prompt
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Computing Tech: "When your Linux system is installed, often a prompt is set to contain more than just a dollar sign or pound sign. For example, in Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux, your prompt is set to include the following information: your username, your hostname, and the base name of your current working directory." More ...
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The Google Linux desktop has arrived
submitted, made popular 1 day 19 hr 10 min ago (linuxtoday.com)

Cyber Cynic: "Google has been slowly, but surely, displacing Microsoft as the number one PC technology company. Google has done it by misdirection. Instead of taking Microsoft head-on in desktops, Google first consolidated their hold on Web search and only then started moving into Web-based desktop applications." More ...
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Where the heck is Bayanihan Linux 5.0?
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Tech Source From Bohol: "Software programmers at the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology are now putting the finishing touches to the latest version of Bayanihan Linux. More ...
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Microsoft Sends Its "Partners" to Prison
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Boycott Novell: ""It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not. More ...
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Homebuilt computers for Christmas
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Free Software Magazine: "Refurbishing computers is something I've been doing since I’ve been using computers. My wife used to jibe that I’m not so much a computer “geek” as a computer "redneck" ("You might be a computer Redneck if... your present motherboard has been in four other computers", apologies to Jeff Foxworthy). More ...
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Google Android Netbooks on Their Way
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EeePC: "Google is planning to use Android for any device -- not just the mobile phones. Don't be surprised if netbooks will come pre-installed with Google's Linux OS. More ...
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