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Submission + - OpenSolaris Distros Explored (linuxformat.co.uk)

Submitted by Nate2 on Monday January 12, 2009 @08:34AM

Nate2 writes: While Sun continues to push OpenSolaris as an alternative to Linux and *BSD, hobbyists around the net are making their own spin-offs from the Unix flavour. Linux Format has a look at some of the most notable, including MilaX, Belenix and Nexenta. Is more distros merrier, or should the community be careful to avoid presenting new users with a bewildering array of respins?

Submission + - Linux to threaten Windows in 2008? 1

Submitted by Bowser on Tuesday November 20, 2007 @11:03AM

Bowser writes: Yes, it's the same question that comes up every year, yet Linux's desktop marketshare remains tiny. But 2008 poses some major opportunities: endless gripes and woes with Windows Vista; ever cheaper PCs and laptops such as the ASUS Eee; and the growing switch to online apps (making the underlying OS less relevant). http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/software/news/linux-a-threat-to-windowsos-x-in-2008a?articleid=563296880">This Tech.co.uk opinion piece claims that this time, it's not just hype, and 2008 *really* could be the year of Linux on the deskop...

Comment Waiting for it... (Score 3, Insightful) 579

by M-Saunders on Wednesday May 16, 2007 @11:21AM (#19145825) Attached to: 40M Vista Licenses in 100 Days

I hate Microsoft as much as the next man, but I'll be entertained to see how some Slashdotters twist this into being "bad for Microsoft" or something. Every other day I see some comment like "The end is here for Microsoft" or "It's all over for MS" or some such nonsense. Let's see:

1) Record profits in the last year
2) Fastest-selling OS in history

It's only getting better for them, isn't it? We need another way to fight them...

Submission + - The Most-Wanted Linux Software

Submitted by Susie on Friday April 20, 2007 @06:43AM

Susie writes: Photoshop, AutoCAD and iTunes are three of the most-demanded programs for the Linux desktop, but what else does the community want? Linux Format is running Make it with Mono, a voting system to determine what type of programs the Linux world needs. Get voting — the number-one entry on May 2nd will be written in Mono and released as open source!

Submission + - Ian Murdock: Debian "missing a big opportunity

Submitted by Natester on Monday March 19, 2007 @11:06AM

Natester writes: While Debian struggles to get its next release (Etch) out the door, the project's founder, Ian Murdock, has spoken out about politics, the lack of firm leadership, and Ubuntu's meteoric rise in prominence. Murdock believes that Debian is "process run amok" — nobody feels empowered to make decisions, leading to the sluggish rate of progress.

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