In its ongoing battle against software patents, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has launched PlayOGG.org, a campaign to promote the use of the OGG Vorbis standard for compressed audio. The patent-free and licence-free standard is being punted as an ethically, legally and technically superior audio alternative to the proprietary MP3 format. The most common music [...]
The bash shell is available on many Linux and UNIX systems today, and is a common default shell on Linux. In this tip you will learn how to handle parameters and options in your bash scripts and how to use the shell’s parameter expansions to check or modify parameters.
Technorati tags: Linux, How-To
Source: Bash Parameters [...]
Videos of the One Laptop Per Child
The first children to receive their laptops, surf the net, listen to music.
Source: olpc.tv
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Posted by LinuxChick - Baldys Paradox
A nice, clean, well put together table of Linux commands, with decriptions and explanations. Handy to print out and keep beside the computer.
Check it out here
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Posted by LinuxChick - Baldys Paradox
Thu May 17, 5:35 PM
By Michael Liedtke
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Deceptive clicks on Internet advertising links distributed by Google Inc., Yahoo Inc. and other online marketing vehicles are probably occurring far more frequently than the network operators acknowledge, according to a study by fraud detection specialist Fair Isaac Corp.
The chicanery involves automated computer programs or [...]
Thu May 17, 8:35 PM
By Michael Liedtke
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The media’s recent legal and competitive challenges to Internet video pioneer YouTube haven’t fazed co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, who have diligently sought to make money for new owner Google Inc., as well as the creators of the content that fuels their Web site’s [...]
Associated Press
May 18, 2007 at 6:21 AM EDT
NEW YORK — At least 25 countries around the world block websites for political, social or other reasons as governments seek to assert authority over a network meant to be borderless, said a U.S.-British-Canadian study out Friday.
The actual number may be higher but the OpenNet Initiative had the [...]
The rest of the gaming world might be immersed in the Halo 3 multi-player beta test, but here at TheFeed, we’re all about the Pirates of the Carribean Online beta
Sure, it’s partly because the Xboxes are all the way down the hall and we have PCs on our desks, but it’s also because, judging from [...]
Linux/Java has topped CEO Ed Zander’s list of things to look for from Motorola as it attempts a financial turnaround, according to a story at LinuxDevices.com. At a New York press conference May 15, Zander introduced Linux-based “Rokr” and “Razr2″ models, along with new top-level executives.
Zander opened the conference by introducing a new CFO, [...]
