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Working With The GRUB Menu

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

This tutorial describes how to edit the GRUB menu. It will also show how to add operating systems and how to add splash screens.

Source: Howto forge
~LC
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Software Freedom Day: Taking open source to the streets

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

 
Thousands of open source advocates and enthusiasts from around the world are expected to take the message of free and open source software to the streets on September 15 for the fourth annual Software Freedom Day.
This is a great idea and a good way for you folks to start to spread the word about open [...]

Tutorial: Power Saving for the Workstation, Part 1

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

 
Ordinarily, the only place you see these programs are in laptops and the methods should work on laptops, and there are many places to go for information on the specialized laptop tweaks and GNOME and KDE laptop configuration options. But in an age of global warming and increasing costs per KWh, saving power on workstations [...]

So You Want to Be a Linux Developer, Part 2

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

 
The continuing rise in popularity of Linux applications has become a boon to job opportunities for software programmers. However, the working culture of the open source industry is different from that of proprietary software developers. Code writers looking for a job as Linux developers need a unique set of job skills and work ethics [...]

Sample sections available for new GIMP book

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

 
Those wanting to perform serious graphics tasks on their Linux desktops may benefit from a new book by Michael J. Hammel’s, coming soon from No Starch Press. The Artist’s Guide To GIMP Effects is a four-color tome said to “harness all of the GIMP’s powerful features.”
Jeeesh I know a couple of new converts to [...]

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