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Archive for March 12th, 2008

Three in race for Debian project leader

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Three developers are in the running for the post of Debian project leader (DPL) this year, after nominations closed on March 9. The current leader, Sam Hocevar , is not among the three.
Steve McIntyre is the seniormost of the three, having joined in 1996; he contested in 2006 and 2007 as well. Raphael Hertzog, who [...]

10 Linux commands you’ve never used

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

 
It takes years maybe decades to master the commands available to you at the Linux shell prompt. Here are 10 that you will have never heard of or used. They are in no particular order. My favorite is mkfifo.
Trust me these are some really underused but handy commands, How many of these did I [...]

OLPC: 8 months after the launch. How’s it working?

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Really, REALLY well!
Ivan Krstic spends 3 weeks in Peru and takes a trip to Arahuay, where the pilot program began back in June, to find out just how things were going.

“Children’s fathers used to seethe with fury when the laptops were passed out, because the kids no longer wanted to help work in the [...]

Wal-Mart’s Linux PCs Vanish From Shelves

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

 
Only a few months into a relationship with Linux-powered PCs, Wal-Mart is pulling the plug on the products. The retail giant has sold out its stock of Linux-driven and price-friendly Everex Green gPC systems, and says it won’t be restocking its shelves with replacements — although several models can be found on Walmart.com. So, [...]

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