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My name is Roy Schestowitz and I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Medical Biophysics at Manchester University. I regularly blog at my site where you can read about my interests, hobbies, opinions and pet peeves.

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Open Source Alternative to Commercial Software - Downloadpedia

Gadgets & Tech – A comprehensive collection of open source alternative to a wide range of commercial software, from ACDSee to WinRAR.

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About Linux Licensing | IT Info Solution Web Guide Source

Gadgets & Tech – In most cases, when you obtain or "buy" software, you really do not own it. Rather, you are granted a license to use the software. The terms of the licensing agreement differ depending on the type of license accompanying the software. To understand software licensing, you should understand the following terms: Open & Close Source, Fre

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Richard Stallman Attacks the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Gadgets & Tech – Richard Stallman attacks Bill Gates, Microsoft, and the non-profit Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in an attempt to make the recently-retired Mr. Gates look like a really bad guy.

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Five Reasons Ubuntu is the #1 Linux Distro

Gadgets & Tech – Ubuntu is, according to DistroWatch, the #1 Linux distribution. That's a huge feat in itself. However, once you realize that Ubuntu is only three and a half years old, the feat is much bigger. How did the Linux rookie beat out the nine-year-old Mandrake, the fourteen-year-old SUSE, or the fifteen-year-old Debian?

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Linux kernel builders hail open source drivers

Gadgets & Tech – The Linux kernel development community is emphasizing the need for open source device drivers, in a statement released Monday.

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Microsoft the latest to sponsor the Open Source Census

Gadgets & Tech – Pulling another big surprise, Microsoft has signed on as a sponsor of OpenLogic's Open Source Census, giving it more access than most to the survey's findings about open source software downloads by enterprise developers.

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23% of smartphone market to be Linux-powered by 2013

Gadgets & Tech – The open-source Linux operating system is seeing major growth in the mobile and embedded space, especially in the smartphone market. Handset makers and mobile carriers are adopting open-source software because it significantly reduces licensing and development costs and also provides higher flexibility. That is why analyst firm ABI Research is pred

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Open graphics card available for preorder

Gadgets & Tech – The Open Graphics Project has started accepting preorders for their OGD1, a graphics card with a completely open source design. This initial release is billed as a high-end FPGA prototyping kit specifically designed to test computer graphics architectures.

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Thunderbird 3 fledges with first alpha release

Gadgets & Tech – Mozilla Messaging announced today the first official alpha release of the next generation Thunderbird e-mail application. Although this release offers some improvements over its predecessor, it isn't intended for production use yet. We tested some of the new functionality to see how it is shaping up.

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How the NSA took Linux to the next level

Gadgets & Tech – You know SELinux is built to be virtually attack-proof, but do you know how the National Security Agency (NSA) accomplish it? Take a closer look at the SELinux kernel architecture, why this is important, and what makes SELinux one of the most secure implementations of Linux available.

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First look: KDE 4.1 alpha 1 very promising

Gadgets & Tech – The KDE development community announced yesterday the first KDE 4.1 alpha release. Although the alpha has a lot of bugs and rough edges, it gives users a very promising first look at the KDE 4.1 feature set.

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KDE in Public Schools in Brazil

Gadgets & Tech – Mauricio Piacentini writes about a deployment of systems running Linux and KDE in Brazil's schools; some 52 million students are to be served by this initiative. 'What is interesting about this project is that it not only provides infrastructure (computers and net connectivity) but also open content to students in public schools. [via /.]

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Thinking Of Switching?: Linux Ubuntu vs. Windows Vista vs. OSX Leopard

Gadgets & Tech – All three operating systems come with impressive visual affects. However, I found that Ubuntu was able to run more efficiently then Vista on the same laptop. The MacBook proved just as reliable. Tie between OSX and Ubuntu. [...] If you have a PC then I highly recommend you make the switch to Ubuntu.

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Mount Flickr as a network drive with flickrfs

Gadgets & Tech – Flickrfs is a virtual filesystem which mounts on your linux machine like any other partition. Once mounted, it retrieves information about your photos hosted on your flickr account, and shows them as files. You can copy photos from your local machine to this mount, and it will automatically upload them to your flickr account. [via lifehacker]

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