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Linux Predictions 2016, FreeNAS Logo Contest & More…
FOSS Week in Review This week’s wrap-up needs no introduction, with an art contest to redesign a logo for a BSD-based OS, predictions for 2016, a new release from CentOS, shenanigans from our friends...
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Five FOSS Wishes for the New Year
It’s almost Christmas, which means that the day isn’t far off when ol’ Father Time rolls the odometer over yet again. This, of course, is the time of year when news writers like to publish lists,...
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Ubuntu’s Magical Abacus, New Linux Releases & More…
FOSS Week in Review There was a time, back when FOSS Force was young, when we called the weekly round-up Friday FOSS Week in Review. Sometimes we’d get so far behind in our work that the Friday column...
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It’s Time for ‘What’s Your Distro’ Round One
The FOSS Force Poll It’s time for our annual “What’s Your Distro” poll, to determine who gets the FOSS Force Best Distro Award for 2015. This year we’re pulling out all the stops. We want this one to...
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Shuttleworth at SCALE, Google Rolls Over & More…
FOSS Week in Review Wow. It certainly didn’t take long after the holidays for the FOSS news wire to heat up again. It’s like all the newsmakers have been chomping at the bit to get back to work doing...
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Arch Wins First of Two Round Poll
The FOSS Force Poll The voting is over in the first round of our annual GNU/Linux distro poll, which sought an answer to the simple question, “What Linux distro do you currently use most?” The result...
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FOSS Rock Stars at SCALE 14x
Sure you go to Linux expos such as SCALE to sharpen your coding skills and to learn about how to get your hands dirty going under the hood with you favorite open source applications. You might even go...
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Ubuntu, Microsoft, Tizen & More…
FOSS Week in Review There was plenty of FOSS news this week, but in many ways it was just more of the same — the more things change and all that. Unfortunately, some of the news harkens back to the...
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SCALE 14X: Making the Mark and Getting Ready for Doctorow
SCALE 14X Thursday One of the drawbacks of having to work a show like SCALE is that I don’t get to go to enough sessions while I’m here. As the traffic cop at the intersection of old and new media,...
View ArticleSCALE 14X Gets Rolling for the Weekend
SCALE 14X Friday One of the fears — one of the many in having an established conference at a brand spanking new venue — is this: Suppose they gave an outstanding Friday keynote, and nobody came? All...
View ArticleOpen Source Gaming News From SCALE 14x
Gaming on Linux Hopefully, everyone who was able to attend enjoyed SCALE 14x this past weekend, especially the Game Night which went off without a hitch, thanks to the SCALE staff and the efforts of a...
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Ubuntu Tablet to Be Available — Even in the U.S. — in March
Ubuntu today announced the launch of a tablet running its “converged” operating system which will be available in March. If you’ve been waiting for a tablet offering the full GNU/Linux experience, your...
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Microsoft Kidnaps Windows, Malware Everywhere & More…
FOSS Week in Review The big Linux conference down in the land of Oz just completed and there are no really big shows on the agenda until Atlanta’s Great Wide Open opens its great doors wide in March....
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OMG, Ubuntu Tablet Could Be a Mobile Game Changer
Will Canonical’s outside the box thinking redefine the mobile experience? We’re finally going to see what Canonical can do with mobile. There’s good reason to be cautiously optimistic, as there are at...
View ArticlePoll: You Say, ‘Ship Ubuntu Tablets by the Boatload’
The FOSS Force Poll Our latest poll indicates that many FOSS advocates will end up purchasing a Ubuntu tablet when they become available in March. Granted, you’re a special audience with a special...
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More Linux Phones, More Mint Hack & Just Plain More…
FOSS Week in Review As Linux Mint scrambles to get security back on track, numerous prototypes of Linux phones are on display and Ubuntu gathers awards at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona. What...
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Eclipse, SQL Server & Debian Based OS: How Microsoft Sells Linux and Open Source
Microsoft’s use of open source continues to be a one-way street to drive business Redmond’s way. Microsoft this week continues it’s quest to become respected as an open source player. I have a...
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Busy Week: UbuntuBSD, FreeNAS 9.10 Released
Larry the BSD Guy While the entire BSD world has been buzzing over Ubuntu’s BSD release, the FreeNAS project has been busy releasing version 9.10 as a major precursor to version 10. Most of the...
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Ethical Hackers Unethically Hacked, Keystroke IDs & More…
FOSS Week in Review While Facebook and Google work to better identify you by your typing skills and Red Hat counts the bucks from its best ever year, Ubuntu finally makes it possible to launch from the...
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Ubuntu Coming to Windows 10
In its quest to become the Microsoft of the Linux world, Ubuntu and Microsoft are expected to announce today that Ubuntu will soon run on Windows 10. Holy crap! In Friday’s Week in Review I jokingly...
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