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The Linux Foundation has produced a cool new promotional video that explains Linux in terms that everyone, not just geeks, can understand. This is definitely something to show to your casual computer user friends who think that Linux is just a generic, not-quite-as-good version of…you know, that so-called operating system made somewhere near Starbuck’s headquarters…
Friday FOSS Week in Review I’m back from vacation and raring to go. Of course, when I decided to take time off, all heck broke out in the tech world – isn’t that the way it always goes. Now that I’m back, things will probably slow down and I’ll find myself begging for things to write [...] Google posted this video on their open source blog on Monday, and we didn’t think they’d mind if we passed it on to you. We figure Linus Torvalds needs no introduction, but just in case you’re new to things FOSS, here’s a little hint – he’s Tux’s father. Jeremy Allison is a computer programmer and [...] At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel VP Renee James unveils a new MeeGo tablet and smart TV, both running the company’s Atom processor. The International Conference on Open Source (ICOS), is an annual conference hosted by Software Liberty Association of Taiwan (SLAT). One of the largest free and open source software (FOSS) community gatherings, ICOS has been being held in Taiwan since 1999. This solar powered ATM runs Linux, making it even cheaper for banks in the third world to use. Although the speaker on this video speaks about using this product in India, we think this device might find traction throughout the third world. Here’s a cute video you can send to all of your friends who you think need to know about open source. |
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