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Thursday, October 12, 2006

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» GitHub Expands Free Feature Access, Slices Other Costs
16/04/20 18:40 from LinuxInsider
GitHub has lowered its pricing plans drastically and made its core features free for everyone, even for private development. GitHub CEO Nat Friedman announced a plan that has been in the works for some time, noting that the changes were ...

» MakuluLinux Flash 2020 Could Be an Xfce Desktop Game-Changer
14/04/20 23:23 from LinuxInsider
MakuluLinux Flash 2020 is a traditional/retro style Linux operating system that focuses on ease of use, comfort and stability. It uses a highly tweaked Xfce desktop environment with features previously not seen in standard Xfce integrati...

» LMDE4: How Much Does Debian Matter?
04/04/20 00:13 from LinuxInsider
Linux Mint Debian 4, or LMDE4, is now available. Does it really matter whether you run this latest Linux Mint release, based on Debian Linux, instead of Linux Mint 19.3, based on Ubuntu Linux? The answer depends on two things. One is you...

» AryaLinux Provides the Building Blocks for a Unique Linux Experience
27/03/20 09:25 from LinuxInsider
AryaLinux is something different, and when it comes to Linux operating systems, different can be very intriguing. Arya is both a distribution and a platform. That means you can use it as is or turn it into a branded computing system to m...

» 3D Printers Join Arsenal of COVID-19 Weapons
26/03/20 23:34 from LinuxInsider
The worldwide 3D printing community is stepping up to alleviate the shortage of medical equipment needed to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants include entrepreneurs and hackers, companies in the 3D printing industry, automobile m...

» Zorin OS Core Makes GNOME More Comfortable
20/03/20 18:05 from LinuxInsider
Zorin OS 15.2, released on March 8, adds an impressive selection of upgrades and improvements to an already well-oiled Linux operating system. Since its debut in July 2009 Zorin OS cofounder Artyom Zorin has hawked his distribution as an...

» Open Source Tech Rushes to Front Lines of COVID-19 War
18/03/20 19:50 from LinuxInsider
Open Source software, once the scorn of Microsoft and profit-seeking software developers, is playing an active role in efforts to combat COVID-19's spread. Several open source projects are assisting health providers and helping people mi...

» Crowdsourcing App Takes Aim at COVID-19
18/03/20 16:58 from LinuxInsider
COVID-19 researchers have a new source of distributed computing power: crowdsourcing. Usually crowdsourcing involves information or opinion gathering, but in this case it involves computing power. By installing the Folding@home software ...

» Report: Open Source Vulnerabilities Rampant in Popular Projects
12/03/20 19:31 from LinuxInsider
Open Source vulnerabilities rose by nearly 50 percent in 2019 over the previous year, based on a new report. Common vulnerabilities rated as high or critical severity were found in all of the most popular open source projects, according ...

» How to Run the Linux KDE Desktop on a Chromebook
11/03/20 18:22 from LinuxInsider
Chromebooks with the right stuff inside now are able to install and run a complete Linux experience with the KDE desktop without giving up the Chrome OS on the same device. It is not yet flawless, but it does create a hybrid computing pl...