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Opinion Romana Open Source. Nu shareware. Nu freeware - GNU/Linux
Open Source. Nu shareware. Nu freeware

Open Source. Nu shareware. Nu freeware. Poate va intrebati ce inseamna asta? La ce foloseste? Cu ce ajuta? Diferentele sunt fundamentale, si le veti afla in acest document, impreuna cu miturile ce inconjoara Open Source. 1. Care este definitia Open Source? Orice...

Opinion Romana Mituri care inconjoara softul Open Source. - GNU/Linux
Mituri care inconjoara softul Open Source.

Libertatea softului reprezinta pentru o parte din entitatile comerciale o amenintare pentru modelul lor de afaceri, mai ales cand acesta se bazeaza pe fortarea indirecta a utilizatorilor spre dependenta de un sistem proprietar si pe limitarea optiunilor. De accea se cultiva mituri despre...

Opinion Romana Din istorie - De ce EasyLinux? - GNU/Linux
Din istorie - De ce EasyLinux?

Saturday, 21 May 2005 Înainte de a instala orice pe un calculator, trebuie sa raspundeti la intrebarea logica “de ce?”. De ce sa instalezi Linux pe sistemul tau? Cu ce te ajuta? Ai auzit, poate, ca este mai bun decât Windows, ca este mai stabil, dar prin ce se...

Opinion Romana  Din istorie - Subject: [rlug] Recomandari soft pt. web dev.  - GNU/Linux
Din istorie - Subject: [rlug] Recomandari soft pt. web dev.

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 15:00:08 +0300 From: Dan Damian To: rlug@lug.ro Subject: [rlug] Recomandari soft pt. web dev. Dupa cum probabil stii, pentru Linux deja exista multe programe care te pot ajuta in...

Opinion English Opinion: Why repositories are not app stores - GNU/Linux
Opinion: Why repositories are not app stores

While Apple stomps around the internet, trying to gain exclusive rights to the term "app store", a lot of Linux users are furrowing their brows. After all, Linux has had the same kind of software delivery system for ages, right? Not quite. There are some important differences which...

Opinion English How the Linux kernel works - GNU/Linux
How the Linux kernel works

In depth: Oxford Dictionary defines a kernel as "a softer, usually edible part of a nut" but offers as a second meaning: "The central or most important part of something." (Incidentally, it's this first definition that gives rise to the contrasting name 'shell', meaning, in...

Opinion English How to choose the best Linux distro for you - GNU/Linux
How to choose the best Linux distro for you

At the time of writing, there are three hundred and twenty three distributions being tracked on distrowatch.com. There's one called Ehad. And another is called Estrella Roja. Many include the letter 'X' in their name, and many feature hand-drawn mascots and disparate communities. Not...

Opinion English How to create an open source community - GNU/Linux
How to create an open source community

Community. This little nine-letter word is the lifeblood of open source. Barely a day goes by without some aspect of it impacting our lives, be that via Linux, a local book club, your closest group of friends or any one of a million other places. In an age when anyone over 45 seems to have stories...

Opinion English Opinion: competition vs cohesion - GNU/Linux
Opinion: competition vs cohesion

What's more important for the success of Linux: competition between the various components and projects involved, or co-operation to present a unified front in the battle for the desktop? How do we ensure a good balance between the two? Read on for Mike Saunders's entry for the podcast challenge,...

Opinion English How Linux works: the ultimate guide - GNU/Linux
How Linux works: the ultimate guide

Ever wanted to learn how the internals of your Linux desktop work? Yes, we've already published detailed "how it works" articles about things like sound, the kernel, LVM, PAM and filesystems, but in this article we're going to take a wider view and explain how everything in a modern...

Opinion English Trying OpenSuse ... - GNU/Linux
Trying OpenSuse ...

I’ve been an Ubuntuer for several years. I know some people look down on it as only suitable for beginners and other non techy folk, but I disagree. It’s the distro used by Ken Thompson, the father of Unix (admittedly he uses it because it’s the distro used by Google, his employer, but I still feel like...

Opinion English Open Ballot: Would you pay for Linux? - GNU/Linux
Open Ballot: Would you pay for Linux?

Depending on how you pay for it, you'll probably have to part with at least fifty quid for Windows 8, and double (or more) for OS X, and they come with almost no software compared to the average Linux distribution. Yet almost all Linux distributions are free as in zero-cost. ...

Opinion English Open Ballot: Big Brother - GNU/Linux
Open Ballot: Big Brother

America's National Security Agency has come under fire for demanding data from many phone and web-based companies. This side of the pond, things aren't much better. Though the "Snooper's Charter" looks like it won't come through, EU law still requires all communication providers...

Opinion English Development and design of linux - GNU/Linux
Development and design of linux

Linux kernel and related components are free and open source software. This is the major difference between Linux and other famous contemporary systems. Linux is not the sole operating system having such features, but is the most popular and widely used. The GNU GPL is the most common free software...

Opinion English Advantages of Using a Linux File Server - GNU/Linux
Advantages of Using a Linux File Server

Consider yourself pretty fortunate because you’re reading this right now and because there’s a better solution to that: set up a Linux file server. There’s someone right there, working at an office table, typing things out, saving things in, and bringing things...

Opinion English Uses of linux - GNU/Linux
Uses of linux

Linux is an operating system that is largely ported. Initially, this was designed for Intel 86/64 microprocessors. Later, it could run on a large range of computer architectures other than it’s original system. It could be used on hand-held ARM-based iPAQ to the mainframe IBM System z9 or from supercomputers...

Opinion English Choices for Linux Server Distros - GNU/Linux
Choices for Linux Server Distros

It is a given that Linux server distros can work wonders for businesses; not only do they work efficiently as file servers but they also cut tons of costs particularly in the licensing fees and in maintenance costs. So, if you’ve already decided that your business will...

Opinion English Best Linux Distro for Beginners - GNU/Linux
Best Linux Distro for Beginners

In almost all walks of life, the best on one field is never the absolute best on that field. nWhat’s best for one is not the best for the other and choosing the best Linux distro is one of these things. There are many ways in which you can call a specific Linux distro as the best of all...

Opinion English MightLinux The Appropriate Operating System For Your Needs? The Pros Of Open Source OSs And Software - GNU/Linux
MightLinux The Appropriate Operating System For Your Needs? The Pros Of Open Source OSs And Software

The two Linux internet hosting and Windows internet hosting platforms keep on to mature and evolve, and they are turning out to be a lot more superior and far more convenient to use. At the similar time, they are turning into a lot more...

Opinion English Linux and mainstream users - GNU/Linux
Linux and mainstream users

One there is the problem of defining mainstream users. If we take one case that’s brought out into the news, will that be the proper perspective to look at mainstream users? If you are in the student’s shoes, wouldn’t you insist on getting a machine bundled with Windows if you...

Opinion English Linux Dedicated Servers are not Free - GNU/Linux
Linux Dedicated Servers are not Free

Yes folks, there are things such as free hosting sites which use Linux dedicated servers to host thousands of shared hosted sites. But if you think that you can get a dedicated server for free you have been misled. The important thing is that you want to consider is why you...

Opinion English A Look Into Linux’s History - GNU/Linux
A Look Into Linux’s History

We have become heavily reliant on our computers and other technological devices. In fact, over four billion people around the globe use computers on a daily basis. While we rely on them to perform the functions we need to utilize, we don’t often stop to consider the components at work that deliver the...

Opinion English Is Linux a mass market product? - GNU/Linux
Is Linux a mass market product?

Ok so Windows is still the number one of computers shipped from manufacturers have windows on it. Apple Mac is number 2 with a massive marketing budget and a massive fan base for the way that Apple does things. Linux comes somewhere way way underneath that at the moment. In my opinion there are several reasons for...

Opinion English 10 ways that Linux is outgrowing the stereotype and becoming the best OS - GNU/Linux
10 ways that Linux is outgrowing the stereotype and becoming the best OS

Linux has a negative image associated with it; a most unfortunate affliction when that image is contrary to the truth. I'm occasionally asked "why do you bother with Linux?" by people who haven't used it recently under the assumption that...

Opinion English 10 reasons why I LOVE Linux - GNU/Linux
10 reasons why I LOVE Linux

Without claiming that my perspective is "perfect" or "the most correct", I will offer you a different perspective on the world of Linux. - It's free and legal. Between using commercial software in violation of the law and using a LEGAL AND FREE one, I chose...