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Politicians Backing Off From SOPA And PIPA

The big website blackout is paying off with a total of 18 U.S. senators publicly their withdrawing support of the controversial Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the last 24 hours.
Added Thu, 2012-01-19 20:14 by Dominic Kennedy

Top Open Source Sites Protesting SOPA, PIPA

There are many open source communities which are protesting the anti-freedom bill SOPA and its 'Little Boy' cousin PIPA via their websites. Here are the top 5 open source communities protesting SOPA and PIPA.
Added Wed, 2012-01-18 07:09 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Microsoft Joins SOPA, PIPA Protest, Windows Will Go Black Today

HUMOR: Microsoft may have been an official supporter of SOPA, but the company had a change of heart last night when they noticed the historical opposition of SOPA.

Added Wed, 2012-01-18 04:29 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Apple Joins SOPA Protest

HUMOR: Apple has finally joined the SOPA protest, slapping its critics which say that the company doesn't participate in any activity beyond its profits or raises voice about anything but profits.

Added Wed, 2012-01-18 03:56 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Unity 5.0 Arrives In Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu's Unity has hit the version 5.0 and is now available for testing in Ubuntu 12.04, the LTS version of Ubuntu slated for April release. Since 12.04 is an LTS version we can be rest assured that it will be extremely stable and perfect fit for those who skipped the 11x series due to Unity and other issues. With 12.04 users may also get the capability to disable the infamous Global Menus. If you are a daredevil and running Ubuntu 12.04 you can test Unity 5.0, rest can either wait of install Ubuntu 12.04 in a virtualbox.

Added Wed, 2012-01-11 13:45 by Neil Richards

Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu Become LTS Versions

Good news of *buntu fans. The Ubuntu Technical board has approved Xubuntu and Kubuntu to become LTS versions.
Added Wed, 2012-01-11 11:31 by Neil Richards

Linux Mint Touches All Time High On DistroWatch, Will Ubuntu Recover?

Now, Linux Mint has assumingly broken all time record on DistroWatch and looks huge with 3160 rating which is more than 1,077 more than Ubuntu. There is no way that Ubuntu will cover this distance in the near future, unless they change something dramatically.
Added Tue, 2012-01-10 02:46 by Neil Richards

Why The Verge Is Wrong, Acer Did Not Rip Apple's iCloud

As far as the service goes Ubuntu fans may claim iCloud to be a blatant ripoff of Ubuntu One which was launched in 2009, two years before the launch of iCloud.
Added Mon, 2012-01-09 03:42 by Neil Richards

Why Everyone Is Confused About Gnome And Gnome 3

I wanted to write about some of the confusion I perceive in the GNU/Linux community in general these days. I will explain what I believe to be the causes, what the effects are, and how we can remove it. In order not to create further confusion, I'll try to back up my statements with facts. I know this may be confusing, and I try very hard to avoid it, but the point is that the situation I'm describing, is confusing.

Added Mon, 2012-01-02 09:45 by Jo-Erlend Schinstad

What I Love About Ubuntu Unity

In light of a recent thread on this list [Ubuntu Mailing List], I thought I'd provide my perspective of what Unity is, why I think it's important and why I actually came to love it. Just to eliminate any doubt, I'll start by saying that I'm not affiliated with Canonical and I'm not part of the Unity project. I have no stakes.

Added Sat, 2011-12-31 15:59 by Jo-Erlend Schinstad

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