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admin — published on May 5th, 2008
OpenSolaris is the OS of choice for those who prefer to live on the cutting edge of innovation. Naturally fast, free and easy to download, OpenSolaris grants early access to the latest technologies. New production support offerings from Sun, available May 13, 2008, mark the latest milestone in OpenSolaris’ maturity level and let you deploy OpenSolaris risk-free. With OpenSolaris Essential and Production subscriptions, you can count on the same expert level of support for your OpenSolaris deployments that you depend on for your Solaris deployments. Read the rest of this entry »
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admin — published on April 22nd, 2008
The openSUSE team announced the Beta 1 release of openSUSE 11.0. It will feature the latest in open source innovations and cool new features from the openSUSE community.
There are many exciting enhancements and features in the new release. Read the rest of this entry »
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admin — published on April 21st, 2008
Canonical Ltd. released Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition for free download.
Ubuntu 8.04 Long Term Support (LTS) provides a stable platform for software and hardware vendors, developers and users. With three years of support and maintenance on the desktop, 8.04 LTS is a great choice for large-scale deployment.
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admin — published on April 13th, 2008
VIA-driven HP 2133 Mini-Note, a nifty-looking machine that clocks in at $499, completed a Linux. A little pricier than the ASUS Eee, but it looks like low-cost computing is one niche for Linux to derive wider market penetration, as it’s reported in informationweek.com.
It’s been shaping up like that for a while, but this — and promises of similar devices from the likes of Dell (Dell) - further clinches the case. Linux has gone from being “just a kernel” to a whole ecosphere for hardware, a way not just to make an inexpensive OS but a whole galaxy of things for less, and we’re now finally seeing a lot more than just proof-of-concept work in that realm.
This isn’t to say that low-end computing is the niche for Linux. There are people from all walks of the computing life that use Linux successfully. It’s just that the low-end / educational niche may be one of the best places for Linux to develop a case for adoption by the broad mass of computer users. If you spend $299 on a computer that gets as much done for you as someone else who spent $899, that’s a strong argument.
