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5 Reasons Why KDE Is Better Than Unity

It’s no secret that KDE is not the most popular desktop environment for Linux/Unix users.

Richard Stallman Was Right All Along

Late last year, president Obama signed a law that makes it possible to indefinitely detain terrorist suspects without any form of trial or due process. Peaceful protesters in Occupy movements all over the world have been labelled as terrorists by the authorities.

Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards 2011

Although very controversial and barely edging out Android, GNOME 3 takes our product of the year title for 2011.

Ubuntu sees massive slide in popularity, Mint sprints ahead ... but why?

Ubuntu, once king of the desktop Linux distributions, has slid into fourth place according to data made available by DistroWatch.

Ilya Zhitomirskiy, co-founder of Diaspora, dies at 22

Ilya Zhitomirskiy, one of four co-founders of social network Diaspora, died over the weekend in San Francisco at age 22. Zhitomirskiy committed suicide, a source close to the company told CNNMoney on Sunday.

Desktop dreams: Ubuntu 11.10 reviewed

Ubuntu 11.10, codenamed Oneiric Ocelot, prowled out of the development forest earlier this month. In our review of Ubuntu 11.04, released back in April, we took a close look at the strengths and weaknesses of the new Unity shell and compared it with GNOME 3.0.

Ubuntu Linux 11.10: What's New

Like most Ubuntu updates, version 11.10 isn't a huge overhaul; rather, it improves on the big changes made in 11.04, by cleaning up the Dash, overhauling the Ubuntu Software Center, and bringing in some new default software.

Open Source Software Company Set to Earn $1 Billion

Somehow, giving away a Linux build for free might make Red Hat a boatload of cash. Back in the 1990s, open source software was met with derision from traditional boxed software companies like Microsoft or Adobe.

March of the Penguin: Ars looks back at 20 years of Linux

The Linux kernel was originally created by Linus Torvalds, a Finnish computer science student, and first announced to the world on August 25, 1991—exactly 20 years ago today.

As Steve Jobs Steps Down, Linux Turns 20: Which Changed the World More?

Yesterday, Steve Jobs officially stepped down as CEO of Apple. Today, the Linux kernel turns 20.

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