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Nov

Most supercomputers on this planet are running on Linux

Posted by Christian  Published in Linux and Free Software

More than 76% of the 500 fastest computers on this planet are using Linux as their Operating System. Guess why - it is more reliable, faster, modular, cheaper in every aspect and it can be modified and adapted without license hazards.
A very impressive grafic on how Linux dominates the supercomputer world (as Apache does in [...]

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14

Nov

A view into the future of Google, Microsoft, Linux and competition in general

Posted by Christian  Published in Linux and Free Software

“Where Linux takes root is in new applications, like Web servers and handheld devices. As those get better, applications will get sucked off the desktop onto the Internet, and that’s what will undo Microsoft.”
My prediction is that Microsoft will have to be able to migrate from a software producer without competition to a software service [...]

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13

Nov

Google offering money for switching from MS Internet Explorer to Firefox

Posted by Christian  Published in Linux and Free Software

Wow, did I miss something or did the media miss it? I am talking about a direct, full scale attack against Microsoft by Bills worst nightmare after Linux and Opensource: Google.
Obviously, according to Firefox activist page “Explorer Destroyer”, Google started sponsoringFirefox installations that come with its Google Toolbar. They are paying 1 (one) US [...]

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6

Nov

Rise and descent of Knoppix

Posted by Christian  Published in Linux and Free Software, Linux for Beginners

Well, Knoppix - the first popular Linux LiveCD with superior hardware detection and all necessary tools on board. I owe Knoppix my switch to Linux, away from MS Windows 2 years ago.
Since then, I used a lot of different Linux distributions, including Gentoo and found the 4 best suited for me and my AMD64 system [...]

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4

Nov

The USA: A country committing economical suicide - the slow way

Posted by Christian  Published in Valentino's thoughts

The once proud contry with virtues such as freedom of speech and mind, democracy and human dignity is running itself into the ground:
Not only that they kill mentally disabled, underaged people in the name of law, allow trials over more than 2,5 years without the need to show any kind of proof of the claim, [...]

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4

Nov

Intel keeping us away from cheap computers?

Posted by Christian  Published in Linux and Free Software

Hell, I can not believe it - all this big manufacturers (except maybe Hewlett-Packard to some extent) and Intel are repeating the story of no demand for Linux desktops again and again (read their lies here). However, in China they are telling the opposite story.
Obviously, the largest Linux installation, run by Intel, is currently underway [...]

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1

Nov

Google Mail account needed?

Posted by Christian  Published in Valentino's thoughts

If you need an invitiation to GoogleMail (2,7 Gigabyte webspace for free, Ajax-userinterface and some other goodies) , leave me a comment with your e-mail address here.
In order to avoid abuse, post your mail address in this format:
“joe.doeATmailprovider.com” or another format that can not easily read by machines.
And no, I will NOT sell or use [...]

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