#Free operating system

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Those of you running a rooted Android may be pleased to learn of Ubuntu Installer, a Market app which - yes, you’ve guessed it - installs Ubuntu. Even for the unseasoned tinkerer, it’s pretty simple to install – providing you check for the compatibility of your device/ ROM in advance.

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Kolibri OS: A diminutive surprise

Kolibri OS: A diminutive surprise

One thing that is pretty widely known about hummingbirds is that they are very, very fast. They are also very, very lightweight. I recall one time watching in horror as one flew into a glass window and plummeted three stories to the ground.

I was sure that it was going to be a goner and yet somehow, someway, some shape, some form it was still alive. In fact, its heart was still beating at what…

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### The Benefits of Using Ubuntu Over Microsoft Windows in context of Today's Microsoft Outage

In the ever-evolving world of technology, choosing the right operating system (OS) can significantly impact your productivity, security, and overall user experience. While Microsoft Windows has long been a dominant player in the market, an increasing number of users are turning to Ubuntu for its robust security features and cost-effective solutions. Today, we delve into why Ubuntu is a superior…

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FreeNAS Free Operating System For PC

FreeNAS Free Operating System For PC

FreeNAS is an operating system that can be installed on virtually any hardware platform to share data over a network. The app is the simplest way to create a centralized and easily accessible place for your data. Use this Free Operating System with ZFS to protect, store, and back up all of your data. It is used everywhere, for the home, small business, and the enterprise.

This is a practical and…

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Fedora: Linux-based OS for developer desktops, running containers, and more The Fedora Project is a community of people working together to build a free and open source software platform and to collaborate on and share user-focused solutions built on that platform.

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An Alternative To Sugarcrm €™S Non-open Source Open Code

There is something about SugarCRM that many grass roots don't dig. 50 percent regarding the development of any version of SugarCRM isn't available towards the opensource community as free opensource. That's because free open source can be untenanted on route to a maximum of 25 people even so and so that it becomes an enterprise. And retroactively SugarCRM is a for-profit company, it keeps a certain Source free and certain, exclusive. So, why do they call it an opensource organization? Here's the story. <\p>

SugarCRM employs 18 full-time developers (outward of a staff of 36) and works with about 50 dissimilar developers who have assigned Sugar CRM rights to their code under an Apache assignment agreement. About 25 percent of the development for the new version (3.5) authorized unattached is held back from the free 'pure' opensource version (3.5). <\p>

As an tentative to SugarCRM's non-open source open code, SugarForge has modules, tools, language packs, skins and other code, as well as associated projects created by the Sugar Admissive Source correspondence. SugarForge has 900 registered developers and 90 essence projects. Version 3.5 has a module loader, a framework that allows developers to carve extensions, package bureaucracy and post them so that leaving users urinal load them without any programming. <\p>

SugarCRM is so as to adopt mock-up 3 of the GNU General Public Trust (GPLv3) as representing the subsequently leaving life of its open-source CRM (duck combination management) software after coming at a disadvantage constraint off its user inverse ratio to move away off its own Sugar Open Deputation.<\p>

The GPL gives users the right to freely study, copy, modify, reuse, share and redistribute software. Created uniform with Richard Stallman herein 1989 for the GNU newsy operating system project, the license, popular among free and open-source software (FOSS) developers, was last fully revised 16 years ago as GPLv2.<\p>

The license was rewritten unto play with emerging issues. A third sign up as for GPLv3 was delayed to ensure that yourselves dealt with the potential ramifications relating to a patent-licensing deal around Suse Linux struck between Novell Inc. and Microsoft. Parts of the Linux working system including its kernel are licensed tipsy GPLv2.<\p>

When SugarCRM was situate three and a half years ago, the company saw the Mozilla Public Undue liberty (MPL) as best representing the ideals respecting the open-source CRM project. Over the past year and a proportion, SugarCRM has been occupation with the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and participating in spite of the phalanx in the development of GPLv3.<\p>

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Linux Turns 20 Today—And Shut Up, Yes, It Still Matters

We get it. Linux is just for nerds. Not mere nerds—we're all nerds—Linux nerds. It's a hobbyist OS for contrarians. It's an antique. An oddity. Pointless. Right? Very, very wrong. Happy birthday, Linux—let's celebrate you like we should Linux started off humbly enough—just some guy, some programmer's side project. A blip on a niche usenet group typed by Linus Torvalds, 20 years ago today: August 25th 1991 - Linus posted the following to comp.os.minix (a usenet newsgroup): I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things). I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work. This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months, and I'd like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-) Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi) PS. Yes – it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(. Yes, this is mostly programmer gobbledygook. It doesn't really matter, today. What matters is that Torvalds' claim that his creation will be "just a hobby, [not] big and professional" was completely wrong. Like, it could not be more incorrect. You might think of Linux as just that thing your nerdy Windows-hating friend struggles to get games working on. But it's more than just what he tinkers with in his bedroom—it's all over the place, and you've probably already used it today. It may have lost the OS wars long ago (if it even had a battle), but Linux is still an invisible king. Your Android device? I don't care if it's a Gingerbread phone or a Honeycomb tablet—both are built on the back of Linux code. Your TiVo? Linux. Along with a lot of the other cable and set top media boxes you might have stuffed under your TV. The New York Stock Exchange? The whole shebang runs on a cluster of HP Linux boxes. Those boxes are more important than the ones under your TV. Google something. Go ahead! That search? Executed on servers running customized Linux. That ATM you withdrew cash from last night? An increasing number are using a Linux variant. And of course, there is the tremendous number of servers powered by Linux that run the websites you frequent daily. Linux is a workhorse. It's value in this little world of ours isn't to sit in front of your nose on a nice display. It's not something to be talked about. Most of us will never care about its history, or features, or future. And that's because we don't have to—it sits there, invisibly, and carries the things we care about. It doesn't have OS X's chicness or Windows' geniality. It keeps its head down and hustles. And it's been at it for two decades now. So happy 20th, Linux—we're glad you didn't just stay a hobby. Photo of Larry Ellison, who cares a lot about Linux no matter what, by Justin Sullivan/Getty

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Android: The Firsthand Uniqueness Of Variable Telephony

Surely who are up to date wherewith field of inquiry advances about this local color know more than ourselves, rather I essential to take the time to idea on account of information to be clear in all directions my ideas and possibly pour on you something more interesting. Android is an in force system initially methodized pro mobile phones. Now, what makes it crotchety is that better self is based on route to Linux, a furlough ongoing system kernel, free and multiplatform. What makes this system better is that it allows program applications in a divergence of Java called Dalvik. The in force integral provides all necessary interfaces to develop applications and cunning to access the phoneme features (like GPS, calls, saving clause, etc..).<\p> <\p>

One of the most important things of this in hand system is the amount pertaining to available applications that extend until unlimited, as ourselves is linked to the existence upon uninfluenced programming tools. Therefore it is said that my humble self is a free operating system. This makes it extraordinarily popular among manufacturers and developers, as the costs until launch a cell erminois an applicability via android is very low. Today, anyone can download the lodestar code, inspect, amass, and even unsex it. This gives security to users, forasmuch as brass that is open source can detect faults faster. And also manufacturers, they basket better tailor the operating the drill for their smartphones.<\p> <\p>

In February last year Google announced version 3.0 of Android, codenamed call Honeycomb, which was optimized in order to tablets instead in connection with mobile phones. So Android has transcended in excess of mobile phones to larger devices. That is why probably we got applied to it.For as an example WiFi Externals is a contemporary right for connecting monitors xanthic televisions to our driving devices via WiFi.<\p> <\p>

Many analysts hariolate that this new circumstance will be present in approximately all electronic devices in 2014. Meanwhile, Qualcomm takes a step forward and ensures that Android devices will have being out of work this summer. According in the commercial enterprise, system phone or tablet with a Snapdragon processor will support WiFi Display S4. The devices that are released in version 4.0 of Android are previously able to connect through this ilk, but the screens are photomural in testing phase.<\p> <\p>

The WiFi upright display has to be approved under rules of WiFi Bloc with the endorser quarter referring to the year that comfort station exist built on platforms that make use of the Snapdragon S4.<\p> <\p>

Once this occurs, the system operation is simple, identically those compatible devices are automatically recognized, establishing a secure tie between them. Those monitors that do not accredit directly the function may strict settlement from it thanks in order to adapters that are affinitive via the HDMI left-wingish. Ultimately I reck the future is getting a little closer, and we want to run after the Internet to television no work what.<\p>

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GNU / Linux : Masa Depan Operating System Terbuka

GNU / Linux : Masa Depan Operating System Terbuka

Sebuah cita-cita hanya akan menjadi sebuah teori yang mustahil untuk dilihat orang sekitar sampai orang yang memiliki cita-cita tersebut mewujudkannya. Lalu apa yang terjadi jika ada orang yang mempunyai cita-cita untuk dapat memberikan lisensi yang mengijinkan dasar sebuah karya dapat dipelajari banyak orang. Sebagai contoh, jika anda seorang koki, anda diharuskan menunjukkan resep masakan yang…

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Linux turns 24

On this day exactly 24 years ago, Linus Torvalds has announced launch of the Linux operating system, the final piece of the project’s ambitious open source GNU.

Though not a familiar operating system with common user but Linux is still an important part of the hi-tech world: the open source operating system currently remains the most popular choice for servers and information systems leading. While Microsoft and Mac OS X can bring the user experience more intuitive, easier to use, the ability to customize and outstanding performance helped Linux become the No. 1 choice of IT professionals real .

A little-known facts about Linux is the OS actually called “GNU / Linux”, and also not by Linus Torvald created. GNU Project was originally developed by Richard Stallman with the goal of creating an open operating system, many components. Over the years, the kernel (core) of the GNU Hurd has not yet been finalized, and the launch of the Linux kernel on the day of 08.25.1991, Linus Torvald was the most important contribution to creating complete Linux OS current correction.

Father of Linux, Linus Torvalds with the famous words: “Software is like sex. Free is better”

With nature as an open source operating system, Linux is currently divided into several tributaries (distro) because many companies develop and support. Ubuntu is currently the distro has an intuitive user interface also CentOS and Red Hat least now being widely used in the enterprise IT environment. Each line Linux is also often own development philosophy: ArchLinux often focus on the package (package) original, not like Ubuntu also edit the Debian developers always focus maximum package on purpose ” open “and” free “. Despite differences but virtually all Linux lines are free version next commercial version, or free installation use and charge technical support.

  The most common variant of Linux obvious that Android – Android version of Ice Cream Sandwich has been using Linux Kernel 3.x. Mobile operating system with over 1 billion users of Google also is evidenced most clearly shows that Linux is permeated modern life.

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Debian: The Universal Operating System

Debian: The Universal Operating System

Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run.

Debian provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 51000 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.

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Microsoft is going to offer Windows 10 upgrades just for free

Microsoft is going to offer Windows 10 upgrades just for free

This Wednesday on stage at the Windows 10 event, Microsoft announced that customers running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 will all be eligible for free upgrades to Windows 10. Free upgrades will be available to users running those systems for the first year of Windows 10, and users will get updates for the supported lifetime of their device.

In the first year the software is…

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Ubuntu 11.10 Beta and Unity: Mixed Verdict

With the beta release, we can start to judge Unity as a mature product -- and the verdict is decidedly mixed. "Our goal with Unity is unprecedented ease of use, visual style and performance on the Linux desktop," Canonical and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth wrote in his blog last month. That statement can also stand as a summary of the goals for Ubuntu 11.10 (better known as Oneiric Ocelot). Judging from the beta released last week, Ocelot promises to be a release that, so far as users are concerned, is less about innovation than about perfecting interfaces -- mainly the Unity desktop, but also one or two other applications. Not that other improvements aren't part of the release. Users should notice a slightly improved boot time, and increased performance of 32 bit programs on AMD64 systems. The release also benefits from additional driver support and other features in the 3.0.0-9 kernel, and marks the replacement of Evolution with Thunderbird as Ubuntu's default mail reader (although not the replacement of Firefox with Chromium for the web browser, as rumored several months ago). However, the most notable features in the beta are interface changes. Both the Gwibber microblogging client and the Ubuntu Software Centre feature new, minimalist interface makeovers that bring them into line with the general look and feel of the Unity desktop -- presumably on the grounds that these are two tools that will be heavily used. Neither makeover is a complete success, in that they fix what wasn't particularly broken in the first place. However, the new look for the Ubuntu Software Centre is particularly annoying because it opens on a display of What's New and Top Rated, and an ad-like photo that takes to "Our Picks > Ubuntu's Sweetest Applications -- all of which assume that users are simply browsing instead of looking for specific software. In practice, though, I suspect that most users have a definite purpose when they open the Software Centre. Another mark of interface-obsession in the beta is the inclusion of the 2-D version of the Unity desktop for those whose video drivers lack 3-D acceleration. Sharing much of the same code, the two versions are almost identical, the main difference being that the collapsed icons in the 2-D launcher aren't as easy to read as those in the 3-D version. For those who like GNOME but dislike Unity, the beta's repositories also include gnome-shell (GNOME 3) and gnome-session-fallback (GNOME 2). As with 2-D Unity, you can choose these options once they are installed as you log in. Unity's Mixed Messages However, the real focus in the Ocelot beta is on refinements of Unity itself. This is the third release of Unity, and the second since it became Ubuntu's default desktop, so the beta might be considered the first glimpse of Unity as it approaches maturity. But does it succeed in reaching all the goals that Shuttleworth outlines? The answer is decidedly mixed. Unity's best feature is its simplicity. This simplicity has not changed much since the last Ubuntu release: that is, it consists of a static panel, a dash button that opens a screen wide menu, and a launcher for favorite applications and open applications. This arrangement is straightforward enough that even new users can be productive almost immediately, although they might have initial difficulties customizing or administering their installations. Experienced users, too, might wonder whether a menu that covers the entire desktop is the best use of space. Since the last release, this design has been tweaked in minor ways. For example, the dash button has moved from the panel to the top of the launcher, on the reasonable grounds that users are most likely to look for applications on the launcher first. Similarly, you can now use Alt+Tab to cycle through open windows. In addition, the list of Places links in the dash has been replaced by what Shuttleworth calls "Scopes and Lenses" -- a scope, apparently being a source of data, and a lens (although he does not explain) presumably a filtered view of a scope. Despite the ungainly and obscure name, this change does allow the addition of a search filter for such content as music collections, although the advantage is limited because there is no apparent way to create your own permanent additions to the ones provided by default. Unfortunately, these tweaks are not always successful. For some reason, the dash overlay of the desktop now creates what Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon describes in his blog as an "active blur" -- that is, it blurs the windows open behind the dash. Perhaps this feature is intended as an aesthetic touch, but to me it defeats the purpose of having a transparent dash in the first place. After all, isn't the point to let you easily see what is running on the desktop? Yet blurring the desktop behind the dash prevents you from identifying just what is running. Even worse, when applications are maximized in the beta, their title bar buttons (and, in the case of GNOME apps, their menus) turn invisible, appearing on the left side of the panel only when the mouse moves to the title bar. Bacon defends this change on aesthetic grounds, and I agree that it is a visual improvement. But functionally, this change seems poorly thought out. Unlike Bacon, I suspect that users are more likely to be bewildered when they discover this arrangement, rather than delighting in exploring and discovering in the middle of trying to get their work. Even when you know how to summon the buttons and menus, the arrangement is still inefficient, because you either have to touch the title bar blindly before making a selection, or else guess where the item you want is likely to be. In such cases, Unity seems to fall short of the ease of use and performance that Shuttleworth identifies as a goal. In fact, touches like these make me think that visual style pre-dominates in Unity at the expense of other goals, to the point where the effort is self-defeating. Reaching a Verdict In the end, the beta leaves me wondering: has Unity been worth the year or more of concentrated effort lavished upon it? The effort has by no means been a complete failure. As a desktop for everyday use, Unity seems adequate. Certainly in my experience, more people prefer Unity to GNOME 3. Yet, if Unity doesn't inspire widespread revulsion, it doesn't provoke any widespread loyalty or excitement, either. Like GNOME 3, it tends to restrict users to a work flow that the designers think they should use, and is particularly limiting to experienced users who might want to do a variety of tasks that go beyond productivity. To make matters worse, Ubuntu's decision makers continue to seem drunk on their discovery of design issues, focusing on the visual appeal at the expense of functionality, and spending time on minute issues that average users are likely either to miss or stumble upon by accident. For these reasons, I have to question whether the development of Unity has been worth the effort spent upon it. What would have happened, I wonder, if Ubuntu had managed to keep working with GNOME? Or continued working with its own GNOME 2 series to provide incremental improvements? We'll never know, of course. Yet I can't help thinking that, in either case, Ubuntu would be further ahead than it is today. So far as the end user is concerned, Ocelot, with its emphasis on buffing and polishing Unity, seems to be shaping up to be one of the least significant Ubuntu releases ever.