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Lighttpd phpBB SEO mod_rewrite Rules

PHP Bulletin Board (phpBB) is a popular Internet forum package written in the PHP programming language. It is free software released under GNU GPL Public License.

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Switch to Linux – a beginners guide

Recently I came across a small but useful resource about making the switch to Linux from Windows. The site has information about: => What Linux is? => How to get it? => How to install it? etc...

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Interview with Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth on Productivity and Linux

Lifehacker has published an interesting interview with Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth: Founder of Ubuntu Linux Mark Shuttleworth took time out of his busy schedule to talk with us about email,...

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Video: History of GNU, Linux and Free Software Movements

This is an interesting documentary video which traces the history of GNU, Linux, and the open source and free software movements. It features several interviews with prominent hackers and entrepreneurs...

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Open Source Software Developers Make More Money

If you know open source based application development, you can make more money. A report from New York City-based consulting company Bluewolf says IT salaries across the board will continue to rise in...

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How To Run Windows Application Under Linux

There are many ways to run Windows based apps under Linux; virtualbox is one of such free software. Here's how to set up Windows inside VirtualBox, and then get Windows apps running seamlessly inside...

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Bill Gates Says – We Disagree with GPL

There's free software and then there's open source' he suggested, noting that Microsoft gives away its software in developing countries. With open source software, on the other hand, 'there is this...

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Helmer: A Linux Commodity Computing cluster in a IKEA Helmer Cabinet

Linux Commodity computing is computing done on commodity computers as opposed to supermicrocomputers or boutique computers. Commodity computers are computer systems manufactured by multiple vendors,...

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Read the Fine Print on "Open Source" Software

Back in the 1980s, when Richard Stallman was the only one talking about the need for "free software," no one quite knew what he was talking about.

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Linux Is A Platform For You and Me – Not Just For Specialists

Linux is a platform for people, not just specialists' - In a future undominated by Windows, Ubuntu hopes to be the provider of a service ecosystem for free software

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Test Your Knowledge: Free Software GPL Licensing Quiz

Take the Free Software GPL / LGPL licensing quiz and test your knowledge of the GPL and LGPL.

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Richard Stallman Attacks On Proprietary Software Vendors

Gates may be gone, but the walls and bars of proprietary software he helped create remain, for now -- Richard Stallman.

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Free Software Usability Issues and Solutions

Many of these problems are not specific to Free Software in particular, but to volunteer software. Hobbyist proprietary programs often have poor designs for many of the same reasons. But the easiest...

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Happy Birthday To GNU

Mr. Stephen Fry introduces you to free software, and reminds you of a very special birthday. Happy birthday GNU!

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Linux Proves – The Best Things In Life Are Free

They say - there's no such thing as a free lunch. But, Linux and FOSS software can be used to start, run and grow your business for, you guessed it, free. February survey of IT managers by IDC...

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How A Microsoft Veteran Learned To Love Linux And Why It Matters

Great article. "After The Software Wars", is a new book in which former Microsoft employee Keith Curtis explores the worlds of proprietary and free software. Quoting from the article:While I came to...

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