Openmoko is a project which encompasses two related sub-projects, with the combined aim of creating a family of completely open source mobile phones. The project was founded by FIC.
The first sub-project is Openmoko Linux, an open source Linux based operating system designed for mobile phones, built using free software.
The second sub-project is the development of Openmoko phones — the hardware devices on which Openmoko Linux runs. The first device released was the Neo 1973, which will soon be joined by the Neo Freerunner some time in 2008. Unlike most other …

HylaFAX is the leading fax server for Unix-like computer systems. It uses a client-server design and supports the sending and receiving of faxes as well as text pages, on any scale from low to very high volumes, if necessary making use of large numbers of modems. It is free software and can be used commercially without charge.
History
Sam Leffler, while working at Silicon Graphics (SGI), wrote a fax server for SGI’s IRIX servers called FlexFAX and released it to the public in June of 1991. Leffler and others worked for several …

“And last but not least, we have finally run natively Linux on the Nintendo Wii through Team Tweezers’ twilight-hack (http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Twilight_Hack). We have released a small usbgecko-enabled Proof of Concept mini-distro to prove it.” It still needs drivers for the fancy Wii hardware…but regardless, it’s Wii Linux is here.
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KDE 4.1 will be what everyone expected 4.0 to be — a fully functional revolutionary Linux desktop. I took a look at the revision 777000 of this desktop environment and what you get is a visual changelog describing the current progress in terms of look and feel and the features.
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Free and Open Source VirtualBox Desktop Virtualization Available for All Major Operating Systems
SANTA CLARA, CA February 12, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire innotek, the provider of the leading edge, open source virtualization software called VirtualBox. By enabling developers to more efficiently build, test and run applications on multiple platforms, VirtualBox will extend the Sun xVM platform onto the desktop and strengthen Sun’s leadership in the virtualization market. This software is available for all major …

andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista [32-bit only]). andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications in Windows without modification. It supports quick launch icons, start menu, system tray, Explorer shell extensions and file type associations.
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DeLi Linux stands for “Desktop Light” Linux. It is a Linux Distribution for old computers, from 486 to Pentium II or so. It’s focused on desktop usage. It includes email clients, graphical web browser, an office programs with word processor and spreadsheet, and so on. A full install, including XOrg and development tools, needs not more than 350 MB of harddisk space.

The trick is, that DeLi Linux uses only “lightweight” alternative software. If you are looking for the newest KDE, GNOME or Mozilla, DeLi Linux will not make you …

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BYO Linux 1.0 Text Version
(c) 2000, 2001 Jonathan Thorpe
Email: jon@byolinux.org
This document/howto contains precise instructions of how to Build Your Own Linux personalized distribution. A HTML and Printer friendly HTML as well as other BYO Linux Internet content may be found at: http://www.byolinux.org
Contents:

Packages required for BYO Linux
Making space
Writing Lilo.conf
Folders and files
SysVinit install
Bash install
Compiling Statically
Glibc install
Kernel install
GCC 2.95.2 Install
A few necessities
Dynamic install
Boot scripts

1)BYO LINUX: PACKAGES
In order for you to start your own Linux OS, you will have to download the Required Packages for a basic Linux system. You will also require the …

Sejarah LINUX
Pada tahun 1991 Linus Torvalds seorang pelajar University Of Helsinki di Findland membeli sebuah pc IBM386. Oleh kerana beliau tidak berpuas hati dengan sistem pengoperasian yang dibekalkan dengan komputernya dia merasakan adalah perlu baginya untuk memasang UNIX pada komputernya. Malangnya ketika itu kos untuk memiliki UNIX adalah tinggi . Beliau mula merancang dan mengumpulkan satu kumpulan pengaturcara untuk membangunkan satu sistem yang sama seperti UNIX . Mereka telah mencipta satu Cengkerang sistem pengoperasian ataupun Kernel dinamakan LINUX sempena nama …