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Elisa is a Simple, Streamlined Media Center [Downloads]
lifehacker.com - 2/19/2009
Elisa is a Simple, Streamlined Media Center [Downloads]
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Windows/Linux: Elisa Media Center doesn't go in for swooshing sound effects or social networking. This open-source media center puts your music, pictures, and videos on your screen, period. See it...

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To Linux or not to Linux?
education.zdnet.com - 2/19/2009
To Linux or not to Linux?
— education.zdnet.com — One request that actually made it past the budget gods for FY10 was 60 convertible Classmate PCs (30 for each of two schools). These will replace aging stationary labs in the schools, freeing up needed space and allowing for redeployment of the older ... (more) To Linux or not to Linux?

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linuxplanet.com - 2/19/2009
Reports - How Many Linux Users Are There (Really)? - Everyone Uses Linux, No One Uses Linux
— linuxplanet.com — Everyone Uses Linux, No One Uses Linux Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:58:01 AM How many Linux users are there really? It's a darn good question, and there isn't a darn good answer. In one way, we're all Linux users now.  ... (more) Reports - How Many Linux Users Are There (Really)? - ...

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Anatomy of ext4
ibm.com - 2/24/2009
Anatomy of ext4
— ibm.com — The article " Ubuntu 9.04 Receives EXT4 Support " finds very impressive performance improvements with ext4 in the latest Ubuntu release (compared with JFS, XFS, ReiserFS, and Ext3). Check out the ext4 kernel wiki (which will help you get ext4 running ... (more) Anatomy of ext4

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