freedesktop.org - 12/24/2008
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Welcome to freedesktop.org freedesktop.org is open source / open discussion software projects working on interoperability and shared technology for X Window System desktops. The most famous X desktops are GNOME and KDE , but developers working on any Linux/UNIX GUI technology are welcome to ...
video.linuxfoundation.org - 12/21/2008
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video.linuxfoundation.org —
If you've been alive and aware of mass
media over the last twelve months, you've probably seen...
television commercials from Apple and Microsoft touting their operating system. From Apple's ubiquitous "I'm a Mac" to Jerry Seinfeld to Microsoft's "I'm a ...
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The "I'm Linux" Video Contest | The Linux ...
lxer.com - 12/24/2008
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lxer.com —
Other News - Linux.org.uk Alan Cox's webpage, with
an excellent selection of news feeds. - LWN.net Their...
weekly coverage of Linux news is unmatched in this community. - Freshmeat All software updates are announced on Freshmeat. - LinuxDevices ...
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Alan Cox: Moving on from Red Hat
linux-foundation.org - 12/19/2008
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linux-foundation.org —
Linux Foundation Appoints Ted Ts’o to Position of
Chief Technology Office Linux Kernel Developer Ted Ts’o to...
lead Linux Standard Base and ISV relationships, among other initiatives SAN FRANCISCO, December 18, 2008 – The Linux Foundation (LF), the ...
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Unify and Notify: Shuttleworth Explains Proposed Notification Changes
OStatic blogs —
... Developers with applications using existing notification methods might balk a bit more. There is some consolation here, though. The proposal is based on a specification that's been in the works in the freedesktop.org community. Some features in the notification spec are deprecated, Shuttleworth says, but overall, the proposed changes for Jaunty will be compatible with current notification APIs. Shuttleworth doesn't foresee libnotify needing any changes, although there may be some additional work needed to make alerts that use features the proposal deprecates display through the ...
Unify and Notify: Shuttleworth Explains Proposed Notification Changes [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... Developers with applications using existing notification methods might balk a bit more. There is some consolation here, though. The proposal is based on a specification that's been in the works in the freedesktop.org community. Some features in the notification spec are deprecated, Shuttleworth says, but overall, the proposed changes for Jaunty will be compatible with current notification APIs. Shuttleworth doesn't foresee libnotify needing any changes, although there may be some additional work needed to make alerts that use features the proposal ...
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