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Emtec Gdium netbook running Mandriva Linux (video)
youtube.com - 9/24/2009
Emtec Gdium netbook running Mandriva Linux (video)
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This video shows an Emtec Gdium netbook running a custom version of Mandriva Linux. You can find more information at liliputing.com or gdium.com
Linus Torvalds: 'Linux is bloated'
news.cnet.com - 9/22/2009
Linus Torvalds: 'Linux is bloated'
— news.cnet.com — Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux kernel, made a startling comment at LinuxCon in Portland, Ore., on... Monday: "Linux is bloated." While the open-source community has long pointed the finger at Microsoft's Windows as bloated , it appears that with ... (more) Linus Torvalds: 'Linux is bloated'

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blogs.zdnet.com - 9/21/2009
Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop
— blogs.zdnet.com — Why can't I move to Linux and Open Source applications as my desktop exclusively? My profession as... a Systems Architect requires that I live in both the Windows and Linux worlds. (more) Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on ...

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linux.com - 9/21/2009
LinuxCon: Linux By The Numbers
— linux.com — "Linux is doing incredibly well, and we've come a long way in a short amount of time."... (more) LinuxCon: Linux By The Numbers

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Liliputing:  Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 now available for well under $300

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Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 now available for well under $300
Liliputing — The Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 netbook is made from a different mold than most of the mini-laptops available today. I mean sure, it has a 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and it’s about the same size and shape as every other 10 inch netbook. But it shuns the usual Intel Atom processor for a 900MHz Loongson CPU ...

Emtec Gdium running Mandriva Linux
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