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Nokia has announced its plans and they are switching to Windows Mobile, and not Android as previously rumoured. They are keeping MeeGo as a “project” as opposed to the de-facto platform for their smartphones, indicating there will be only one MeeGo product in their range in 2011.
It is worth noting that Stephen Elop, the new CEO of Nokia since September 2010, worked for Microsoft between January 2008 and September 2010…
Following on from my slightly controversial 10 things I’d change in Linux post, here’s a list of reasons why I prefer Linux to Windows. The list is in no particular order.
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Inspired by Linux Format’s 24 things we’d change in Linux, I got thinking about the things I’d like to see changed in Linux. Here’s my top 10 (in no particular order). (more…)
So, 18th September is Software Freedom Day. If you are a Linux user, how can you celebrate this?
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Ubuntu Stack Exchange is a place where Ubuntu users & developers can ask questions (and answer them!) and it’s currently in Beta, with public access (ie everybody can use it even though it’s in Beta). If you use Ubuntu or want to develop for Ubuntu, check it out at http://ubuntu.stackexchange.com/
It works in a similar fashion to Stack Overflow (a very useful site for programmers!), being part of the Stack Exchange network of free & community driven Q&A websites. I have to say I really like the way Stack Overflow operates, with its more active members having the same rights as the moderators, and I’m glad to see more and more Q&A sites following the same format.