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How to popularize Linux (or any hypothetical foss os) ?

Posted 06-21-2010 at 01:04 PM by entz

Tags adoption, foss, linux, mainstream, popularize

After pondering , debating with great passion the issue of linux and why it doesn't achieve mainstream adoption , i personally came to the following points that would if adhered to increase the odds of popular success.

The Manifest:

Quote:

1) User Friendliness should be an essential and integral part of any desktop system, which its achievement has no ramifications or negative impact on stability, power , flexibility as well as security.

2) The development process

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qt support for VNC

Posted 05-13-2010 at 05:06 AM by muchala123

Tags linux, qt library, vnc

i want to test whether qt is supporting VNC or not. For that i have written a small layout program using Qt library.

the source code for the layout program is as follows:

layout.cpp
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#include <QApplication>
#include <QHBoxLayout>
#include <QSlider>
#include <QSpinBox>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication app(argc, argv);
QWidget *window...

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Boot From Network via PXE

Posted 05-06-2010 at 10:54 PM by morningboy
Updated 05-06-2010 at 11:10 PM by morningboy

Tags linux, pxe, rootfs

Boot from Network via PXE (Eng. Version)

--THE IDEA--

1. using root_fs for i386 we have made before to be able booted from network.
2. root_fs can be booted from Network with Boot From Network facility in BIOS.
3. We will use PXE Technology.

--UNDERSTANDING PXE--
PXE is ... you can read it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot...on_Environment.

There are several BIOS that have been supported by PXE,...

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which company in india offers most onsite opportunities to linux admins.

Posted 04-08-2010 at 07:35 AM by rohit.dhaval1

Tags linux, onsite

which company in india offers most onsite opportunities to linux admins.

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[release] ArchBang 1.05

Posted 02-24-2010 at 12:05 PM by ~sHyLoCk~

Tags arch, archbang, linux

Originally Posted: Here

Download: 64Bit [484Mb]
Md5sum: 0fa6982525a2f3c32c9ebca8ef37138b
Download: 32Bit [487Mb]
Md5sum: dbc0c3252d54efee79a048d97bffded6

Forum Wiki

We have been working on this for weeks now! Both I and Will were busy irl with various issues,from acads to social events. So we apologize for the delay.

What...

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