List: Designed for Linux
This Amazon list will be regularly update with things I find that are particularly designed for use with Linux: Designed for Linux.
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Bible Desktop 1.0.7
Back in July I commented on installing Bible Desktop. Since Bible study is such a major part of my life, both professionally and personally, having some usable Bible software available is an important part of being able to make Linux work for me. I’ve now upgraded to version 1.0.7 and I see considerable improvement in…
The Ada Initiative – Women in Open Source
Linux.com reports on the progress in just under a year of The Ada Initiative, which has this mission: “A world in which women are equal and welcome participants in open technology, open data, and open culture. We want women writing free software, women editing Wikipedia, women creating the Internet and women shaping the future of…
A Tale of Unbelievable Stupidity
A middle school teacher in Austin, Texas confiscated Linux disks from a student, because, she told him, it was not possible that Linux was free and what he was doing was illegal. Storis on blog of Helios and nixCraft.
Finding OpenClipart in Ubuntu
My never ending quest for better clip art sources (I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler), and my desire to make Ubuntu more and more usable for all my work needs, converged with OpenClipart.org. It’s a good source, and you can install it in Ubuntu with your Add/Remove command. But then, where is…
Upgrading Audacity to 1.3.5
I have encountered serious difficulties with sound and sound editing on my Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) machine. I’ve blogged about it before, and how I kept using Audacity on my Gutsy machine and even did some editing under Windows to produce my podcast. I’ve had moments with the Hardy machine, but it was hard to extend…
Switching to Linux
This guess post at Greg Laden’s blog gives one man’s experience switching to Linux. It’s a repost from 2009, so the version numbers are a bit different (Ubuntu is at 11.10 now), but it still gives a pretty good idea of what to expect. I would add the strong recommendation that when you switch operating…