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What's worse, as economist Dean Baker points out, is that anyone at all is surprised that this happens. After all, when our own government policy is to hand those drugmakers incredibly powerful monopolies on life-saving pharmaceuticals, we've actually created the incentives ourselves for such activity to take place:

As the saying goes, "Good things come to those who wait". After Mageia 2's success, everyone is eager for Mageia 3. Be patient. Dietrich Schmitz explains.

Planetary Annihilation is really starting to look awesome, the RTS that was Kickstarter funded has been doing regular live streams for people to ask questions, see gameplay and all that jazz, their latest one shows off combat!

The Linux 3.10 kernel will feature new improvements and features when it comes to KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) virtualization...

Are you itching to try out open-source AMD Radeon "UVD" video acceleration support over VDPAU on Fedora Linux?..

Technology tools do have their limits. No one will become a master chef simply because they use chef-endorsed saucepans, the finest ingredients, or have access to sought-after recipes. For example, a diary application can make it easier for individuals to keep track of their daily activities and thoughts, but will the application really bring order into a chaotic world? Time tracker apps help users keep track of how much time is spent on various activities during the day, but still the user has to remember to start them.

I installed the 12.04 Ubuntu release on a spare partition yesterday, in preparation of using the Ubuntu Customization Kit. My intention was to use UCK to respin a game DVD for our Reglue Kids. Our last LTS was 10.04 and we used that respin successfully for a number of years. So while we are waiting for SolusOS 2.0 to come out, and the subsequent Reglue Respin, I thought a nice game DVD would be fun.

Uh...it would have been except.....

From Linux console we can send emails using Mutt,mail and Telnet Command.

After two years of waiting, Debian Linux, one of the most important core Linux distributions, has a new release: Wheezy.

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 13.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

SolydX and SolydK are Debian-based distributions with the Xfce and KDE desktops respectively. SolydXK aims to be simple to use, providing an environment that is both stable and secure. SolydXK is an open-source alternative for small businesses, non-profit organisations and home users. The project started as an unofficial variant of Linux Mint's "Debian" edition with KDE as the default desktop, but it was later given its own identity as SolydK. SolydX was added after Linux Mint dropped its Debian-based flavour that used the Xfce desktop.

Valve staying good to their words have released Left 4 Dead 2 for Linux in beta form! This adds yet another awesome game to our Steam libraries!

Linux gamers, rejoice! Yesterday, as announced, Valve has released the beta version of its successful first-person shooter Left 4 Dead 2 for all game owners. The game is based on the current Valve's game engine Source and is especially popular with the co-op fans.

The equivalent of Comics for computers are the Comic book archive files that mainly consist of a series of image files, typically PNG (lossless compression) or JPEG (lossy compression) files, stored as a single archive file. Occasionally GIF, BMP, and TIFF files are seen. Folders may be used to group images.

As anticipated, Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" has been officially released this weekend...

The German game publisher Runesoft has released the "point-and-click" adventure Jack Keane on the Indie gaming platform Desura. This game is based on the free rendering engine OGRE and has won numerous game awards.

The first maintenance release of the stable PyGObject 3.8 library for the GNOME desktop environment has been announced some time ago, fixing a few bugs and introducing new rules.

To hell with the Linux Desktop. It will never matter unless it comes pre-installed on devices selling at Best Buy, etc. Linux Advocate Dietrich Schmitz explains why.

YUM Stands for Yellowdog Updater Modified. YUM is an interactive, rpm based, package manager. Yum is available in different Linux OS Like Redhat , Centos , Fedora etc.

Building on the ground-breaking work of billionaire genius Tony Stark, the first Linux-powered Iron Man suits may soon be within the reach of homebrew builders.