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Why does Dell hate Linux so much? by happygeek (Jul 20th, 2010) dell, europe, linux, microsoft, news, ubuntu, windows	Aug 3rd, 2010 by ThisOldMan	13 replies 5 votes
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What Happens When My Linux Breaks Down? by khess (May 28th, 2010) computers, linux, operatingsystems, repairs	Jun 13th, 2010 by libbylab	9 replies
I've Installed Linux, Now What? by khess (May 25th, 2010) dual-boot, filesystems, linux, recovery, windows	May 20th, 2011 by ru60hz	11 replies
KGB Says: The Best Linux is Ubuntu or Fedora by khess (Apr 7th, 2010) cellular, fedora, kgb, linux, texting, ubuntu	Apr 16th, 2010 by jwenting	11 replies 1 votes
Sony Makes Believe that Linux Doesn't Exist by khess (Mar 29th, 2010) games, linux, playstation, ps3, sony, video	Mar 29th, 2010 by khess	0 replies 1 votes
Ubuntu, The Ultimate Linux Distribution by khess (Mar 8th, 2010) canonical, debian, linux, lts, shuttleworth, ubuntu	Mar 22nd, 2010 by gregboo	25 replies 1 votes
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Breaking News: G.ho.st Shutting Down by khess (Mar 2nd, 2010) cloud, desktop, g.ho.st, ghost, ghost.cc	Mar 2nd, 2010 by khess	0 replies
Amazon pays Microsoft Tax for using Linux by newsguy (Feb 23rd, 2010) amazon, kindle, licensing, linux, microsoft, news	Feb 26th, 2010 by pcm_man	2 replies
Free Training from The Linux Foundation by khess (Jan 25th, 2010) courses, foundation, linux, switch, training	Apr 15th, 2010 by sebola	5 replies
10 Linux-based Technologies to Look for in 2010 by khess (Dec 21st, 2009) android, cloud, google, linux, virtualization	Dec 22nd, 2009 by pogson	2 replies 1 votes
Joe Brockmeier talks open source and social media by Techwriter10 (Dec 6th, 2009) joe_brockmeier, linux, novell, opensuse, open_source	Dec 6th, 2009 by Techwriter10	0 replies
Linux in 5 Easy Steps by khess (Nov 24th, 2009) desktop, forums, linux, ubuntu, virtualization, windows	Jan 29th, 2011 by ThisOldMan	18 replies
Linuxdistrus nolongerexista: What Happens When a Linux Distribution Goes Extinct? by khess (Nov 12th, 2009) commercial, distributions, dsl, innovations, linux	Dec 1st, 2009 by Archenemie	12 replies
100-Core Processor on Tap by EddieC (Oct 26th, 2009) linux, multi-core, parallel, performance, processing, smp	Oct 26th, 2009 by EddieC	0 replies 1 votes
Does Linux Have a 'Safe Mode'? by khess (Jul 26th, 2009) linux, newbies, operatingsystems, users, windows	Jun 4th, 2010 by private_nubi	4 replies
Microsoft Code in the Linux Kernel? It's OK, Linus Says So by khess (Jul 24th, 2009) code, developers, development, kernel, linus, linux, microsoft, operatingsystems	Jul 26th, 2009 by cmccullough	5 replies
It's Time for an International Linux Summit by khess (Jul 19th, 2009) developers, development, linux, operatingsystems	Jul 29th, 2009 by admoore	5 replies
2009's 10 Worst Linux Distributions by khess (Jul 12th, 2009) chrome, distributions, embedded, google, linux, redhat, ubuntu	Sep 14th, 2010 by shundamaoyi	39 replies -1 votes
Xenon: An Inspired Linux Project by khess (Jun 13th, 2009) linux, operatingsystems, webbased, wikis, xenon	Jun 13th, 2009 by dandart	1 replies
GeezerOS: Linux for the Elderly by khess (May 29th, 2009) age-related, computers, elderly, linux, operatingsystems	May 31st, 2009 by red_vette	2 replies
Ubuntu 9.04: The Sizzle that Fizzled by khess (May 6th, 2009) jauntyjackalope, linux, openoffice.org, operatingsystems, ubuntu	Aug 23rd, 2009 by Scott82	14 replies -1 votes
Linux is a Monkey Wrench? by khess (Feb 9th, 2009) linus, linux, operatingsystems, tools	Mar 3rd, 2009 by saadsaidi	10 replies
Build a Linux Distro You Can Be Proud Of by khess (Dec 8th, 2008) distributions, distro, linux, studios, vmware	Mar 4th, 2010 by khakilang	7 replies
Crystal Ball Sunday #13: Cloud Computing by khess (Oct 19th, 2008) cloudcomputing, linux, operatingsystems, thecloud	Jul 15th, 2009 by Andy Zhao	2 replies
Tux, Please Pass The Packets. by khess (Jul 1st, 2008) linux, netgear, operatingsystems, routers	Jul 1st, 2008 by khess	0 replies
Crystal Ball Sunday #4: Linux and System Builders and Integrators by khess (Jun 8th, 2008) baremetal, crystalballsunday, linux, systembuilders, systemintegrators	Jun 11th, 2008 by Brotherred	6 replies
Crystal Ball Sunday #1: Corporate Conversion to Linux by khess (Apr 27th, 2008) cio, linux, operatingsystems, terminalservices, thinclients, virtualization	May 1st, 2008 by khess	4 replies
Next group switching to Linux: librarians by John A (Dec 23rd, 2006) library, linux, operating, system	Apr 14th, 2009 by obamamahma	2 replies

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