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Patrick’s Right: I’m a Freetard

Posted by UbuntuLinuxTipsTricksBlogspot

Last night the OLPCLCDC met. While we were sitting there, the guys next to me said OSX is neutral because it’s a UNIX so it can’t be considered as bad as Windows, but it’s still not as good as Linux. I said, “it’s still proprietary.” The guy in front of me turned around […]

When Promoting Freedom Restricts Your Freedom

Posted by Christer Edwards

We were having a discussion in IRC this morning about how promoting free software and open standards can sometimes end up restricting your freedom.  Now tell me if I’m wrong here, but as I understand the idea behind OpenOffice is:
To allow you to use any document format, and in the end any application that works […]

How to Setup Parallels Virtualization Software in Ubuntu

Posted by UbuntuGeek

Parallels Workstation is empowered by a lightweight hypervisor, a thin layer of software that “works” between the host computer’s hardware and the primary operating system. The lightweight hypervisor controls some of the host computer’s hardware resources, which results in dramatically more stable, secure, and higher-performing virtual machines.
Parallels Workstation sophisticated virtualization engine enables each virtual machine […]