simplicity

[Geek Review] Linux Mint: A better Ubuntu

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 11:13

Linux Mint, while relatively new, has gained a lot of fans from the linux community, and is now the third most popular on DistroWatch, slowly crunching on openSUSE lead.

It brings something a lot of distro have tried: simplicity, functionality, and of course looks. Let’s see what makes Linux Mint fresh and if it’s worth switching from Ubuntu.


 

Fun with Linux Commands-III - Being productive | Quick Tweak

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sun, 11/09/2008 - 12:08

Who says Linux commands are just for geek people? And who says it is just a fun toy? Linux is simple yet productive, the only limitation is your imagination.

Those who argue me with me for Linux being simple, here is a popular saying: *NIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.


 

19 good reasons to use Linux

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Thu, 10/30/2008 - 04:22

Today I want to report an initiative, in my opinion, brilliant in its simplicity. We use modern device and often forget the old channels of communication, paper for example.

Well, asimple idea is got out the minds of iobuntu, who created a poster you see below, in order to circulate in public places...


 

BSFlite 0.84

Topix - Unix  Sun, 10/19/2008 - 09:25

About: BSFlite is a minimalistic, line-based AIM client for Unix and Win32. It is designed with simplicity and efficiency in mind and thus utilises as little RAM and CPU time as possible in order to be friendly ...


 

Slackware v Ubuntu: Not What You Might Think

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sun, 10/05/2008 - 02:43

Slackware and Ubuntu share a common line of thinking. They both aim to be simple. However, they have different approaches to simplicity and different target audiences.

Ubuntu wants to be simple for end users switching from Windows. Slackware wants to be simple for Linux users.


 

Bento Book, The: Beauty and Simplicity in Digital Organization, ...

Topix - Unix  Wed, 10/01/2008 - 06:44

Bento is the best way to organize your life. Your contacts, events, tasks, projects, stuff, everything.


 

Never Installed a Firewall on Ubuntu? Try Firestarter.

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:32

A modern Linux firewall. Security does not have to be complex, and simplicity does not have to mean sacrificing power.

With Firestarter you will have a firewall up and running in minutes.


 

Top 10 Reasons To Work On Open Source (In a California Accent)

Linux Today  Mon, 09/15/2008 - 07:32

Code Simplicity: "So here we have the top 10 reasons to work on open-source…as said by, like, a dude from Cali (with translations underneath."


 

RE[4]: Ads Suck

Topix - Unix  Thu, 09/04/2008 - 00:08

"Apple has brought its unique brand of richness and simplicity to servers . OS X Leopard Server is the fifth generation of the software half of Apple's server platform.


 

Distribution Release: MidnightBSD 0.2.1

DistroWatch.com: News  Mon, 09/01/2008 - 21:15

Lucas Holt has announced the release of MidnightBSD 0.2.1, a FreeBSD derivative with the goal of creating a BSD with ease of use and simplicity in mind: "MidnightBSD 0.2.1 has been released.

This version focused on adding hardware for newer devices including ATI, NVIDIA and Intel SATA controllers,....