VirtualBox (VB) is an Open Source project for virtual machine simulation of x86 computers. By VB you can make one or several virtual computers and run them just as if they were real computers. The package is totally free and binaries are available for Linux, Windows, and OS X. The Source codes are also available [...]
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The latest version of Skype for Linux is just released. You can download it from here. Skype for Linux is available for a number of distros including Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSUSE, Debian Etch, Mepis, and Xandros. I downloaded and installed the version for Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (ver 7.04). Although Gaim (a multiple platform messenger) is available [...]
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I was just reading a Digg story about Vixta (a new Fedora-based distro designed to be eye-candy and user-friendly). In feel and look, it is supposed to be much like Vista. I am going to write down my experience with this new distro Since I am already running out of space in my laptop, I [...]
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A list of Open Source Finite Elements Method (FEM) packages read more | digg story
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In this link, you can find a list of available Computer Aided Design (CAD) packages for Linux which includes a number of Open Source and a number of Commercial packages. read more | digg story
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By definition, one would expect that the highest level of intellectuality should be found in the academic world. Nevertheless, so far, there has not been enough contribution from the side of the academies to the Open Source initiative. Apart from the Computer Scientists and a limited number of academy dudes from some specific disciplines, such [...]
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