OLPC may still not have any completely new hardware ready to roll out, but it is now giving its slightly improved XO 1.5 laptop a bit of a boost. The organization has just announced that the laptop will now be shipping with both the simplified Sugar Learning Platform and the more full-fledged GNOME Desktop for some added productivity. What's more, the organization has also confirmed that its forthcoming XO-HS (with a new keyboard more suitable for high school students) will come with the same dual-boot option as well, and will be launched first in Uruguay this September. Full press release is after the break. Continue reading OLPC XO 1.5 now shipping with Sugar Learning Platform and GNOME DesktopOLPC XO 1.5 now shipping with Sugar Learning Platform and GNOME Desktop originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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So I ran across another article about the differences between Gnome and KDE. This one was a bit different that usual, in that the evaluation was not solely on features and support; rather, the development direction of each. Is it better to focus on legacy system support or put more effort towards new cutting-edge technologies? Which leads to the most exposure for GNU/Linux? Is there a truly, “Best Desktop Manager?”

I suppose it’s a matter of which affects each individual the most. I personally use KDE, so I’m a bit biased, but this article does a great job of reviewing the development practices and estimating the future direction of the two drastically different Desktop Managers.

Enjoy the read.
Link: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3812616/GNOME-vs-KDE-Which-Has-the-Evolutionary-Advantage.htm

Shaun

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So as I’ve mentioned in many of my other posts, I’ve been using linux for the last couple of years. I’ve found that there are a number of editors available and everybody has their own preference. Ultimately, the best editor depends on what your goals are for the editor. It’s hard to get ahold of the complete package with an open-source solution. Especially, if you want something you can open and use immediately, without much of a tutorial.

I primarily use these editors for PHP, ColdFusion, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, SQL, HTML and CSS.

I have used the following editors, so I’ll cover my experiences with them briefly.

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