Posted on May 19, 2008 by mssaleh
Two months ago, I wanted to compare Windows XP to Ubuntu Linux in terms of applications performance. I thought that since most of Linux programs are cross-platform and available for Windows, it could be a good idea to see how only platform change can affect the performance of a particular application. One of my reasons [...]
Filed under: Linux | Tagged: hardy, Linux, open source, operating system, ubuntu, windows | 108 Comments »
Posted on May 10, 2008 by mssaleh
Computer working environments are pretty similar to the species on this planet. One can see ancient species, that have survived millions of years, living along some fairly-recent ones like humans. The ancient of working environments would be the famed CLI (Command Line Interface) that uses typed text to communicate with the computer, while the modern, [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by mssaleh
A While ago, I was doing my usual “preaching” about the merits of Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular. I was telling a friend about the modest system requirements of Linux and how efficient Linux is in preserving system resources. My friend is a professional who used to work on powerful workstations, so he [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by mssaleh
Two weeks ago, I failed a patience test when I couldn’t wait for the final version of Ubuntu and installed the Release Candidate of the free operating system. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, dubbed as Hardy Heron, has been treated with unmatched enthusiasm by Linux and Open Source software supporters. It seems as if Ubuntu fans (myself [...]
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