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> <channel><title>nixCraft &#187; developers</title> <atom:link href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/tag/developers/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips</link> <description>This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips &#38; tricks, hacks, news and more.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Linus Torvalds Switched Back To Gnome</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linus-torvalds-switched-back-to-gnome.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linus-torvalds-switched-back-to-gnome.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:54:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gnome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kde]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux distribution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux laptop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big flame]]></category> <category><![CDATA[developers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[disaster]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flame war]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flamewar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gnome community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gnome desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[half baked]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kde user]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linus torvalds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linus torvalds linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nasty bugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nazis]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2461</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wordpress 2.6 has been released and available for download almost a month ahead schedule.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-wordpress-26.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Test Your Knowledge: Free Software GPL Licensing Quiz</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/free-software-licensing-quiz.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/free-software-licensing-quiz.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:52:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[GNU/Open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Links]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Open source coding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sys admin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[developers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[misunderstandings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mumbo jumbo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software licensing]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2183</guid> <description><![CDATA[Asus has launched an open-source project for its cheap ASUS Eee laptop PC . You can download SDK and start developing more applications. It is a collection of programming tools, utilities, documentation, and libraries for Asus Linux EEEPc. From the project home page: This is an open-source project for ASUS Eee PC series. It provides [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/asus-eeepc-sdk.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Download Of The Day: Ubuntu Linux 8.04 (Hardy) Beta ISO / CD</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-ubuntu-linux-804-beta.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-ubuntu-linux-804-beta.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:04:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Download of the day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux distribution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ubuntu Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beta version]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bootloader]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cutting edge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[developers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dual boot setup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[edge version]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gnome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[greatest software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[installation option]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mirror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[partition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[project web site]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stable version]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vnc client]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows application]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows users]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-ubuntu-linux-804-beta.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Ubuntu project has released beta version 8.04 and available for download from the official project web site. The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the open source community has to offer. New feature includes: + GNOME 2.22 + Linux kernel 2.6.24. + Firefox 3 beta [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-ubuntu-linux-804-beta.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft Announces Open Source Interoperability Initiative</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-interoperability-initiative.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-interoperability-initiative.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:16:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[GNU/Open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[annoucment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business products]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cooperative development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[developers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[exchange server]]></category> <category><![CDATA[high volume]]></category> <category><![CDATA[initiative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[office sharepoint server]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open connections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source communities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[press release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[protocols]]></category> <category><![CDATA[royalties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sql]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technical content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[volume business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows server]]></category> <guid
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