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Google Removed An Open Source Project After DMCA Complaint

by Vivek Gite on May 5, 2008 · 0 comments

Google has removed an open-source project that enables the proprietary CoreAVC high-definition video decoder to run in Linux.

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Download of the day: andLinux – Run Linux Inside Windows

by Vivek Gite on February 19, 2008 · 3 comments

andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista [32-bit only]). This project was started for Dynamism for the GP2X community, but its userbase far exceeds its original design. andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications without modification. andLinux provides XFCE [...]

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Virtualization: Run Windows and Linux at One Place

by Vivek Gite on January 24, 2008 · 3 comments

I’ve used VMWARE ESX / Xen paravirtualization, Virtuozzo, Solaris Containers, and FreeBSD Jails as os level virtualization. Virutalbox is another full virtualization solution. Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows [...]

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How to: Sync BlackBerry with Linux Desktop

by Vivek Gite on December 22, 2007 · 0 comments

The BlackBerry is a wireless handheld which I used mainly for office e-mail, telephone, text messaging and other wireless information services. Joe has published some interesting information about syncing BlackBerry on Linux: If you use Linux on your desktop, and you also happen to have a BlackBerry handheld device, you’re probably aware that Research in [...]

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