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Happy Birthday Debian Linux

Debian is known for strict adherence to the Unix and free software philosophies. Debian is also known for an abundance of options — the current release includes over twenty-six thousand software packages. Today, Debian turns 15 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
How To: Build an Embedded Linux Distribution From Scratch

Embedded Linux is the use of a Linux operating system in an embedded computer systems such as a mobile phones, personal digital assistants, media players etc. This tutorial shows you how to install Linux on a target system. Not a prebuilt Linux distribution, but your own, built from scratch.
shoes - A cross-platform Windowing Applikit

Shoes is a very informal graphics and windowing toolkit. It’s for making regular old apps that run on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It’s a blend of my favorite things from the Web, some Ruby style, and a sprinkling of cross-platform widgets. Shoes uses Ruby as its interface language.
What will desktop Linux be like four years from now?

InfoWeek has an interesting article about the open-source future - What Linux Will Look Like In 2012.
Comparison: Linux Disk Scheduler

I’ve already written about changing the I/O scheduler for hard disk under Linux and avoiding sudden outburst of disk I/O using ionice utility. Google has sponsored Gelato@UNSW to take a close look at the disk schedulers in Linux, particularly when combined with RAID. They have now published their findings.
Midori OS: Microsoft Sees End of Windows Era

Midori operating system is the code name for a microkernel-based operating system written as managed code, being developed at Microsoft, mooted as a possible successor to Microsoft Windows by many.

Midori will use the Internet to operate and data will be stored on central Microsoft server. It will remove the role of a single PC.
Download of the day: Firefox 3.1 Alpha 1

Mozilla has released Firefox 3.1 Alpha 1 - code named Shiretoko Alpha 1 and is now available for download.
How To Open VMware Server Remote Console with Firefox 3.0.1
Explains how to activate / open VMware Server Remote Console plugin with Firefox 3.0.1 under Linux.
Download Of The Day: Firefox 3.0.1 (Critical Security Update)
Firefox 3.0.1 has been released and available for download. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Mozilla. Use the following instructions to upgrade Firefox.
Linux: Display Japanese or Chinese Or Any Other Multilingual Text On The Console / Shell Prompt
Explains how to display multilingual text such as hindi, chinese, japanese, korean etc text on the console using framebuffer, and bterm applications under Fedora / RHEL / CentOS / Debian / Ubuntu Linux.