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Why Open Source and Operations Matter in Cloud Computing

Earlier this week, IBM announced a cloud computing program offering development and test services for companies and governments. That doesn’t sound like much, yet on closer inspection it’s a flagstone in the march toward a comprehensive cloud offering at Big Blue. It also demonstrates how operational efficiency is a competitive weapon in our service economy. Let me explain.

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The history of General Tso’s Chicken

I just came across this story (http://goo.gl/EbqP) today, and given my name, and given that I fancy myself a bit of a foodie, who could resist?  (Not that I considered the deep-fried, dunked-in-sugar-syrup mess that passes for General Tso’s chicken in most fast food Chinese restaurants to be gourmet food

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Can You Design a Better Linux T-shirt than Us?

Today we launched a new initiative at the Linux Foundation: a merchandise store on Linux.com. These aren’t logo Ts that you get at every trade show (and probably use to dry your car.) The T-shirts, mugs, stickers and babies gear in the Linux.com store are truly unique and hopefully capture the irreverence, wit and attitude of Linux and free software.My personal favorites:

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The Scoop on LibrePlanet: Interview with Deborah Nicholson of the FSF

OStatic: "This year's LibrePlanet is going to feature a new 'Women's Caucus,' a day-long track on Sunday to boost participation by women in free software projects."
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LogFS merged into the mainline kernel

LWN first looked at LogFS, a new filesystem aimed at solid-state storage devices, back in 2007. It has taken a long time, but, as of 2.6.34, LogFS will be in the mainline kernel and available for use; let the benchmarking begin.
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Acer Liquid refreshes Android lineup

CNET reviews Acer's first Google Android device. Find out of if the Acer Liquid makes a splash.
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Google open source guru says Android code will be in Linux kernel in time

Google’s Android code will assume its rightful place in the Linux kernel — in good time, the company’s top open source guru says. The Android code was stripped out of the last kernel release, version 2.6.33, after Google reportedly failed to provide necessary changes and subsystem code required by kernel.org.
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Linux Kernel Programmers win Linux New Media Award for Outstanding Contribution

Linux Pro Magazine: "Markus Feilner, Klaus Knopper, and Jim Zemlim helped present the 2010 Linux New Media Awards at CeBIT. Winners accepted their awards on stage while the ceremony streamed live over the Internet"
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Durbin to Introduce Internet Freedom Bill

Senate leader blasts tech industry for bowing to pressure from foreign governments to censor Internet content, pledges to introduce legislation to impose civil or criminal penalties on complicit tech companies.  

Linux-2.6.33-Libre Released

The Free Software Foundation Latin America has sent out an announcement for its 2.6.33-libre kernel distribution. "Linux hasn't been Free Software since 1996, when Mr Torvalds accepted the first pieces of non-Free Software in the distributions of Linux he has published since 1991. Over these years, while this kernel grew by a factor of 14, the amount of non-Free firmware required by Linux drivers grew by an alarming factor of 83.
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