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This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice and Linux - here's why

A leading economic hub is replacing Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and OnlyOffice.

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Open-source skills can save your career when AI comes knocking
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The 6 best Linux distros for students - from elementary to college
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What tech titans Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates talked about in their first meeting
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Your jump from Windows 10 to Linux gets easier with KDE Plasma 6.4
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This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice and Linux - here's why

A leading economic hub is replacing Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and OnlyOffice.
2 days ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software
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Open-source skills can save your career when AI comes knocking

No one knows what tomorrow's job market will look like, but people with AI and open-source skills will do far better than those without them.
3 days ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Artificial Intelligence
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The 6 best Linux distros for students - from elementary to college

Why is Linux better suited to educational environments than either MacOS or Windows? Several reasons: Reliability, security, flexibility, and cost (they're all free).
3 days ago by Jack Wallen in Linux
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What tech titans Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates talked about in their first meeting

Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure's CTO, hosted a dinner where Torvalds and Gates met for the first time.
5 days ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Microsoft
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Your jump from Windows 10 to Linux gets easier with KDE Plasma 6.4

Plasma 6.4 also introduces more inclusive features.
6 days ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software
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My 6 favorite open-source Android apps from the Google Play store - and why that matters

If you're a fan of open-source software, you'll be thrilled to know that there's plenty of FOSS software available for Android. Here are my top six apps.
1 week ago by Jack Wallen in Android
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Yet another European government is ditching Microsoft for Linux - here's why

This state made the open-source shift, and chances are it won't be the last.
1 week ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software
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Apple quietly makes running Linux containers easier on Macs

At WWDC, Apple announced it was taking a significant step to improve Linux container support on Macs.
2 weeks ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Linux
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Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux

Before the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services. Here's why.
2 weeks ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software
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Want to save your old computer? Try one of these 8 Linux distros for free

Here's how to save money, reduce e-waste, and extend the life of your old hardware at the same time.
2 weeks ago by Jack Wallen in Linux
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Remembering Bill Atkinson, the Mac visionary that revolutionized personal computing

You may not know his name, but Steve Jobs was so desparate to hire Bill Atkinson that he went to extraordinary lengths to recruit him for Apple - and it proved to be a smart move.
2 weeks ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Tech
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How to create a Linux bash script - and what you can do with it

Bash scripts have been around since the humble beginnings of Linux. Here's how to get started with them.
2 weeks ago by Jack Wallen in Open Source
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IRS open-sources Direct File tax software amid political and industry pushback - here's why

The administration has ended free income tax filing, but that didn't stop the IRS from open-sourcing its frontend Direct File tax program.
3 weeks ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Government: US
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How to choose the right Linux file system for your needs - and why ext4 is so popular

There are several Linux file systems, but should you go with an alternative, and if so, which one?
3 weeks ago by Jack Wallen in Linux
Tech prophet Mary Meeker just dropped a massive report on AI trends - here's your TL;DR

Tech prophet Mary Meeker just dropped a massive report on AI trends - here's your TL;DR

She said 'unprecedented' so many times I almost lost count.
3 weeks ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Artificial Intelligence
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