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links for 2007-12-28

December 29th, 2007 by timelady

• Raiden’s Realm: The Flexibility of Open Source
  One of the things that has been a strong point of Open Source Software (OSS) for years, even if it hasn’t been held at the forefront of the battle, is the flexibility that OSS offers.
  (tags: opensource oss floss linux)
• Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007
  Welcome to the first annual Wired News rundown of the year’s 10 most important scientific breakthroughs. 2007 was an amazing year for science.
  (tags: science list 2007)
• The Economist: Ubuntu is the source of Linux’s rise | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET Blogs
  The Economist makes three technology predictions for 2008, two of which concern web surfing and the third of which concerns everyone, whether they surf the web or not. The Economist’s third prediction is that the technology world will open up.
  (tags: linux opensource oss floss 2008 lists)
• Battlemodo: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 vs. Shipping Vista
  Microsoft just rolled out the first publicly available release candidate for Service Pack 1 of Windows Vista, and we snapped it up, eager to see if it’s faster than the currently shipping version of Vista.
  (tags: vista sp1 benchmark software microsoft windows)
• 1211-sci-DIAMOND.gif (GIF Image, 460×400 pixels)
  five factors that contribute to the decline and fall of a civilisation, as a chart.
  (tags: civilisation history)
• 5 Things You’ll Love About Firefox 3
  Firefox 3 Beta 2 shows some nifty new tools we can expect in Mozilla’s next browser
  (tags: browser firefox mozilla software news opensource internet)
• EeePC - Community Ubuntu Documentation
  How to install Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy” on the EeePC
  (tags: asus eeepc howto install ubuntu)

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