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Linux Word of the Day

The Linux Word of the Day is Logical Volume Management (Lvm). Logical Volume Management (Lvm) in context to Linux means:

A kernel-level subsystem for managing multiple storage devices. Physical drive partitions are collected into logical volumes ... Read More

Linux News

Linspire Chairman Frustrated By Futility Of Desktop Linux, Rebuts Carmony (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
InformationWeek - Michael Robertson says Microsoft's imposing lead in the desktop market means Linux should look to next-gen devices for growth. Read More

On the heels of announcing their plan to offer Ubuntu Linux pre-installed on selected consumer desktops and laptops, ... (OS News)
to distribute Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server software along with Microsoft's Windows Server software. As part of the deal, Dell will help Novell and Microsoft make SLES and Windows work together efficiently on Dell's computer hardware. Read More

"The year is winding down and while we have a lot to look forward to next year, what were the greatest Linux innovations (New Mobile Computing)
of this year? This year at Phoronix, we have published over 325 articles, with most of them being Linux hardware and graphics reviews, and that is in addition to over 700 original news entries. Read More

Group Sense's Palm OS line-up give way to lone, Linux-based phone (Engadget)
Filed under: Cellphones Well, it looks like Group Sense's once mighty line-up of Palm OS-based handsets has finally been shown the door with the whole lot now replaced by a single, Linux-based device. From the looks of it though, it doesn't seem like the new handset is about to work any wonders for the company, with the "real smart" Xplore WF100 boasting only a 1.5-inch 128 x 128 ... Read More

Latest Open Source Linux Phone on Sale July 4 (Wired News)
The latest attempt at an open source, Linux-based phone goes on sale July 4. Offered by OpenMoko, will it succeed where so many others have failed? We'll find out for sure on the Fourth. Read More

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