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Time to move to NZ!

It looks like the US is moving (well and truly) to the back of the pack in terms of being a place to encourage innovation in software development. The New Zealand government has just decided that computer programs will *not* be patentable! So, if you’re writing Open Source code and you don’t want to worry about Apple Microsoft Patent Trolls, at least get a .nz website address and code using a ‘down under’ alias …

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openSUSE 11.3 released

openSUSE have released version 11.3 of their popular Linux distribution, with added support for smartphones, touchscreen and the Btrfs file system.

Here’s what they have to say about their latest release:

The openSUSE Project is pleased to announce the release of the latest incarnation of openSUSE, with support for 32-bit and 64-bit systems. openSUSE 11.3 is packed with new features and updates including SpiderOak to sync your files across the Internet for free, Rosegarden for free editing of your audio files, improved indexing with Tracker, and updates to Mozilla Firefox, and Thunderbird.

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eCrime Wales!

Did you know that Wales is a World leader in the fight against eCrime?! Today was their annual conference and there were some real gem’s to be had, and all at a bargain price for the tax-payer!

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UK Gov & OS – revisited

Apparently the NHS’s purchasing deal with Microsoft which has been in place for the last 12 years has now ended. According to M$, the NHS currently use around £270M of Microsoft software, yet they only pay Microsoft £65M per year for it.

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Tip: building from source

Ever reached a point where you simply have to compile a given application from source, but you find that to compile it you need all sorts of libraries that aren’t installed on your system? Do you then find you’ve no idea which packages contain all the libraries you want?

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Bluefish Editor

Everyone has their own favourite when it comes to editing, indeed people may have different favourites depending on what it is they’re editing. Whereas from the command line, for me there is little choice and vim takes the prize every time, in GUI mode things are a little less clear cut.

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Bashton

Founded in 2004, Bashton Ltd is a company dedicated to providing top quality consultancy and support for Linux and Open Source software. Whether your business already runs Linux or you are considering the introduction of Open Source technology, Bashton Ltd can help you every step of the way.

Initially focussing on the Internet Service Provider market, building large-scale web and e-mail clusters, Bashton has expanded to meet the needs of companies both large and small in a wide variety of sectors, from engineering to logistics, from NGOs to educational providers.

Website: http://bashton.com/

Email: sales (at) bashton.com

Telephone: +44-(0)161-424-9600

Task Coach

Recently I started having to track time spent on different projects and spent a little time playing with Gnome’s hamster, which appeared to be the recommended time Gnome time tracking program. After having now seen Task Coach, I can confirm that Gnome’s hamster has now died!

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