Why Linux is the most important software project in history

Here’s another post that for some people is obvious, but there are other (e.g. high level managers) that might not necessarily see the importance of Linux, in fact, I have been surprised by many open source developers who don’t seem to be familiar with how Linux works (they think it’s just something that works?). The fact of the matter is that Linux is light years ahead of any other software project, open or closed, I’ll try to explain why.

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Firefox for Android beta ships with focus on performance

Mozilla announced a beta release of the Firefox 4 for Mobile (“Fennec”) web browser, initially supporting Android and Maemo Linux (Nokia N900). The Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile aims to increase performance, adding a new “Layers” technology claimed to streamline scrolling, zooming and animations, but an early review says it still needs to get faster.

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Mozilla Releases Alpha of Fennec for Android and Nokia N900

Mozilla today announced the availability of an alpha version of its Fennec mobile browser for the Android platform and for the Nokia N900 (which runs Maemo Linux). Mozilla says this latest version of Fennec makes use of new features — “Electrolysis” and “Layers” — to improve the user experience and make transitioning from the desktop version of Firefox to mobile Fennec more seamless. The …

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Mozilla Releases Alpha of Fennec for Android and Nokia N900

Mozilla today announced the availability of an alpha version of its Fennec mobile browser for the Android platform and for the Nokia N900 (which runs Maemo Linux). Mozilla says this latest version of Fennec makes use of new features — “Electrolysis” and “Layers” — to improve the user experience and make transitioning from the desktop version of Firefox to mobile Fennec more seamless

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Mozilla Releases Alpha of Fennec for Android and Nokia N900

Mozilla today announced the availability of an alpha version of its Fennec mobile browser for the Android platform and for the Nokia N900 (which runs Maemo Linux).

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Fennec 1.1 ships on Maemo as MeeGo heats up

Mozilla announced version 1.1 of Firefox Mobile “Fennec,” debuting on Maemo Linux, while also releasing a beta of the Firefox 4.0 desktop browser.

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Nokia confirms no MeeGo upgrade for N900

Maemo Linux users left in dust Users who have bought Nokia’s flagship smartphone, the Maemo-based N900, won’t be able to upgrade the device to MeeGo, Nokia said in a blog post. The MeeGo OS, merges Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo Linux-based operating systems.

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N900 gains VoIP service — and will soon offer MeeGo (Linux Devices)

VoX Communications announced it will resell Nokia’s Maemo Linux-based N900 smartphone with a mobile VoIP plan offering unlimited data and voice service.

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Tutorial : How to Send DTMF request from Nokia N900

Hi folks as we know Nokia N900 does not support sending DTMF request to the operator for credit check and other details. Finally there is a way to do so with a click of a widget

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Video : Rightware Cross platform 3D UI on Nokia N900

At MWC 2010 we bumped into folks behind Rightware Kanzi — a cross platform 3D UI platform. Here is a video of the UI in action on a Nokia N900 running on the Maemo platform.  There is even gesture detection using the front video calling camera

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