Monthly Archives: February 2007

Vista vs Linux

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (DesktopLinux.com) has written a review of him comparing Vista to Linux, on a step-by-step basis from install up. You can read his whole review here. However, what you should definitely read, is page 3. Steven came across … Continue reading

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Mac Mini

In the weekend I went out and picked up a little Intel Core Duo 1.66Ghz Apple Mac Mini. I got the model with 512MB RAM and 60GB hard disk, and I am using it as my desktop/home server, freeing up … Continue reading

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Jedo Linux Status Report

In the last few weeks I have been working on the base packages for Jedo Linux. Today I have completed a bootable system and in another week, I will have finished tweaking it, and fixing small issues. I would say, … Continue reading

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Coreutils rm -rf problem

I’ve found an interesting problem when I was in the process of building base packages for Jedo Linux. I could compile coreutils okay, but I then found that the command “rm” when used with the -r option, would fail. As … Continue reading

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Overhead Wire Tangle

A couple of months back they did some work on one of the lamp-posts in my street – I think they might have actually replaced it, but since I always walked past whilst heavily in though about Linux, I can’t … Continue reading

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