By Jim Lynch Can Linux ever beat Windows at PC gaming? Windows has long been the undisputed king of computer operating systems when it comes to gaming. But is Linux getting to the point …read more Source:: OpenSource
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IDG Contributor Network: The most popular Android apps of all time
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•By Jim Lynch The most popular Android apps of all time Android has long been tops when it comes to smartphone market share, but what about the apps that run on it? Quartz reports …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: How BSD was built, and how it lost the lead to Linux
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•By Jim Lynch How BSD was built and how it lost the lead to Linux BSD has been eclipsed by the popularity of Linux over the years. But how did BSD get started? And …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Linux Mint 18 won’t include multimedia codecs
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•By Jim Lynch Linux Mint 18 won’t include multimedia codecs Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop distributions around. And one of its most appealing features was that it shipped with multimedia …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: DuckDuckGo’s 2016 open source donations
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•By Jim Lynch DuckDuckGo’s 2016 open source donations A couple of months ago DuckDuckGo asked for nominations for open source donations from its community, based on the theme of raising the standard …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Could Android eventually reach 100 percent market share?
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•By Jim Lynch Could Android eventually reach 100% market share? Android has long held the lion’s share of the smartphone market with estimates of 80% market share around the world. But could Google push …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Avoiding the ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ problem of software releases
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•By Anders Wallgren One of my favorite scenes from Disney’s film Fantasia is that of the “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (originally, a poem by Goethe). Mickey Mouse, as the apprentice, is being trampled by an …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: 12 Linux geeks worth following on social media
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•By Jim Lynch 12 Linux geeks worth following on social media Social media isn’t my cup of tea, but many Linux users like it and use it. And there are certainly Linux …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS video review
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•By Jim Lynch A video review of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS was recently released, and many Linux users have been wondering what it has to offer and if it’s worth …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: The year of the Linux desktop may never arrive
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•By Jim Lynch Will we ever see the year of the Linux desktop? Some Linux pundits and users have long awaited the year of the Linux desktop. But somehow it still hasn’t arrived. A …read more Source:: OpenSource