I just converted from Portage to Paludis about 30 minutes ago on my Gentoo system. Paludis is an alternative package manager for the very buggy Portage maintained by Gentoo. This new package manager is supposed to make it easier to add new packages. In past, Gentoo had a reputation for being bleeding edge. You could install the latest packages straight from Portage even … [Read more...] about Just switched to the Paludis package manager
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Browser Wars Update – Google Chrome back up
Just checked the stats for the browser usage of the last 500 visitors. Firefox still leads followed by a slipping Internet Explorer. Chrome made a comeback and I think it is here to stay. That number should climb among Linux users in the future. Current browser usages followed by last week's usage: 1. Mozilla Firefox - 50.6% (53.6%) 2. Internet Explorer - 34.8 … [Read more...] about Browser Wars Update – Google Chrome back up
FPT Linux Mirror in Vietnam
Thanks to pclouds for sharing this link with me. I heard rumors about it but finally there is a FPT-sponsored Linux mirror in Vietnam. That is great news!!! Even better, the mirror is FAST! I am installing Django as we speak. Django was downloading at 635K/s, an amazing speed for Vietnam. The fastest I ever downloaded for Gentoo packages was around 490K/s with Viettel … [Read more...] about FPT Linux Mirror in Vietnam
Gentoo 2008.0 Desktop – Stable now
Due to my busy schedule of the previous week, it actually took me roughly a week to finally get my Gentoo 2008.0 Desktop and configured. This is the first time in over two years that I actually got a fully functional Gentoo system. I even got 3D direct rendering working with nvidia and xorg which in the past I was too lazy to set up :-) Installing Gentoo this time took … [Read more...] about Gentoo 2008.0 Desktop – Stable now
Open Source Presentation with Vina Consulting
Yesterday I gave a presentation about Open Source Business Applications for Vina Consulting at the Saigon Times Club. We just had a short time to prepare for it but I think my translator, Triet, and I did an okay job though we only received one question. After assessing my presentation last night, I decided I really needed a new approach to convince businesses to use more … [Read more...] about Open Source Presentation with Vina Consulting