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Desktop Linux Summit Highlights

Posted by timothy on from the no-joke dept.

mo writes "The Desktop Linux Summit has just concluded in San Diego. There were a number of exhibitors, including Novell, AMD, and Mozilla. I've put together a summary of some of the more interesting announcements and booths at the conference. Highlights include a Linux-only 3D game, DRM-free music services, and a new Asterisk GUI."

6 of 416 comments (clear)

  1. User-friendly desktops are for wimps! by Cyburbia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where are the tubby bearded Unix gurus? The skinny, pasty-skinned, ponytailed technopolitical geeks with the long leather dusters? The thought of any "summit" where friendly user interfaces were highlighted probably scared 'em off.

  2. Re:Games. We need more Games by neuro88 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uh, Linux already has NFS..

  3. And it would be twice that if.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...it wasn't for those darn half man/half monkey clones downloading illegal copies of games with their modded Mac Minis running Debian!

  4. Re:Linspire 5 by DCMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    And I love that screenshot with the taskbar that has room for about 1.5 open window buttons at 1024x768 resolution.

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    DCMonkey
  5. Re:great timing by Eideewt · · Score: 4, Funny

    And that's just a poor substitute for piloting actual battlemechs.

  6. Re:great timing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reading this post actually restored my virginity. Damn you straight to hell.