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I sure do wonder what the future holds for the solaris open source clone.. Now that they are being bought out by Orical.. Not that I use the system but curious on how things develop when corporations and money are involved.

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/31771_3671906_1/KDE-vs-GNOM...

I am fairly new to linux. I started off and on with Ubuntu 7.04. Since then I found linux to be getting better with each new release. Most of my time is spent in Ubuntu 9.04 even though my machine is set up to dual boot with windows xp. If it weren't for my wife I could easily go 100% linux.

I have set up one friend with Ubuntu after his windows 98 Dell became infested with more viruses then you can imagine. He made the switch to a full time ubuntu user and has never been happier.

So you have heard of all the advantages and geeky babble about how Linux is better and you have finally decided to try it? Just one thing, you don’t know an awful lot about Linux to get you started. How about some free downloadable ebooks to teach yourself Linux, that you can download today? Would that help?
Free – you ask? Yes, free. Welcome to the world of Linux where things are free both as in free speech and also as in free beer (mostly)!

A list of Features from Fedora 11 LXDE's wiki :

* PCManFM: File manager, provides desktop icons
* LXPanel: Feature-rich desktop panel
* LXSession Lite: Standard-compliant X11 session manager with shutdown/reboot/suspend support via HAL and gdm
* LXAppearance: LXAppearance is a new feature-rich GTK+ theme switcher able to change GTK+ themes, icon themes, and fonts used by applications
* LXTask: Lightweight task manager derived from xfce4 task manager with all xfce4 dependencies removed, some bugs fixed, and some improvements of the UI

Kenosha Linux User Group will have a meeting on July 25th @ 2-4:30pm
at Kenosha Library Southwest in there Meeting Room. The topic will
be Advanced Terminal Commands.

Location: 7979 38th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53142

Chip Millholland will be going over some commands in the terminal as well as teaching how to make "alias" for common commands. Chip has been a Linux user since Fedora Core 1 and is very knowledgeable. Any other wish to contribute can contact us here.

Drinks and Snacks are allowed in the conference room. Feel free to

For web browsing, most of us would prefer Firefox or Opera because of their speed, security, stability, and overall features. While a handful of people may like surfing the web with some of those terminal-based browsers.

For a change, why not try some web browsers that would perhaps cater to a few of your specific needs and would serve as an alternative to your existing browser. Why not try some of these Free and Open Source web browsers that you may have never heard of:

http://www.junauza.com/2009/06/5-free-and-open-source-web-browsers.html

http://www.twitter.com/KenoshaLinux

Do you attend or run a Linux User Group (LUG)? Looking for some fresh ideas to give it a new lease of life? Read on and discover how your LUG meetings can be more than a general Linux-related chit-chat down the local pub...

Kenosha Linux User Group will have a meeting on June 20th @ 2-4:30pm at
Kenosha Library North in there Meeting Room. The topic will
be Web Browsers. The timetable is a general/floating time line.

Location: Kenosha North side Library, 1500 27th Avenue, Kenosha, WI

2:00-2:30: Greets and Meets, Introductions.
2:30-4:00: Discussion about Web Browsers.
4:00-4:30: General Questions, Suggestions.