From Mac to Linux: A Musician Convert

Aug 06, 2009

The Mac is fairly widespread among musicians because tons of professional programs run on it. Apparently Ubuntu can completely replace the Mac, however, as in the following story.

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Amarok to Palm: "Forget Apple, Come to Us!"

Jul 17, 2009

Open source project Amarok, in an open letter to Palm, has invited the company to work with them. The reason: the Apple iTunes 8.2.1 update guarantees that the Linux-based Palm Pre smartphone can no longer use the iTunes music management software.

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VLC 1.0 "Goldeneye" Now Out

Jul 08, 2009

After its debut almost eight and a half years ago, the VideoLAN Client (VLC) media player is finally available in version 1.0.

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Free Nano: First Breakthrough for Linux on iPod

Jul 07, 2009

The iPodLinux has had success being installed on older iPods already. Now the current iPods should enjoy the taste of Linux.

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Gran Canaria Desktop Summit: Better Audio for Free Desktops

Jul 05, 2009

On the second day of the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit, Gnome and KDE developers have been focused on topics surrounding meta data, community, and infrastructure. Concerning multimedia, audio support for the open source desktop has proved to be a hot topic.

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Free Software Projects An up-to-date overview of free software and its makers

Jun 30, 2009

Voice over IP on the Internet gives communication a personal touch, but it takes applications like Cheese and WebcamStudio to exploit the creative potential of Internet telephony.

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MTP in Linux Getting your MTP devices working on Linux

Jun 30, 2009

Just because the MTP protocol is promoted by Microsoft doesn't mean you can't get music onto your MTP devices.

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Musical Talent: Songbird 1.2 has Landed

Jun 21, 2009

The new version automatically organizes music libraries and is fully integrative with iTunes.

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