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Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 72 posts.
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JQuery 1.5 released: .sub(), ajax rewrite, speed improvements, more
jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
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WordPress names their 3.1 release: Reinhardt
The long-awaited fourteenth release of WordPress is now available. WordPress 3.1 “Reinhardt” is named in honor of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Version 3.1 is available for download, or you …
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OpenOffice.org is now officially part of the Apache family
On 1 June 2011, Oracle Corporation submitted the OpenOffice.org code base to The Apache Software Foundation. That submission was accepted, and the project is now being developed as a podling in the Apache Incubator under the ASF’s meritocratic process informally dubbed "The Apache Way". OpenOffice.org is now…
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Puppet vs Chef, Fight
Update: see Puppet vs. Chef en francais, not a translation but an original article inspired by this one If you aren't yet using Puppet...
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Dr. Stallman responded to my open letter
Whoa. Thanks for all the attention and feedback, everybody! In case you're curious: I ended up emailing the letter to RMS and got a reply earlier today. I am skeptical of advice from people who disagree with what I stand for. --Dr Richard Stallman Overall, commenters seem to have had fairly positive things to say, but…
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Microsoft: No GPLv3 Software for Windows Phone and Xbox Apps.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer and this is my PERSONAL blog. This article reflects my PERSONAL opinion and does not necessarily represent the position of my employer.
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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?
After building the infrastructure to analyse the code in an Ubuntu release I decided to satisfy a simple curiosity and figure out how much GNU software is actually part of a modern distribution. I picked Ubuntu natty (released in April) as a reference, am counting lines of code (LOC) as the rough metric for size of a…
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WordPress 3.3 "Sonny"
The latest and greatest version of the WordPress software — 3.3, named “Sonny” in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt — is immediately available for download or update inside your WordP…
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How I've started to contribute to open source
A couple of weeks ago, I read a post by Brandon Hays called '“Why I still don't contribute to open source”:http://brandonhays.com/blog/2011/05/03/why-i-still-dont-contribute-to-open-source/' wherein Brandon lays out his reasons for not yet having contributed to any OSS projects.
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What's new in Firefox 7
v.7.0, offered to release channel users on September 27th, 2011 Check out what’s new, the known issues and frequently asked questions about the latest released version of Firefox. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think , or file a bug in Bugzilla .
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Why aren't there any Open Source laser printers?
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