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Hello to all,

 my name is Kai and I am currently studying IT. I have been a Linux advocate for a lot of years now and would like to get more actively involved in my local Linux community. I am a user of Kubuntu and as most of us are aware, a new release is just days away, which is always an exciting and daunting time for all distro supporters.

You know, if there's one thing that Linux needs way above anything else, it needs to have better printing. The problem is that Linux works best with Postscript-style printing, and that unfortunately means that printer manufacturers must pay a tax to Adobe for the licensing of the latest version of that protocol, right? That brings the cost up, and thus you don't see so many Postscript-ready printers in the low-end of the market. It also takes a pretty darn sophisticated printer chip to be able to print that. So, they come up with a cheap, proprietary protocol that gets the job done, minus some features that Postscript gives people. But then the problem is that the Linux guys have to jump through hoops to "clean room" this logic (of sorts) and get a working driver that won't land them in jail.Therefore, I'd like to propose two initiatives to the Linux community:   1. Create a new printing protocol not even remotely based on Postscript so there's no chance of copyright or software patent infringement. Work with the Linux-friendly guys at IBM to make this happen and to get widespread support for it. IBM can then lean on their relationship with Lexmark to get those guys to support it too.   2. Figure out how to reprogram the circuitry on many of the popular printer brands so that they run the other half of this new printing protocol (the other half being on your PC). Share the plans with people on the web so that they can reprogram their own printers. Because you can purchase a cheap inkjet printer for like $35 USD these days, it seems like an easy thing to experiment with and yet not be an expensive bit of experimentation as well.It seems inevitable that this would be a natural direction for the Linux community. I mean, if IBM is really serious about promoting Linux, it seems to me that this would be an obvious change. 

This tutorial will explain how to create a Transparent Terminal in Gnome Background using alltray.With AllTray you can dock any application with no native tray icon (like Evolution, Thunderbird, Terminals) into the system tray. A high-light feature is that a click on the “close” button will minimize back to system tray. It works well with Gnome, KDE, XFCE 4*, Fluxbox* and WindowMaker*. (*) No drag ‘n drop support. Enable with “-nm” option

Seahorse is a Gnome front end for GnuPG - the Gnu Privacy Guard program. It is a tool for secure communications and data storage. Data encryption and digital signature creation can easily be performed through a GUI and Key Management operations can easily be carried out through an intuitive interface.

ProFTPD is a ftp server written for use on Unix and Unix-a-like operating systems, there is no support for native use under Microsoft Windows.This tutorial will explain how to setup proftp server with TLS in debian etch.The TLS protocol allows applications to communicate across a network in a way designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery. TLS provides endpoint authentication and communications privacy over the Internet using cryptography.

GLPI stands for “Gestionnaire libre de parc informatique”, GLPI is the Information Resource Manager with an additional Administration- Interface. You can use it to build up a database with an inventory for your company (computer, software, printers…). It has enhanced functions to make the daily life for the administrators easier, like a job tracking system with mail-notification and methods to build a database with basic information about your network-topology.

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KDE 4.0 is the innovative Free Software desktop containing lots of applications for every day use as well as for specific purposes. Plasma is a new desktop shell developed for KDE 4, providing an intuitive interface to interact with the desktop and applications.the Konqueror web browser integrates the web with the desktop. The Dolphin file manager, the Okular document reader and the System Settings control center complete the basic desktop set.

KDE 4.0 is the innovative Free Software desktop containing lots of applications for every day use as well as for specific purposes. Plasma is a new desktop shell developed for KDE 4, providing an intuitive interface to interact with the desktop and applications. The Konqueror web browser integrates the web with the desktop. The Dolphin file manager, the Okular document reader and the System Settings control center complete the basic desktop set.