openSUSE Build Service Now Open Build Service
May 27, 2011openSUSE Build Service has a new name and new website.
more »Linux Mint 11 Fresh Release: Katya
May 26, 2011The Linux Mint team announces its cool new version 11, aka "Katya."
more »Canonical Chief Designer Hits the Road
May 26, 2011Ubuntu's head designer, Ivanka Majic, is leaving for an extended motorcycle trip through America, and whether she will return to Canonical remains unclear.
more »Fedora 15 "Lovelock" Unleashed
May 24, 2011Red Hat's community distribution Fedora is available in version 15, which includes many new features.
more »Zero Install Reaches Version 1.0
May 24, 2011Thomas Leonard announces the release of Zero Install (0install) version 1.0, a system for software installation without root privileges.
more »MeeGo 1.2 Released
May 19, 2011Today the MeeGo project announced the release of MeeGo 1.2. "This release provides a solid baseline for device vendors and developers to start creating software for various device categories on Intel Atom and ARMv7 architectures," the announcement says.
more »RHEL 6.1 Rolls Out
May 19, 2011Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 boasts enhancements, patches, and security updates.
more »Fedora 15 Is Golden
May 18, 2011In a mailing list post today, Fedora Program Manager Robyn Bergeron announced that Fedora 15 is ready for release on May 24, 2011.
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Issue 172/2015
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News
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Cisco Releases Annual Security Report
Spammers go low-volume, and 90% of IE browsers are unpatched.
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Zero Day Exploits Target Flash
Adobe scrambles to release patches for vulnerable Flash Player.
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Intel Unveils Compute Stick
Four-inch-long computer on a stick lets you boot a full Linux system from any HDMI display device.
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Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
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TGXf Project Warns of File Transfer through Screen Pixels
Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
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Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.
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Poll: Vote for the Best Open Source Software for Photographers
The Linux New Media Awards have honored the most significant products, projects, people, and organizations for open source/Linux every year since 2000.
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Debian Gets Forked
Legendary Uber-distro splits over the systemd controversy.
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Linux Mint Project Releases Mint 17.1
New LTS version offers many refinements for the Cinnamon and Mate desktops and significant improvement under the hood.
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CeBIT Open Source Forum Call for Papers
One of CeBIT’s most successful forums returns in 2015.