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KDE 4 Release Event Report from the KDE version 4 release event
Feb 25, 2008Formally introduced in January, the latest KDE promises new features, improved accessibility, and a regular release schedule.
more »Chaos Communications Congress The 24th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, Germany
Feb 25, 2008In late December, cable docks, soldering stations, templates, 4,000 participants, and 100 talks were active ingredients in the 24th Chaos Computer Congress.
more »Mozilla Messaging Launched
Feb 19, 2008The Mozilla Foundation today launched a new company, Mozilla Messaging Inc., which will be focusing on Internet based communications.
more »Linux Standard Base 3.2 Released
Feb 19, 2008The Linux Foundation has released version 3.2 of Linux Standard Base (LSB) which promise improved support for Perl, Python, printers and multimedia.
more »Top 500: 85 Percent of all Super Computers Runs on Linux
Feb 18, 2008The Top 500 Super Computer statistics offers a completely different view of market domination in IT: 85 percent of the world’s most powerful computers uses Linux as its operating system; Windows is way down accounting for just 1.2 percent.
more »Microsoft’s Behavior in OOXML Proceedings to Undergo Investigation by EU Commission
Feb 11, 2008The EU Commission is looking to investigate whether Microsoft illegally attempted to influence the standardization process for its own OOXML document format.
more »Linux 2.6.25 without Closed Source USB Drivers
Feb 05, 2008A controversial patch for the imminent kernel 2.6.25 is causing much debate in the developer community: in a similar move to one he made two years ago, the well-known kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman has submitted a patch that prevents closed source USB drivers from using the kernel's USB driver API.
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TUXEDO Computers Unveils Linux Laptop Featuring AMD Ryzen CPU
This latest release is the first laptop to include the new CPU from Ryzen and Linux preinstalled.
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
The back door xz vulnerability has been officially reverted for Fedora 40 and versions 38 and 39 were never affected.
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Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
This new joint effort is geared toward bringing Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core to Qualcomm-powered devices.
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
After a year of development, the award-winning Kodi cross-platform, media center software is now available with many new additions and improvements.
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
If market share is your thing, you'll be happy to know that Linux is on the rise in two areas that, if they keep climbing, could have serious meaning for Linux's future.
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
An urgent alert for Fedora 40 has been posted and users should pay attention.
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
If you're worried that your Ubuntu LTS release won't be supported long enough to last, Canonical has a surprise for you in the form of 12 years of security coverage.
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Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
With the official release of Fedora 40 coming in April, it's almost time to download the beta and see what's new.
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New Pentesting Distribution to Compete with Kali Linux
SnoopGod is now available for your testing needs
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Juno Computers Launches Another Linux Laptop
If you're looking for a powerhouse laptop that runs Ubuntu, the Juno Computers Neptune 17 v6 should be on your radar.