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more »Google Summer of Code: Student applications now open
Mar 23, 2009Last week, Google unveiled the 150 mentoring organizations selected for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2009, and students can begin submitting applications now.
more »Creating Images with openSUSE Build Service 1.5
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more »Anjal - Evolution Front-end for Netbook
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more »Gnome 2.26 Includes Many Updates
Mar 19, 2009After a several-month-long development period, Gnome 2.26 has been released. The Linux multi-platform desktop environment includes improvements to multimedia features and focuses on the stabilization and debugging of issues that plagued the software before the release of this version.
more »Parrot 1.0 Said to Speak Your Virtual Language
Mar 19, 2009After years of development, version 1.0 of the Parrot virtual machine has arrived for Perl, Python and other dynamic languages. Whether the Parrot will take a firm foothold in software development is still up in the air.
more »Tasmanian Devil Mascot for Kernel 2.6.29
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
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Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
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Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
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New Pentesting Distribution to Compete with Kali Linux
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