Russian Schools To Use Free Software
Oct 30, 2008After much advance notice and successful pilot projects it is now official: From 2009, Russia will provide its high and primary schools with Linux software. Around 1500 schools will be converted this year.
more »HP Netbooks Sport Their Own Linux Interface
Oct 30, 2008HP is now entering the second round of the Netbook match. As advertized, Atom instead of VIA, slimmer, more affordable and most importantly, available with Linux.
more »Shuttleworth to Continue Sponsoring Ubuntu
Oct 28, 2008Mark Shuttleworth, the main sponsor of Ubuntu, may continue to fund the Linux distribution for a few more years.
more »New Security Updates for Ubuntu
Oct 28, 2008Linux developers Canonical has released important security updates for the Ubuntu kernel, strongly recommending upgrades for releases 6.06 LTS, 7.10 and 8.04 LTS and corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu.
more »OpenSUSE Project Welcomes First Community Elected Board
Oct 28, 2008When polls closed at exactly 12 UTC last Saturday, the openSUSE Project had chosen its first community elected board.
more »Ubuntu 8.10 Release Imminent
Oct 24, 2008The pending release of Ubuntu 8.10 was announced by Steve Langasek last night. The Ubuntu team is confident the latest candidate, codenamed Intrepid Ibex, is stable enough to be used without risk.
more »Access Extends Capabilities for Linux Platforms
Oct 21, 2008The Japanese company Access has released version 3.0 of its Linux Platform and introduced the Access Linux Platform mini, a platform aimed at mobile devices.
more »Linux Foundation End User Summit: New BtrFS Filesystem and Knowledge Center
Oct 17, 2008The Linux Foundation got positive results from its first ever End User Summit in New York October 14 and 15. Its concept of "end user" ended up including not only private users but many enterprises and organizations.
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