Linux4Afrika Visiting Linux4Afrika in Tanzania
Nov 28, 2007Linux4Afrika collects used hardware in Germany to equip African schools. Linux Magazine editor Markus Feilner went to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and other places in Tanzania to hunt down Linux machines.
more »Books
Nov 28, 2007Reviews of O'Reilly's Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think, Prentice Hall's The Official Damn Small Linux Book, and Linux Firewalls: Attack Detection and Response with iptables, psad, and fwsnort from No Starch Press.
more »64 Studio and JAD Tuning up with the 64 Studio and JAD audio Linux distros
Nov 28, 2007The 64 Studio and JAD Linux distributions specialize in tools for the audiophile.
more »Novell Ships Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time 10
Nov 27, 2007Novell today announced the availability of Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time 10, the latest version of Novell's enterprise-class, open source real-time operating system for running high-performance, time-sensitive, mission-critical applications.
more »New Sidux Release Based on Debian Sid
Nov 21, 2007Shortly before the project’s first anniversary, Sidux 2007-04, code name "Eros" has just been released. The distribution harvests packages from Debian Sid.
more »Launchpad PPA: Canonical's Developer Service Launched
Nov 20, 2007Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has just launched its "Launchpad Personal Package Archive Service" for developers on the Canonical "Launchpad" platform.
more »Shuttle LinuXPC with SUSE Linux Operating System Available in the UK
Nov 16, 2007Shuttle Inc., the market leader in the Mini-PC sector and manufacturer of multiple form- fctor solutions, is now offering its mini PCs preloaded with Linux in the UK.
more »Update: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6
Nov 16, 2007Linux distributor Red Hat has released the sixth updated for version 4 of its discontinued Enterprise Linux product.
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