Open Solutions Alliance Optimistic for 2009
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more »FBReader 0.10.0 with Extended Language Support
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Jan 12, 2009Linux kernel developer Jonathan Corbet has just previewed the features of the upcoming Linux Kernel 2.6.29 that includes Btrfs, which he claims is the filesystem of the future.
more »Sony DSC-G3 Camera Has Wi-Fi and Linux
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