PDF Mod Reworks PDF Pages
Aug 05, 2009Gabriel Burt, desktop developer at Novell, has reported progress with his PDF Mod tool. The new GNOME program allows for switching pages and other useful trickery with PDF documents.
more »KDE 4.3.0 "Caizen" Released
Aug 05, 2009KDE has announced version 4.3.0 of its Linux desktop. "Caizen" fixes bugs and provides some new enhancements.
more »Lucidor 0.6 E-Book Reader Can Handle Web Feeds
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more »Debian Squeeze: KFreeBSD, Dash and Automatic Debug Packages
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more »Lance Davis Returns- Reorganization at CentOS
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more »Debian Freeze for Squeeze Policy Reconsidered
Aug 02, 2009The Debian release team decided on July 29 to adopt a two-year development freeze cycle for its 6.0 "Squeeze" release. A day's worth of discussion to follow led the team to revise its plans again.
more »Free Software Projects An up-to-date overview of free software and its makers
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