Cuba Libre: Island Launches its Own Linux Distribution
Feb 12, 2009Home PCs have been available in Cuba only since last year, with 20% already using the Linux operating system. In five years, this should rise to 50%.
more »Elive 1.9.22 Ecomorphs Compiz with Enlightenment
Feb 12, 2009In theory, Compiz effects should not work under Enlightenment. But Elive developer Thanatermesis has now morphed Compiz and Enlightenment 17 to achieve the seemingly impossible.
more »LSB 4.0 Beta for Review
Feb 11, 2009The Linux Standard Base (LSB) wants to strengthen the compatibility with various Linux systems. The new beta of the LSB 4.0 is now available for review with specifications and applications tools.
more »Etch: Security Update No.7
Feb 11, 2009Corrections and security updates for the current stable Debian have been released.
more »GroundWork Monitor 5.3 Community Edition
Feb 11, 2009The GroundWork Open Source company out of San Francisco CA has released its Nagios-based monitoring software in a new version 5.3, including a free Community Edition.
more »SLACKWARE 12.2 /FEDORA 10 DVD INLAY
Feb 10, 2009This issue's DVD brings you two great distros on one disc.
more »FOSDEM: Fennec Beta Scheduled for End of February
Feb 10, 2009Mozilla employee Marc Finkle used the two day open source conference in Brussels, Belgium, to reveal details of Mozilla's mobile browser, Fennec.
more »CeBIT Open Source Project Lounge -- AllBSD FreeBSD and NetBSD -- Representing the BSD Operating Systems
Feb 10, 2009FreeBSD and NetBSD are among the 15 projects that will present their work at CeBIT, sharing a booth and representing "Berkeley Software Distribution" operating systems. If you paid attention -- you're right, actually it's 16 projects at the Open Source Project Lounge.
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