Major Fedora Relocation
Dec 06, 2009The Fedora project is planning on moving their server infrastructure between December 12 and December 15. Certain services will not be available for 48 hours.
more »Developers' Favorite: RText in Version 1.0.0
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more »OpenSUSE Says Farewell to SaX2
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more »Graphics Application Krita Gets Photoshop Import
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more »Gesundheit!: KDE 4.3.4 Code-Named "Cold"
Dec 02, 2009The KDE Software Compilation 4.3.4 release freezes the features for the upcoming 4.4, hence the code-name.
more »Linux Mint 8 Released
Nov 30, 2009Ubuntu fans that have slight problems with their current version 9.10 might want to look at Linux Mint. Version 8, a.k.a. "Helena," is now ready for download.
more »Ubuntu's B-Sides: Alternative Apps
Nov 30, 2009In his blog, Canonical coworker Jorge O. Castro announces his so-called "b-sides" of Ubuntu, software that didn't make it into Ubuntu's standard installation.
more »FreeBSD 8.0 with Production-Ready ZFS
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