Ubuntu's B-Sides: Alternative Apps
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more »FreeBSD 8.0 with Production-Ready ZFS
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more »Inkscape 0.47 Makes Drawing Freely Easier
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more »NConf 1.2.6 Imports CSV Files
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more »PulseAudio: New Version with Support in KDE 4.4
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more »Ubuntu X.org Guru Calls for Desktop Help
Nov 25, 2009Bryce Harrington is agonizing over the nontrivial task of delivering a working X server for Ubuntu. On the Ubuntu desktop mailing list he speaks of a flood of bug reports and appeals to improving the situation.
more »KOffice 2.1 Ready for Testing, Karbon Ready for Use
Nov 25, 2009About a half year after big technological changes, the KOffice project has released version 2.1 of its office suite, even if it's not quite ready for everyday use.
more »ApacheCon Presentations in Free Streaming Archive
Nov 24, 2009The Apache Foundation had its big conference November 2-6 in Portland OR and Linux Pro Magazine was there with its camera. To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the foundation, some highlights from the comprehensive program of talks are available for free in our video archives now.
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