Kickoff for KDE on Maemo
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more »Ubuntu 9.10: Karmic Koala Complete
Oct 29, 2009Today Linux distributor Canonical announced the official release of Ubuntu 9.10, code-named Karmic Koala.
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more »X.Org 7.5 Now Ready
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more »OpenSUSE Calls Second Board Election
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more »Raindrop: Mozilla Labs Presents Open Messaging Prototype
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