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more »FreeBSD Version 7.1 Available for Download
Jan 06, 2009The FreeBSD Project has released version 7.1 of the BSD Unix-based operating system. The release comes without any spectacular changes.
more »Android on Netbooks
Jan 05, 2009The Android OS from Google is optimized for ARM processors and smaller displays, but, with some adjustment, can also run on netbooks.
more »Compiz Considered in Peril
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more »Sidux "Pontos": Debian Derivative in New Version
Dec 31, 2008The Debian-based distro Sidux will shortly have a new version, code-named Pontos, that will concentrate on getting the Kernel 2.6.27 changes integrated error free.
more »Sabayon 4.0: Italian Sweet for the Holidays
Dec 30, 2008The Sabayon project has released its version 4.0 of the multimedia friendly Gentoo derivative just in time for the Holidays and calls it the "next big thing."
more »Ted Ts'o: Debian Can Learn from Ubuntu
Dec 29, 2008Newly appointed CTO of the Linux Foundation and kernel developer Ted Ts'o is appealing to the Debian project to adopt a more pragmatic attitude about its Linux distro. The provocation for his advice is the current controversy over Debian's next 5.0 "Lenny" release.
more »openSUSE 11.1 Downloads: 175TByte traffic in first 30 hours
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