Mandriva 2009 Released
Oct 09, 2008The French Linux distributor Mandriva has released its Linux edition of the same name in Version 2009.
more »KDE 4.1.2 Released
Oct 06, 2008A new bugfix for KDE 4.1, codenamed 'Codename', has been released by the KDE community.
more »Ubuntu 8.10 Seeking Beta Testers
Oct 06, 2008The upcoming Ubuntu 8.10, alias Intrepid Ibex, is now in beta.
more »OpenSuse 10.2: November Deadline for Updates
Oct 03, 2008On the OpenSuse announcement board, Marcus Meissner stated that as of November 30. 2008, official support for OpenSuse 10.2 will end. After that, Novell/the OpenSuse Project will provide no further security updates for Version 10.2.
more »Green IT Intro Examining power consumption in Linux
Sep 30, 2008How much power is your system really using? And how much can you actually save with the new generation of energy-conserving techniques and components? This month we study the phenomenon known as Green IT.
more »Hugo Chavez Shopping: A Million Classmate Laptops for Venezuela
Sep 30, 2008As the International Herald Tribune reports in an Associated Press news article, Venezuela has ordered a million Magellan laptops that are based on Intel's Classmate PC design.
more »Ubuntu Opens Upstream Report
Sep 26, 2008To improve communication with developers of Ubuntu delivered packages, distributor Canonical has, as a first measure, created the Upstream Report; a real-time website with a list of 100 projects with the most open bugs.
more »Gnome Desktop Version 2.24 Released
Sep 26, 2008Gnome has a new update: Version 2.24 of the free desktop comes with improvements for the user, new communications systems and for the first time, will also serve as a basis for Gnome Mobile, a desktop variation for mobile devices.
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