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more »Compiz Fusion 0.5.2 Reunion Release
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more »Linux for 30,000 PCs at Schools in India
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more »Kcall and Decibel: Telephony and Messaging for KDE 4
Aug 03, 2007While the KDE Team is busy working on version 4, more and more Linux desktop applications and interfaces keep on appearing. Kcall 0.7 and Decibel 0.5 bring integrated desktop software for Computer Telephony Integration (CTI), VoIP and real-time messaging to KDE.
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more »Red Hat Global Desktop delayed
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more »Debian's plans for Lenny: KDE 4, IPv6, NFS 4
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more »Google Earth Exploring Google Earth in Linux
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