AMD Publishes R600 and R700 3D Code
Dec 30, 2008Close to year's end, U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released the Linux code for its ATI R600 and R700 microprocessors.
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 »Linux Graphics Survey: NVIDIA Leads, Intel Catching Up
Dec 29, 2008More than 14,000 users participated in this year's Linux graphics survey from Phoronix. The results of the study are now out.
more »Practical Ruby Projects Chapter 2: Making Music with Ruby
Dec 21, 2008Learn advanced programming techniques and explore Ruby’s full potential through a varied series of exciting projects
more »Adobe Updates Flash Player to Fix Huge Security Hole
Dec 19, 2008Adobe recommends that Linux Flash Player users immediately upgrade to the newest versions.
more »Fresh Moonlight
Dec 04, 2008Moonlight is the name of Novell's Linux implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight 1.0 technology. Moonlight is now available in a Beta version for 32 and 64 Bit Linux systems, albeit only for Firefox users.
more »Flowplayer 3.0 Web Video Player
Nov 27, 2008With the release of version 3.0, the development of Flowplayer's free Flash player has reached another milestone.
more »Flash Alternative: Processing Version 1.0
Nov 26, 2008This past weekend has produced a version 1.0 of Processing, a Flash alternative product that runs under GPL.
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DigitalOcean Ends Open Source Credits Program
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Dutch Government Turns to Open Source for Digital Sovereignty
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Linux May Soon Work on Snapdragon X2-Based PCs
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KDE for People Initiative Calls for AI Ban in Plasma
A new community of KDE wants the project to adopt a strict no-AI policy for KDE Plasma.
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KDE Sets Ambitious Goals for 2026 and Beyond
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It’s Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta
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Ubuntu Stonking Stingray Gets Even Rustier
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AI Fixes Linux Bottlenecks Using “Hideous” Code
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