Debian 5.0: Way to Go, Lenny!
Feb 16, 2009The deal is closed: Debian 5.0, code-named Lenny, is officially available.
more »New Wine with More Functions
Feb 16, 2009A new version of Wine, the program loader that lets Windows run on Linux, has been released.
more »FOSDEM Video: Micro Distro Summit
Feb 14, 2009
Nils Magnus of Linux Magazine Online pulled together the heads of three Linux distros for an interview and put them in a video: openSUSE's Joe Brockmeier, Debian's Steve McIntyre and Red Hat's Max Spevack.
more »Bespin 0.1: Mozilla's Collaborative Web Code Editor
Feb 13, 2009Firefox provider Mozilla has released a new Web development tool called Bespin. The project should not only make programming Web applications easier, but make it a collaborative effort worldwide.
more »French Department Oise Donates Laptops to Schools
Feb 13, 2009By 2011, the French Department Oise will supply 55.000 laptops free of charge to fourth, fifth and sixth grade pupils, with teachers and libraries also benefiting.
more »Google Phone Competitor: Vodafone with Linux from Azingo
Feb 12, 2009Sunnyvale CA company Azingo is to develop a Linux-based platform for mobile phone provider Vodafone.
more »Cuba Libre: Island Launches its Own Linux Distribution
Feb 12, 2009Home PCs have been available in Cuba only since last year, with 20% already using the Linux operating system. In five years, this should rise to 50%.
more »FOSDEM: Fennec Beta Scheduled for End of February
Feb 10, 2009Mozilla employee Marc Finkle used the two day open source conference in Brussels, Belgium, to reveal details of Mozilla's mobile browser, Fennec.
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