Votes Are in: All Clear for Debian Lenny
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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 »Internet Explorer Below 70% Market Share
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more »Gnome 2.24 What's new in Gnome 2.24?
Dec 31, 2008The traditional Fall release of the Gnome desktop ushers in a number of useful new features.
more »Avant Window Navigator Getting around with the Avant Window Navigator
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more »Novell Developer Concerned About OpenOffice.org
Dec 30, 2008Novell developer Michael Meeks has warned of an increasing imbalance in the OpenOffice.org Project. His concerns: too few developers, inadequate code maintenance and the gradual withdrawal of companies like Sun.
more »Ecofont: Perforated Font Saves Ink
Dec 23, 2008In an effort to increase environmental awareness, the Dutch media company Spranq has introduced Ecofont, a perforated font that saves printing ink.
more »Promotional Filmmakers for Linux Sought
Dec 22, 2008The Linux Foundation is sponsoring an official contest for an inspirational Linux commercial. The winner will get fame and fortune and a trip to the Linux Symposium in Tokyo.
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