Simmbook Netbook for Emerging Markets
Mar 30, 2010IBM and Indian company Simmtronics are marketing their 10" netbook at a cost under $200.
more »NVIDIA Drops Xf86-video-nv Support: No Open Source for New Cards
Mar 30, 2010Andy Ritger, NVIDIA manager responsible for the Linux graphics cards, as announced on the X.org mailing list that the graphics chip company will no longer develop the open source 2D video drivers for its chips. He recommends using the VESA X driver instead.
more »OpenSSL 1.0.0 Released
Mar 30, 2010Version 1.0.0 of the free implementation of SSL and TLS protocols, OpenSSL, is now available in a major release.
more »Waiting for a MeeGo: Intel and Nokia to Open Repository
Mar 29, 2010Following the announcement in February, the subsequent weeks were pretty quiet around the MeeGo mobile platform. The reason why: no code.
more »FSF Awards for John Gilmore and Archive.org
Mar 26, 2010At the LibrePlanet conference, held in Cambridge MA. on Saturday, the Free Software Foundation presented its annual free software awards. Winners were the software activist John Gilmore and the internet archive, Archive.org.
more »Fennec: No More Mozilla Browser for Windows Mobile
Mar 25, 2010The lead developer of Mozilla's mobile group has announced in his blog that development of Fennec on Windows Mobile has been put indefinitely on hold.
more »Firefox 3.6.2 Priority Release Fixes Vulnerability
Mar 24, 2010To fix a security vulnerability in the previous release, Firefox developers have issued an early follow-up version 3.6.2 for immediate implementation.
more »Skipfish Security Scanner for Web Apps
Mar 24, 2010Google's online security teams has come out with a free security scanner for web apps, named Skipfish.
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Issue 237/2020
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Purism Launches a Mini PC
The makers of the Librem line of Linux-based laptops have released a mini PC.
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openSUSE Leap 15.2 Adds AI Machine Learning
With the new release of openSUSE Leap comes some exciting new features, including machine learning.
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Google’s Nearby Sharing Could Work with Linux
Google’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop feature is rumored to work with the Linux desktop.
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System76 Launches Ryzen-Powered Laptop
The new System76 Serval WS includes a powerful AMD Ryzen CPU.
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Linux Mint Drops Snap
Linux Mint has officially dropped their support for Canonical’s snap packages.
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Lenovo Upping Their Linux Support
Lenovo is now offering full certification and Linux preinstalled hardware.
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LPI Launches FOSSlife Website
Linux Professional Institute launches FOSSlife, a website for the FOSS community.
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Tuxedo Computers Joins the Ryzen Bandwagon
Tuxedo Computers has released the Tuxedo Boot BA15 with an AMD Ryzen 3500 CPU.
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Linux Apps on Windows Is Coming
Linux GUI apps will be coming to Windows Subsystem for Linux.
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Linux Usage Is on the Rise
According to NetMarketShare, Linux saw a significant bump in usage during April.