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Newest Puppy Linux in Version 4.2.1
May 25, 2009Puppy Linux 4.2.1 mainly fixes some bugs, but also provides a few enhancements and some good news. For one thing, Barry Kauler is returning as main developer for the project.
more »FSF Settles with Cisco over Licensing
May 21, 2009In December 2008, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) filed a lawsuit against network giant Cisco, claiming that its subsidiary Linksys had multiple violations of the GPL. The two parties have now reached an agreement.
more »64-Bit Slackware Officially Released
May 21, 200964-bit versions of one of the earliest Linux distros were previously available only from the Bluewhite64 or Slamd64 projects. Now Slackware Linux has finally come out with its own native version.
more »Ubuntu Karmic Koala in First Alpha
May 15, 2009The first alpha release of the successor to Ubuntu 9.04 is available for download. Ubuntu 9.10, code-named Karmic Koala, includes Kernel 2.6.30 and GNOME 2.27.1.
more »So what? Windows 7: 7 Reasons Not to Get too Excited (Update)
May 14, 2009It’s official: Windows 7 will be on the shelves just in time for the Christmas season. From an Open Source perspective, this is nothing ground-breaking: It’s just the same old Windows.
more »Community Angered over Canonical's Ubuntu One
May 14, 2009With the release of its new online synchronization service Ubuntu One, Canonical seems to have made some enemies in the community.
more »Breakthrough in Sync Support: SyncML Client Under GPL
May 14, 2009The Swiss company Synthesis AG, which specializes in synchronizing PCs and mobile Linux devices, has released its SyncML Client library source code to the community under GPL.
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