Knoppix 5.3.1: Lenny Basis, KDE 4.0 and Accessibility Software
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more »First Beta Version of Ulteo Online Operating System
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more »Bossa Conference 2008: Ubuntu for UMPCs
Mar 19, 2008Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) will be out soon, and Linux Magazine Brazil had a preview at Bossa Conference 2008, presented by Adilson Oliveira from Canonical. UME is targeted at connectivity devices, such as UMPCs and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), but not at cell phones, as they are "too closed", according to Oliveira.
more »Lenny the First - Debian Installer Beta
Mar 18, 2008The Debian Installer team has just released the first beta version of its installer for the next Debian release, Lenny.
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Codecs and Virtualization in Linspire’s Software Warehouse
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