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Sep 20, 2007Foresight Linux can claim to be the first Linux distribution with the latest Gnome desktop: Foresight 1.4 has just been released with Gnome 2.20.
more »Commercial Support for Freespire Linux
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more »Pioneer Explorer 1.1 Server Helps Newcomers to Discover Linux
Sep 12, 2007The Pioneer Linux Explorer Server is targeted at newcomers. The commercial distribution is available free of charge for non-commercial use.
more »New Protech Linux Distribution Released
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more »First Mandriva 2008 Release Candidate
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more »Distribution for Software Testers: Bugnux 2007
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