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Cherokee 0.99: Video Streaming and Client Authentication
Feb 27, 2009Project Cherokee has released version 0.99 of its free webserver.
more »Xfce 4.6: Out of the Mouse Hole
Feb 27, 2009The resource-sensitive yet still easy to use graphical desktop environment Xfce is now officially released in version 4.6, and comes with some major internal changes.
more »Debconf10 in New York
Feb 25, 20092010 will see the first Debian developer conference to be held in the US. On the Debconf mailing list, organizing team member Martin F. Krafft, announced the New York venue.
more »OpenSSH 5.2 Secured and Tuned
Feb 25, 2009Even though the OpenSSH project emphasizes that the focus of 5.2 is bug fixes to the 5.1 version, 5.2 does contain some notable enhancements.
more »CeBIT Open Source 2009 -- Presenting Free Projects
Feb 25, 2009Formerly regarded as technical gimmicks, open source programs have meanwhile become firmly established with companies and public institutions and provide an effective alternative to conventional software products. The trend towards open source systems will be very much in evidence at CeBIT 2009. For this reason, a dedicated area has been created in Hall 6.
more »FSF in Round Two Against Software Patents
Feb 24, 2009The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is persisting in its worldwide battle against software patents with comprehensive background information and has hired lobbyist Ciaran O'Riordan to fight the next round.
more »Pocket Office: Portable OpenOffice 3.0.1 for Windows and Wine
Feb 24, 2009The new OpenOffice 3.0.1 is the release of a portable, USB loadable version of OpenOffice.
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