Songbird 1.0 Takes Flight
Dec 04, 2008After many years of development, the Songbird open source software is finally released as version 1.0.
more »Grml 2008.11 with Libata, but without Truecrypt
Dec 02, 2008Aimed mainly at sysadmins and text tool users, the Debian-based Linux distribution Grml is now available in version 2008.11.
more »Doghouse: Leading by Example When is 25 percent more than one quarter of the cost?
Nov 30, 2008Governments need a better understanding of the flexibility and security of open source software.
more »Free Software Projects An up-to-date overview of free software and its makers
Nov 30, 2008The free high-end game, Yo Frankie, in which players steer a flying squirrel through a colorful 3D world, is almost finished. KI Research still faces major issues, but FreeHAL, a dialog program, gives users a behind-the-scenes look at the current state of affairs.
more »Qt Software Lures Fun-Loving Developers
Nov 28, 2008Qt Software, formerly Trolltech, reminds us in a YouTube video about their Pimp My Widgets contest. Deadline is December 31, 2008.
more »Final Spurt for OpenSuse 11.1 RC 1
Nov 28, 2008Opensuse 11.1 is in the starting blocks. With the official version due in December, release candidate RC 1 is available now.
more »First KDE 4.2 Beta Emerges as Caterpillar
Nov 27, 2008KDE 4.2 Beta1 (a.k.a. "Caterpillar") provides a new user experience: messaging, wallpaper via plug-ins, and Vi input mode for KWrite and Kate.
more »OpenSUSE Henceforth Without EULA
Nov 27, 2008Free Linux distro openSUSE will from now on release without an end-user license agreement. The project will be using the same license notice as their competitor Fedora.
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