Save The ScreenSavers!
Apr 02, 2009XScreenSaver is one of the most widely-used screensaver applications for Linux systems. The Debian project is seeking new maintainers to help keep the software running.
more »Jimmy Wales Stops Wikia Search--MS Encarta also Closed
Apr 01, 2009Two very different projects have closed this week: Microsoft's commercial Encarta, and after just 14 months, the free search engine Wikia Search.
more »Sun Puts OpenSolaris on Multimedia Course
Mar 30, 2009The free OpenSolaris UNIX derivative from Sun has not exactly been known for its multimedia capabilities. This should soon change.
more »Update Recommended: Firefox 3.0.8
Mar 30, 2009The Mozilla project has released version 3.0.8 of the web browser Firefox. The updated version is most noteworthy in that it rectifies prior security issues.
more »Adriane The Adriane desktop for the sight impaired
Mar 29, 2009The Adriane audio desktop system delivers Linux to sightimpaired users.
more »Nixstaller 0.5: Installation Assistant for Linux and Co.
Mar 28, 2009Nixstaller is conceived as an installation kit for Unix systems and conducts dependency tests and supports UTF-8.
more »Ubuntu 9.04 Enters Beta
Mar 27, 2009The Ubuntu 9.04 beta brings along with it a few obvious changes in the GUI and fixes the ext4 filesystem bug that could count among its new features.
more »Adobe Reader 9.1 for Linux
Mar 27, 2009The new version 9.1 of Adobe Reader brings some improvements regarding the command line interface and printing features.
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Cairo Dock 3.6 Now Available for More Compositors
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