Free Software Projects An up-to-date look at free software and its makers
Jul 10, 2008In this month’s Projects on the Move, we observe the battle between man and (chess) machine and check out the free Colonization clone. Also in this issue, tools for Linux users who find themselves facing the Windows prompt.
more »Cabaret Stage Editing PDF documents with Cabaret Stage
Jul 09, 2008Linux has had the ability to display PDF documents for many years, but it lacked an editing tool until now: enter Cabaret Stage.
more »Books
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Workspace: Laptop Tools Must-have tools for the Linux laptop
May 31, 2008Pack your Linux laptop with the right set of tools. We take a closer look at Adblock Plus, woof, Conky, TrueCrypt, rsync, and Grsync.
more »WINE Code Freeze en Route to Version 1.0
May 07, 2008In preparation for the first stable version, the WINE project has now frozen the current state of development ("Code Freeze").
more »Summer Wine - Version 1.0 Announced for June
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more »Linux Foundation Recommends Say "No" to OpenXML
Aug 30, 2007The Linux Foundation has taken a clear position on the acceptance of Microsoft's OpenXML format as an international ISO standard. The Foundation recommends that standardization committees in the countries involved in the process say "No" to the application.
more »Lean Wikis Lightweight wikis without databases
Nov 30, 2006If you are thinking about starting a wiki, and you don’t want the overhead of a full-scale, database-driven system, try these light and lean wiki wonders.
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Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs Transitions to Linux
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Plasma 6.5 Promises Better Memory Optimization
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KaOS 2025.05 Officially Qt5 Free
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