Knoppix 7.0 Released
Mar 15, 2012Knoppix v7.0, 32- and 64-bit versions, with ADRIANE v1.4 and cellphone support.
more »Workspace: BilboPlanet Manage RSS feeds with BilboPlanet
Jun 27, 2011On the web, a planet is a tool for collecting and displaying blog posts from members of an Internet community. We show how to do this using BilboPlanet.
more »Koha Library System Easy library administration with Koha
Jun 27, 2011Information technology plays a key role in modern library environments. We check out Koha, an open source integrated system that can help manage a library’s daily operations.
more »Vinux, Orca, and Gnome Linux accessibility
May 31, 2011Accessibility for computer users with disabilities is one of the noblest goals for Linux and open source software. Vinux, Orca, and Gnome lead the way in Linux accessibility.
more »Linux Mint 11 Fresh Release: Katya
May 26, 2011The Linux Mint team announces its cool new version 11, aka "Katya."
more »GNOME 3.0 Hits Desktops Today
Apr 06, 2011"In the face of constant change, both in software technology itself and in people's attitudes toward it, long-term software projects need to reinvent themselves in order to stay relevant. I'm encouraged to see the GNOME community taking up this challenge, responding to the evolving needs of users and questioning the status quo," says Matt Zimmerman, Canonical CTO.
more »Free Software Projects MuseScore, LilyPond, and Chordii
Mar 28, 2011Linux is a wonderful and underrated audio production platform, with great applications for every audio task. MuseScore and LilyPond bring elegance and sophistication to score writing, and Chordii is a wonderfully simple guitar sheet-music maker.
more »Command Line: SANE Control your scanner with SANE
Mar 01, 2011Running your scanner from the command line offers greater control of tasks. We show you how to get started.
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FSF Outs the World Wide Web Consortium over DRM Proposal
Richard Stallman calls for the W3C to remain independent of vendor interests.
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Debian 7.0 Debuts
The new release supports nine architectures, 73 human languages, and zero non-Free components.
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Alpha Version of Fedora 19 Released
Fedora developers release the first alpha version of Fedora 19, known as Schrödinger’s Cat, for general testing. The final release is expected in July 2013.
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ack 2.0 Released
ack is a grep-like, command-line tool that has been optimized for programmers to search large trees of source code.
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SUSE Studio 1.3 Released
New features in SUSE Studio 1.3 include enhanced cloud integration, VM platform support, and lifecycle management.
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Xen To Become Linux Foundation Collaborative Project
The Linux Foundation recently announced that the Xen Project is becoming a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.
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RunRev Releases Open Source Version of LiveCode
Open source version of LiveCode is now available for developing apps, games, and utilities for all major platforms.
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OpenDaylight Project Formed
OpenDaylight is an open source software-defined networking project committed to furthering adoption of SDN and accelerating innovation in a vendor-neutral and open environment.
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Gnome 3.8 Released
The new Gnome release includes privacy and sharing settings, allowing more user control over access to personal information.
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Mozilla and Samsung Collaborate on New Browser Engine
Mozilla is collaborating with Samsung on a new web browser engine called Servo.

