Gnome Foundation Awards US$ 50,000 for Work on Accessibility
Feb 27, 2008The Gnome Foundation is awarding a total of US$ 50,000 for individual contributions to Gnome software accessibility.
more »Desktop Testing: LDTP 1.0.0 Released
Feb 26, 2008Three years after the initial version, the Linux Desktop Testing Project (LDTP) has finally released version 1.0.
more »LINUX MAGAZINE DVD
Feb 26, 2008more »
KDE 4 Release Event Report from the KDE version 4 release event
Feb 25, 2008Formally introduced in January, the latest KDE promises new features, improved accessibility, and a regular release schedule.
more »KDE 3.5.9 with New PIM Functions
Feb 20, 2008The developers have produced a further update for users who are not willing or able to move to KDE 4: KDE 3.5.9 mainly comprises bug fixes, but also adds a couple of new functions to the desktop environment.
more »Opensuse 11: Alpha 2 with KDE 4
Feb 12, 2008The biggest change to the second alpha version of Opensuse 11 has to be the inclusion of KDE 4, which now replaces the older KDE version 3.5.8.
more »First Bugfix Release for KDE 4
Feb 06, 2008The new KDE Version 4.0.1 is now available for downloading from the KDE project homepage. The release mainly comprises bugfixes, removing errors discovered in version 4.0.0, improving system performance and adding some new visual features.
more »KDE 4 unveiled to the public - 4.1 to appear in July 2008
Jan 31, 2008In a keynote given at the world-wide release party, streamed online, Project Lead Aaron Seigo introduced the new version of KDE.
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Issue 172/2015
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Cisco Releases Annual Security Report
Spammers go low-volume, and 90% of IE browsers are unpatched.
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Zero Day Exploits Target Flash
Adobe scrambles to release patches for vulnerable Flash Player.
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Intel Unveils Compute Stick
Four-inch-long computer on a stick lets you boot a full Linux system from any HDMI display device.
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Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
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TGXf Project Warns of File Transfer through Screen Pixels
Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
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Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.
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Poll: Vote for the Best Open Source Software for Photographers
The Linux New Media Awards have honored the most significant products, projects, people, and organizations for open source/Linux every year since 2000.
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Debian Gets Forked
Legendary Uber-distro splits over the systemd controversy.
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Linux Mint Project Releases Mint 17.1
New LTS version offers many refinements for the Cinnamon and Mate desktops and significant improvement under the hood.
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CeBIT Open Source Forum Call for Papers
One of CeBIT’s most successful forums returns in 2015.