First Thunderbird 3 Alpha
May 15, 2008The Mozilla project has just announced the availability of the initial alpha version of Thunderbird 3, codenamed "Shredder".
more »First Open Office 3.0 Beta
May 07, 2008The Open Office project is now looking for beta testers to put the next generation of the popular, free Open Office 3.0 suite through its paces.
more »Oxygen Office Updated to 2.4
May 02, 2008The Open Office fans from Ooo42 have updated their enhanced Oxygen Office version to 2.4.
more »Claws Mail Customize your mail environment with the light and powerful Claws Mail
May 01, 2008Sharpen your claws on this powerful and highly configurable email client.
more »TECH TOOLS
Apr 29, 2008more »
KNOPPIX 5.3.1 DVD INLAY
Apr 29, 2008more »
Open Office 2.4 Closes Vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2008The Open Office project has just announced that the latest 2.4 version of the free office suite removes a number of security issues.
more »Australia: 41,000 Computers with Open Office
Apr 11, 2008According to reports, the department of education in the Australian state of New South Wales has decided to install Open Office on its 41,000 computers.
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Issue 171/2015
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News
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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.