Vulnerability Reported: a Patch for MPlayer
Oct 02, 2008Multimedia software MPlayer notifies of security holes in the Real demuxer code that can result in arbitrary code execution.
more »Enhancements to VoIP Software Ekiga 3.0
Sep 25, 2008Ekiga, formerly known as GnomeMeeting, is an open source VoIP application with video support. The Ekiga project has recently incorporated major enhancements into its version 3.0 software.
more »Free BBC Dirac Codec in Version 1.0
Sep 19, 2008Version 1.0 of the free Dirac video codec is now available.
more »Boxee Available for Linux and Mac
Aug 12, 2008Have you heard about Boxee? Boxee is a social media center based on the SourceForge.net Community Choice Award-winning XBox Media Center (XBMC) open source project.
more »Free Software Projects An up-to-date look at free software and its makers
Jul 31, 2008We take a closer look at photo stitching, a photo gallery application, an audio player, and video-recording software. for a more complete summary of the article.
more »Totem Meet the Totem media player
Jul 31, 2008Totem brings Hollywood to your Linux desktop. We'll show you how to get started with this movie player.
more »recordMyDesktop Creating training videos with recordMyDesktop
Jul 31, 2008A training video of a new application can really reduce the learning curve. The recordMyDesktop program is at an early stage of development but already stable enough for everyday use. We'll show you how to use the program to capture custom procedures in a desktop video.
more »Linux Kernel: Improved Webcam Support Thanks to GSPCA
Jul 22, 2008The kernel developers plan to integrate the GSPCA driver with kernel 2.6.27 to add support for a large number of webcams.
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
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Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
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Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
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New Pentesting Distribution to Compete with Kali Linux
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