Letter from the editor
SAVING XP
A Linux distro for the XP user?
A minor scandal erupted this month when a Google engineer exposed a serious security flaw in Windows XP. Microsoft cried foul, arguing that they didn’t have enough warning before the announcement went public, and attackers quickly started using the exploit, with no clear indication when a patch would appear.
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SCO Rises from the Swamp
Longtime litigator revives an ancient suit against IBM alleging Linux infringes on Unix copyrights.
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UberStudent Project Releases UberStudent 3.0
Specialty distro keeps the focus on advanced learning.
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openSUSE Conference Approaches
The openSUSE Conference will be held July 18-22, 2013, at the Olympic Museum in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Drupal.org Hacked
Security breached at home sites of the CMS project.
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Oracle Takes Action on Java Security
Lead Java developer vows policy changes and more attention to fixing problems.
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Google and NASA Partner in Quantum Computing Project
Vendor D-Wave scores big with a sale to NASA's Quantum Intelligence Lab.
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Mageia Project Announces Mageia 3 Linux
Many package updates and Steam integration highlight the latest from the Mandriva-based community Linux.
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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.

XP
I always like to get my money's worth out of any system (I am not an upgrade junkie) and so my hardware eventually became quite aged, but it was dependable and so I wasn't too worried. By the time Vista came along, I was well below the minimum system requirements.
I had tried dual booting with Ubuntu for about 6 months but I had a nasty experience when an Ubuntu download screwed up the dual boot start menu so that I couldn't boot into either OS. After a period of days, I managed to boot into Windows, but could not get back into Ubuntu and I did not particularly want to risk another episode like that so I very reluctantly abandoned the idea of dual booting
It is only a couple of months ago that I got a new system with Windows 7 64 bit and I turned my old tower into a Linux box with Ubuntu 10.04. I must say that the installation was very simple and quick. And the user-friendliness of its interface has improved (e.g. the naming of hard disks).. I am getting back into using the terminal and re-learning the basic commands. For someone who only started using computers in my late-forties, Ubuntu is fine. It will be even better if I can find out how to get the screen resolution right--my old CRT monitor (IIyama HM903DTA Vision Master Pro 454) is not recognised by Ubuntu and I am stuck with a very low resolution.
The only other drawback is that I don't appear to be able to use Ubuntu's special effects--probably because of hardware limitations.
Linux replacement for XP
"If it won't load the Flash Player or update the SUN jvm, mom's not going to be able to use it "
It's happened - Ubuntu 10.04 does both of these!
Linux replacement for XP