Debian Seeking New Project Secretary
Dec 23, 2008Current balloting for Debian Lenny's future has led to strife in the organization. Secretary of the free project, Manoj Srivastava, has resigned his position. A possible consequence is that the next version will undergo further delay in its release.
more »Ubuntu 9.04: Second Alpha from Jaunty Jackalope
Dec 23, 2008The Ubuntu Community has laid its second alpha version of Ubuntu 9.04, alias Jaunty Jackalope, under the Christmas tree.
more »Red Hat Third Quarter Exceeds Expectations
Dec 23, 2008Linux undertaking Red Hat has recorded a 24.3 million dollar profit in the third quarter of 2008, bettering last year's numbers.
more »Five Reasons to Make Friends with Puppy Why you should give this Puppy a closer look
Dec 22, 2008By now, you might have noticed that I'm a big fan of Puppy Linux. It is the distro I'm running on my workhorse ASUS Eee PC 701 4G netbook, and it helps me to stay productive not only in airports, cafés, and hotel rooms but also at home. But if you are still undecided whether you should give Puppy Linux a try, here are five reasons why this little gem deserves a closer look.
more »Shuttleworth Calls for Screenshots From the Community
Dec 22, 2008Mark Shuttleworth is appealing to community members to send him screenshots of their standard 1024x768 desktops. His aim is to collect ideas that will improve the desktop experience.
more »Sixth Debian Update Improves Etch Security
Dec 22, 2008The Debian Project has released a sixth update for the current stable version of Gnu/Linux 4.0, codenamed Etch.
more »openSUSE 11.1 with vast improvements to KDE4
Dec 18, 2008The openSUSE Project has released version 11.1 of its Community Linux today. Besides undergoing comprehensive maintenance, the release brings vast improvements to the KDE 4 Desktop.
more »openSUSE 11.1 Unveiled
Dec 18, 2008OpenSUSE 11.1 rolled out today, sporting more than 230 new features, many updates, and a brand new license. The newest release is also the first built entirely on the openSUSE Build Service.
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