Debian 3.1: Update No. 8 and Goodbye
Apr 14, 2008The Debian project has just announced the end of support for the “oldstable” version Debian 3.1, alias Sarge parallel to the release of the update number 8.
more »Mandriva 2008 Spring Ready
Apr 09, 2008French distributor Mandriva has released its latest Linux offering, 2008.1 Spring.
more »Mini Notebooks: HP Jumps on the Bandwagon
Apr 08, 2008Hewlett Packard has announced a 9” HP 2133 mini-notebook in line with the current MID boom.
more »Knoppix 5.3.1: Lenny Basis, KDE 4.0 and Accessibility Software
Mar 28, 2008Klaus Knopper has released version 5.3.1 of his live Knoppix system. The codebase comes courtesy of Lenny, the next generation Debian.
more »Hardy Heron Beta - Alias Ubuntu 8.04
Mar 25, 2008The Ubuntu team has released the first, and probably only, beta version of the next generation of Ubuntu with Long Term Support (LTS), Ubuntu 8.04.
more »Fedora 9 Goes Beta
Mar 25, 2008The Fedora project has just released the beta version of the upcoming Fedora 9 distribution.
more »First Beta Version of Ulteo Online Operating System
Mar 20, 2008Gaël Duval has announced the first beta release of the Ulteo Application System. This innovative Linux distribution aims to drastically simplify the use of computers applying thin client principles to do so.
more »Bossa Conference 2008: Ubuntu for UMPCs
Mar 19, 2008Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) will be out soon, and Linux Magazine Brazil had a preview at Bossa Conference 2008, presented by Adilson Oliveira from Canonical. UME is targeted at connectivity devices, such as UMPCs and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), but not at cell phones, as they are "too closed", according to Oliveira.
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