Google Dashboard Improves Transparency for User Privacy
Nov 06, 2009With its new dashboard, Google wants to improve its image as to user privacy and demonstrate more transparency and control.
more »BSDanywhere 4.6: Live-CD with Desktop Lite
Nov 06, 2009BSDanywhere, a Live-CD based on OpenBSD, is now available in version 4.6.
more »Scientific Linux 5.4 with FUSE, Atheros and Lua
Nov 05, 2009The Scientific Linux distro, which derives from the freely licensed sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), is now available in version 5.4.
more »OpenSUSE Project Transfers Parts of Maintenance to Community
Nov 05, 2009OpenSUSE updates will, in future, be decided by a joint panel of Novell staff and community members. Only security updates will be decided by Novell alone.
more »Mandriva 2010.0: Faster and More Stable
Nov 05, 2009The new Mandriva 2010.0 has been ready for download since yesterday. After a month's delay, the French distributor has released the current version, code-named Adelie, for free. Some important changes were made.
more »Update: Security Hole in Kernel Allows Privilege Extensions
Nov 04, 2009A null-pointer dereference in the Linux kernel allows local users to assume root privileges. Brad Spengler, who claims first discovery, announced that he will present a corresponding exploit during the course of the day.
more »Ubuntu and Windows Boot Times Compared
Nov 03, 2009A boot time test as a rule brings more criticism than praise for the tester, seeing that the tests are usually considered flawed. A new test has fixed all that.
more »Linux Users Willingly Paid More for World of Goo
Nov 03, 2009Game development team 2D Boy (Kyle Gabler and Ron Carmel) have released the results of their pay-what-you-want Birthday sale. Results show Linux users to have donated one dollar more on the average in comparison to Windows users.
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