Mysterous Mail: Will Skype Become Open Source?
Nov 02, 2009French Mandriva user Olivier Faurax registered a support case at Skype complaining about a missing Mandriva package. Instead of the package he received a reply of some amazement.
more »AMD Engineering Manager is the New Palm Head of Linux Kernel
Nov 02, 2009Mobile specialist Palm strengthens its team by hiring Matthew Tippett, the Linux graphic driver developer since 2003 at ATI, to be in charge of Linux kernel development.
more »GRML Team Release Stable Version 2009.10
Nov 02, 2009The latest version of the Austrian pocketknife Linux distribution was released just in time for Halloween.
more »Pimp Your Nautilus: NScripts 3.6
Oct 30, 2009Not long after the release of GNOME 2.8 comes a new version of NScripts. Included are a handful of new ease-of-use functions for GNOME's Nautilus data manager.
more »Oracle to Invest More in MySQL Development
Oct 30, 2009In a new FAQ, Oracle explains their position regarding SPARC, Solaris, Java, MySQL, and Open Office to clear up the many questions circulating.
more »Kickoff for KDE on Maemo
Oct 29, 2009A Qt developer has brought a piece of KDE to Maemo. After plasmoids, this week brings the Plasma desktop. Also a KDE Maemo mailing list.
more »Ubuntu 9.10: Karmic Koala Complete
Oct 29, 2009Today Linux distributor Canonical announced the official release of Ubuntu 9.10, code-named Karmic Koala.
more »OpenOffice 3.x: 100 Million Downloads
Oct 29, 2009The OpenOffice project has celebrated the 100,000,000 download of its free office suite since the release of version 3.0.
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United Nations Open Source Portal Goes Live
A new open source portal seeks to coordinate and scale open source efforts across the United Nations system.
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KDE Linux Drops AUR
KDE Linux developers have dropped the Arch User Repository from the build pipeline due to security concerns; other distributions should consider doing the same.
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California May Exempt Linux from Its Age-Verification Law
After backlash from the Linux community, California may be backing off on its promise to force all operating systems to verify age, but one platform may still have to comply.
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Another Logic Bug Found in Linux Kernel
Qualys has discovered a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be used to elevate standard user privileges.
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Ubuntu Core 26 Offers Game-Changing Enterprise Features
Ubuntu Core 26 could be a game-changer for organizations looking for increased security and reliability.
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AI Flooding the Linux Kernel Security Mailing List
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Top Priorities for Open Source Pros Seeking a New Job
Professional fulfillment tops the list, according to LPI report.
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Container-Based Fedora Hummingbird Designed for Agent-First Builders
Fedora Hummingbird brings the same approach to the host OS as it does to containers to level up security.
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Linux kernel Developers Considering a Kill Switch
With the rise of Linux vulnerabilities, the kernel developers are now considering adding a component that could help temporarily mitigate against them… in the form of a kill switch.
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Fedora 44 Now Gaming Ready
The latest version of Fedora has been released with gaming support.