Microsoft Cuddles up to Open Source

Nov 29, 2008

Once considered by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer as a plague on all software and the work of the devil, open source software is now accepted with open arms by Microsoft, even evoking their active support.

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Final Spurt for OpenSuse 11.1 RC 1

Nov 28, 2008

Opensuse 11.1 is in the starting blocks. With the official version due in December, release candidate RC 1 is available now.

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First KDE 4.2 Beta Emerges as Caterpillar

Nov 27, 2008

KDE 4.2 Beta1 (a.k.a. "Caterpillar") provides a new user experience: messaging, wallpaper via plug-ins, and Vi input mode for KWrite and Kate.

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OpenSUSE Henceforth Without EULA

Nov 27, 2008

Free Linux distro openSUSE will from now on release without an end-user license agreement. The project will be using the same license notice as their competitor Fedora.

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Fedora 10 with KVM, Xen and Faster Startup

Nov 26, 2008

Six months after Fedora 9, the free project is now releasing its newest version 10 of the popular Linux distribution, code-named Cambridge.

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SUSE Studio: Live CDs and SD Images for Eee 701

Nov 24, 2008

In May 2008 at Linuxtag in Berlin, Nat Friedman had presented SUSE Studio, with which you can build your own Linux distro with just a few mouse clicks. SUSE Studio images are now available for the Eee 701 PC.

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First Alpha of the New Ubuntu

Nov 24, 2008

Just a month after the release of Ubuntu 8.10, the first alpha of Ubuntu 9.04 has become available. The next distro version should boot more quickly, require less power, integrate more web services and include a backup solution.

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Island System: Ubuntu Privacy Remix Seals off Users

Nov 21, 2008

Ubuntu Privacy Remix (UPR), based on Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS), is a live, read-only CD that seals off your private data from the outside world. It does this using encryption and isolation methods.

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