Nvidia Says No to Open Source Driver
Jun 25, 2008Nvidia has turned down requests for an Open Source graphics driver.
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more »X Server without Root Privileges?
May 15, 2008Red Hat's David Airlie reports in his blog that a simple hack allowed him to develop an X server without root privileges in the course of just one afternoon.
more »Flash and Moonlight News
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more »Album Shaper Managing photo collections with Album Shaper
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more »VIA Promotes Driver Development
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