Security Leaks Discovered in Pidgin
Aug 20, 2009The free instant messaging client Pidgin has closed security leaks in the Linux versions 2.6.0 and 2.6.1 that appeared in connection with MSN.
more »Kind of Magic: Parted Magic 4.4 Halves RAM Usage, Dial-Up Available
Aug 14, 2009The Parted Magic LiveCD provides numerous tools for partitioning and data backup and recovery. The newest version 4.4 runs on systems with just 256-MByte RAM and now supports dial-up networking.
more »Image-Conscious: Oracle Releases Template Builder
Aug 13, 2009Template Builder as of now is a permanent part of Oracle's JeOS mini-Linux and produces images, known as templates, for Oracle VM.
more »Tidydoc Document Organizer
Aug 13, 2009Tidydoc makes organizing documents easy, be it via a file transfer program or web interface. The open source software is now available in version 0.5.
more »Microsoft Contract for Samba Developer
Aug 10, 2009Samba Project developer Chris Hertel has clinched a contract with Microsoft to write protocol documentation.
more »Debian Squeeze: KFreeBSD, Dash and Automatic Debug Packages
Aug 04, 2009The Debian project is planning a whole series of enhancements for Debian 5.0 "Squeeze." A few results of the currently running Google Summer of Code are beginning to creep into it.
more »Scientific Linux 4.8 with SquashFS and UnionFS
Jul 23, 2009The Scientific Linux enterprise platform is available in version 4.8. Next to those from the upstream, downloads can be single packages.
more »Microsoft Releases Moodle Plugin under GPL
Jul 22, 2009Microsoft has again released code under GPLv2, this time the Live Services plugin Moodle.
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