New Lease on Life for Linux Veteran
Dec 11, 2008Slackware is widely regarded as the oldest active Linux distributions. Right on time for Christmas, the distro, which once served as a basis for (open) SUSE, is available in a new version.
more »Ubuntu 9.04 Picks up Nouveau Drivers for NVIDIA Cards
Dec 10, 2008The many years of hard work and reverse engineering that went into developing the free Nouveau drivers for NVIDIA graphics cards have finally paid off. Nouveau is now included in the repository of the next Ubuntu 9.04 release.
more »OpenSUSE Participates in Smolt Hardware Profiler
Dec 10, 2008In its upcoming version 11.1, the openSUSE Linux distro will be integrating the Smolt program, which collects hardware profiles in a central database from end users on a volunteer basis.
more »Video Interview: Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst
Dec 08, 2008
Red Hat president and CEO Jim Whitehurst sees opportunities for open source firms that might be putting undue burden on their dwindling IT departments because of the current economic downturn. Whitehurst offered his views in a press conference in Munich. His conclusion: "When people look at alternatives, often Open Source wins."
more »Red Hat CEO Sees Open Source Opportunities in Financial Crisis
Dec 05, 2008Red Hat president and CEO Jim Whitehurst sees opportunities for open source firms that might be putting undue burden on their dwindling IT departments because of the current economic downturn.
more »FEDORA 9 DVD INLAY
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openSUSE 11.0 DVD INLAY
Dec 05, 2008more »
MANDRIVA 2009 DVD INLAY
Dec 05, 2008more »
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