Just Today: Download of VMware Image of Google Chrome OS
Nov 20, 2009Google has prepared its Chromium OS, alias Chromium, for download. Anyone hesitant to intall if from source code will find a functioning VMware image from Linux Magazine Online.
more »With and Not Against: Canonical Collaborates on Chrome OS
Nov 20, 2009The Chrome OS announcement caused speculation from many sides as to what effect the Google platform would have on other Linux distros. At least Canonical could benefit from it.
more »Chrome OS: Google's Chromium Arrives (Gallery)
Nov 20, 2009The source code for Chrome OS, alias Chromium, the Linux-based operating system developed by Google, is now ready for download.
more »Dallas Ubuntu Developer Summit: 10.04 to Drop Gimp
Nov 20, 2009The Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS-L) in Dallas TX is setting the switches for the upcoming Ubuntu LTS version, Lucid Lynx. One loser is Gimp: the image manipulator should disappear from the CD.
more »Fedora Backpedals on Password Free Installation
Nov 20, 2009A new feature in Fedora 12 was that users could install RPM packages from signed repositories without a root password. "Not good," said many users, so the project decided to reverse the policy.
more »Android 2.0 Source Code Available
Nov 18, 2009Google has pushed the source code for its new Android 2.0, code-named Eclair, into its open source repository. A few parts are missing, though.
more »Knoppix 6.2 Based on LXDE
Nov 18, 2009Klaus Knopper has updated his Live Linux Knoppix to 6.2 and chose LXDE as the desktop environment. Also included is ADRIANE, the talking menu system for the sight-impaired, in version 1.2
more »Fedora 12 "Constantine" Arrives
Nov 17, 2009The Fedora project promoted by Red Hat has released its version 12 of the Linux distro.
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