Google Considerations: OGG Theora or H.264?
Jun 16, 2009An employee of Google has expressed himself regarding the disadvantages of OGG Theora in comparison with H.264 in a discussion on the mailing list of the web hypertext application technology working group.
more »Screenshots with Xfce
Jun 15, 2009The Xfce Screenshooter for the Xfce desktop with the current Version 1.6.0 has no cause to fear the competition.
more »Craft Your Own Geeko Avatar
Jun 15, 2009Novell seems to have revived its love for SUSE Linux. It now provides an interactive program to craft your own version of the Geeko mascot.
more »Strike 2: Latest Test Version of Ubuntu 9.10 Released
Jun 13, 2009Ubuntu has released a second alpha version of Karmic Koala containing the earliest new features.
more »DigiKam 1.0.0 First Beta
Jun 11, 2009Gilles Caulier has announced the first beta version of DigiKam with the magic number 1.0.0. Downloads are provided.
more »Ark Linux changes to Zypper
Jun 11, 2009The distribution Ark Linux has recently replaced its previous packet manager Apt-RPM with Zypper from OpenSuse.
more »Fedora 11 Released
Jun 09, 2009After numerous delays the Red Hat-financed open source project Fedora has released its Linux distro in version 11.
more »Booting Stage 2: Ubuntu Settles on GRUB 2
Jun 09, 2009Now that the GRUB vs. LILO match has been largely decided, the successor to the established GRUB bootloader is waiting in the aisles. The Ubuntu project wants to put GRUB 2 into action with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala).
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