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more »Free Software Projects An up-to-date look at free software and its makers
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more »Google Summer of Code: Student applications now open
Mar 23, 2009Last week, Google unveiled the 150 mentoring organizations selected for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2009, and students can begin submitting applications now.
more »Creating Images with openSUSE Build Service 1.5
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