Oracle to Invest More in MySQL Development
Oct 30, 2009In a new FAQ, Oracle explains their position regarding SPARC, Solaris, Java, MySQL, and Open Office to clear up the many questions circulating.
more »Kickoff for KDE on Maemo
Oct 29, 2009A Qt developer has brought a piece of KDE to Maemo. After plasmoids, this week brings the Plasma desktop. Also a KDE Maemo mailing list.
more »Ubuntu 9.10: Karmic Koala Complete
Oct 29, 2009Today Linux distributor Canonical announced the official release of Ubuntu 9.10, code-named Karmic Koala.
more »OpenOffice 3.x: 100 Million Downloads
Oct 29, 2009The OpenOffice project has celebrated the 100,000,000 download of its free office suite since the release of version 3.0.
more »X.Org 7.5 Now Ready
Oct 28, 2009Since July there has been much speculation about the arrival date of the new version of X.org. Now, X.Org 7.5 with multi-pointer support, has been officially released.
more »OpenSUSE Calls Second Board Election
Oct 27, 2009OpenSUSE awards two old and one new executive board positions to two community members and a Novell employee.
more »Raindrop: Mozilla Labs Presents Open Messaging Prototype
Oct 23, 2009The Thunderbird team at Mozilla has initiated a new project, Raindrop, for open messaging and are presenting a first prototype.
more »Ubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate Ready for Download
Oct 23, 2009The first and last release candidate for Ubuntu 9.10 is now available for download.
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Working Exploit for a Linux Kernel Flaw Made Public
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r/opensource Bans AI-Assisted and AI-Related Projects
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PwnEscape Poses VM Vulnerability
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Linux Mint 27 Set for a Christmas Release
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Is Linus Torvalds Vibe Coding?
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