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Linux and Open Source News for 18th October 2006

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Source: LinuxTracker.org

Category: PCLinuxOS Size: 587.69 MB Status: 3 seeders and 3 leechers Added: 2006-10-18 12:46:19


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Source: LinuxTracker.org

Category: PCLinuxOS Size: 587.69 MB Status: no seeders and no leecher Added: 2006-10-18 07:20:12


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Source: vlos

A new stable version of VLOS, a user-friendly, Gentoo-based distribution for desktop computers, has been released: "Today we are proud to announce the release of VLOS 1.3 as stable. Changes and fixes from beta3: updated to GCC 4.1.1, glibc 2.4, XGL and Compiz Quinstorm; fixed KDE problems with .


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Source: pqui

pQui Linux is a desktop-oriented Brazilian distribution based on Slackware Linux. Version 2.0 was released earlier this week. Compared to a standard Slackware, pQui Linux 2.0 is enhanced by a number of applications, including Firefox 1.5.0.7 with pre-configured extensions (DownThemAll!, FlashGot, TabMixPlus and VideoDownloader), browser plugins (MPlayer, Flash .


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Source: sunwah

After collecting feedback from its users for five months, China's Sun Wah today announced the availability of a revised version of its Debian-based distribution - Sun Wah Linux 1.5r2. Among the many new features and additions in the updated release the following are worth mentioning: inclusion of proprietary .


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Source: tilix

The second major release of Bulgaria's Tilix is now ready for download. Unlike the Tilix 1.x series, which were based on KANOTIX, the latest release, code name "Karposh" is built on top of Kubuntu. Apart from standard features, such as complete localisation into Bulgarian, Tilix 2.0 comes with .



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Source: Linux Today

Back in June the answer to this question was 'why not' based on the discussion of three VCs assembled at the OSBC event in London


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Driver support is a sore spot, a very sore spot, for any organization using or considering a migration to Linux desktops


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Not a bad number to brag about for a student-engineered piece of software that appears to break every digital copyright law ever made


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Along the way, we corner his thoughts on the ever-present negotiations surrounding the GPLv3 and what it takes to keep the open source community interested in his open source database


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The open-source movement, which has long made inroads into corporations via Linux and other enterprise-level software, now has a potentially bigger target in its cross hairs


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Source: Linux Today

Christopher Kenyon, Canonical's business development manager, offered another crumb in a recent interview, when he said Oracle makes sure its 10G Express version works on Ubuntu


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Before he was arrested in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Hans Reiser had gained a reputation as an innovative but controversial figure in the software development world



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Somewhere on an old backup disc buried under a stack of magazines, I still have a copy of the eDonkey file-sharing client


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Sal Cangeloso's writeup (three reasons to use GNOME) inspired me to talk about the flip side of the coin


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KOffice 1.6 also contains feature releases for its image editor Krita and its desktop database application Kexi


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Silicon Graphics exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday with a new board of directors and new funding to try to restore its faltering high-end computer business


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Open source database vendor MySQL AB is hoping to give a helping hand to DBAs with MySQL Enterprise, its new flagship commercial subscription offering


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Source: Linux Today

Hi, its me again, remember me? I was the guy who told you we would probably release on Thursday of this week. Yeah, about that


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Source: Linux Today

The Free Standards Group (FSG) is scheduled to announce today its answer to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)--the Linux Standard Base (LSB) Developer Network



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An East German company will soon begin selling an IP-PBX setup based on a Mac Mini running Linux


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GEGL has long been slated to replace the core image processing framework of the GIMP, bringing with it entirely new data models and operations


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Adaptec's Snap Server 520 combines ease-of-use and performance with good expansion options


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Open source software can help manage large software projects of globally distributed, individual contributors with virtually no management overhead


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This article only covers installing Apache 2.2--I'll write another one for getting Subversion and PHP working shortly afterwards .



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Sabayon has earned a reputation for running right on the cutting edge; it is the first distro to deploy a live CD using the Beryl compositing engine and Nvidia's newest beta video drivers


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Showing you how to work with KDE is beyond the scope of this book, so I won't spend a great deal of time on it, but I will show you how to convert your Ubuntu system to a Kubuntu system


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Every new Linux administrator wants a handy list of those essential commands needed for daily server management and maintenance



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Fair or unfair, SELinux has earned a reputation for being overly complex


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As mentioned yesterday, some modifications are presently required in order to use the binary fglrx display drivers


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The previous articles in this series show you how to create a scriptable, network-connected appliance that can play back still images and scale them to fit an arbitrary display window


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"Was it because of a bad strategy? Was its release cycle too long? Was it the controversy over Gaël Duval being fired? Or was it just the lack of quality in its latest releases ?"


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What can we say? Some people need that Frontpage feel when editing a website


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Virtual protection for virtual servers but it's not for beginners


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This week I had the opportunity to speak at GOSCON, a government-oriented open source conference and got a chance to learn about two state IT projects a world away from my previous interaction


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Penguins are sleek, quick, and nothing to be afraid of. The same can be said about Linux



Updated: Thu Oct 19 23:55:04 2006


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