Links 10/06/2008: More Migrations to GNU/Linux and More New Distributions
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-06-10 20:37:13 UTC
- Modified: 2008-06-10 20:37:13 UTC
Success Stories
Distributions
- Press Release - 64 Studio 2.1 'A Minha Menina' released!
64 Studio is a GNU/Linux distribution tailor-made for digital content creation, including audio, video, graphics and publishing tools.
- Release Notes for Linux Mint 5 Elyssa
This is Linux Mint 5, codename Elyssa, based on Daryna and compatible with Ubuntu Hardy and its repositories.
- [IAEP] Sugar Digest 2008-06-09
It has been a busy week for Sugar Labs.
1. Sucrose: On behalf of the Release Team, Simon Schampijer announced Sucrose 0.81.2 (Development Release). Features of this new release include elimination of some platform dependencies, an improved activity-list view, a graphical user interface to the Sugar control panel (including settings for Frame activation delays), and expanded internationalization of Etoys. The next development release is scheduled in two weeks. Thanks to everyone who made this release possible!
- DSL 4.4 Released
- Mandriva 2008.1 Spring Edition : Breath Of Fresh Air
Mandriva always stands one step ahead of other distribution in terms of overall experience.. Though ranked #6 in Distrowatch.. Mandriva features and utilities makes it one of the best newbie friendly distro out there.. The best feature of Mandriva is that the developers try to re master the new release from the scratch..
- How's Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Doing?
As I reported two weeks ago, Red Hat expects to get an updated to RHEL 4--the 4.7 release, to be precise--out the door on July 21, which will include updates for hardware, bug fixes, and security patches. Red Hat hopes to have RHEL 5.3 ready in January 2009 or so.
- Debian Weekly News - June 9th, 2008
- Debian news : Debian Weather is back
Experiences
Laptops
Mobile
Kernel/Embedded
F/OSS
- GPL: why can't a lawyer understand it?
- GNewSense, the Present and the Future
- Tuxpaint is fun for kids and adults
- Who Will Rule The New Internet?
In many ways, these companies are technology's standard-bearers, though their guiding philosophies differ. Google, for instance, advocates an "open" Web and tends to push for open standards and alliances among developers.
- Boy Scouts of America look to open-source community for help
- Video: Firefox 3 Screencast
- Firefox 3: Past, Present, and Future
- Mozilla's open source phone system
- Open-source Asterisk appliance takes on Nortel
- Interview: John De Goes Introduces a Newly Free Source Code Editor
"The tools market is dead. Open source killed it. The only commercial tools that can survive today are the ones that leapfrog open source tools." Thus argues John De Goes, president of N-BRAIN, which creates and provides UNA, a source code editor.
- BJP to launch ambitious tech initiative to gain edge in elections
- Opengear Adds Open Source Network UPS Tools to Range of Console Servers
- Open Enterprise Interview: Bernard Dalle, Index Ventures
- Walking Three Tightropes
- Rowgen the full package, IRI CoSort says
- Sun Java CAPS chugs down SOA open source track
- Compiere Releases Open Source ERP Solution Upgrade
- Etelos Adds Open-Source Hosting
Gaming
Microsoft
Security
Privacy
Recent Techrights' Posts
- Sven Luther, Lucy Wayland & Debian's toxic culture
- Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
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- Links 19/04/2024: Israel Fires Back at Iran and Many Layoffs in the US
- Links for the day
- Russell Coker & Debian: September 11 Islamist sympathy
- Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
- Sven Luther, Thomas Bushnell & Debian's September 11 discussion
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- G.A.I./Hey Hi (AI) Bubble Bursting With More Mass Layoffs
- it's happening already
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Thursday, April 18, 2024
- IRC logs for Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Coroner's Report: Lucy Wayland & Debian Abuse Culture
- Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
- Links 18/04/2024: Misuse of COVID Stimulus Money, Governments Buying Your Data
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 18/04/2024: GemText Pain and Web 1.0
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 18/04/2024: Google Layoffs Again, ByteDance Scandals Return
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 18/04/2024: Trying OpenBSD and War on Links Continues
- Links for the day
- IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- IRC logs for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- North America, Home of Microsoft and of Windows, is Moving to GNU/Linux
- Can it top 5% by year's end?
- [Meme] The Heart of Staff Rep
- Rowan heartily grateful
- Management-Friendly Staff Representatives at the EPO Voted Out (or Simply Did Not Run Anymore)
- The good news is that they're no longer in a position of authority
- Microsofters in 'Linux Foundation' Clothing Continue to Shift Security Scrutiny to 'Linux'
- Pay closer attention to the latest Microsoft breach and security catastrophes
- Links 17/04/2024: Free-Market Policies Wane, China Marks Economic Recovery
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 17/04/2024: "Failure Is An Option", Profectus Alpha 0.5 From a Microsofter Trying to Dethrone Gemini
- Links for the day
- How does unpaid Debian work impact our families?
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- Microsoft's Windows Falls to All-Time Low and Layoffs Reported by Managers in the Windows Division
- One manager probably broke an NDA or two when he spoke about it in social control media
- When you give money to Debian, where does it go?
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- How do teams work in Debian?
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- Joint Authors & Debian Family Legitimate Interests
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- Bad faith: Debian logo and theme use authorized
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- Links 17/04/2024: TikTok Killing Youth, More Layoff Rounds
- Links for the day
- Jack Wallen Has Been Assigned by ZDNet to Write Fake (Sponsored) 'Reviews'
- Wallen is selling out. Shilling for the corporations, not the community.
- Links 17/04/2024: SAP, Kwalee, and Take-Two Layoffs
- Links for the day
- IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- IRC logs for Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
Comments
max stirner
2008-06-11 01:31:17
PitaGuy
2008-06-11 07:36:03