We released Tor Browser Bundle 1.0.10 for GNU/Linux. It includes a number of updates, the largest one being a switch to Firefox 3.6.8. The rest are:Tor to 0.2.2.15-alpha,NoScript to 2.0.2.3, BetterPrivacy to 1.48.3, HTTPS Everywhere to 0.2.2.
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Ubuntu Linux 10.10 Meerkat Poised to Get 'Touchy'
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The next version of Ubuntu Linux aims to support for multi-touch as part of an effort to expand the Linux desktop user experience, potentially bringing the sorts of interactivity popularized by devices like the Apple iPad to tablets and netbooks powered by Ubuntu. But the plan isn't to stop with Ubuntu alone, according to the distribution's founder, Mark Shuttleworth.
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Solaris still sorta open, but OpenSolaris distro is dead
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An internal Oracle memo that was released last week provides a detailed summary of the company's plans for the Solaris operating system, which Oracle obtained when it acquired Sun. The memo offers a mix of good and bad news for Solaris enthusiasts.
Read more »FoxToPhone sends URLs from Firefox to Android phones
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FoxToPhone, formerly known as SendToPhone, is an extension for Mozilla's Firefox web browser that allows users to send their current web page, telephone numbers and Android Market links directly to their Android-powered device
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PyMT 0.5 advances multi-touch for Python
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The PyMT developers have announced version 0.5 of their Python multi-touch user interface library with new touch controls, native Linux multi-touch support and improved performance
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Get Started with LaTeX
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LaTeX, pronounced “La-Tec”, is a document preparation language that treats creating many types of document files like constructing a shell script. LaTeX uses a “What You See is What You Mean” interface, far removed from the WYSIWYG word processors like Word and OpenOffice. LaTeX is a programming language, but don’t let that scare you away.
Read more »Ubuntu Gets Touchy: Canonical Announces uTouch 1.0
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Whether you believe the iPad hype or not, it's clear that touchscreen devices represent an important emerging hardware niche. Canonical responded to that reality recently with the release of uTouch 1.0, a software stack designed to ensure solid multi-touch and gesture support on Ubuntu. Here are the details, along with some thoughts.
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Canonical developer decodes Apple's Magic Trackpad
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Apple's Magic Trackpad will join the other Apple multi-touch devices supported in Ubuntu 10.10
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Microsoft Technical Leader Says That “Software Patents Suck”
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"Software Patents Suck" says the headline of a new post from Michael S. Kaplan and Ed Burnette's headlines says that "software patents are a joke, literally"
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Novell Still Negotiating Sale – Touching Base With the News
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As Novell potentially comes to the end of its last era, another synopsis is presented based on news about its products
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Bordeaux 2.0.8 for FreeBSD and PC-BSD Released
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The Bordeaux Technology Group released Bordeaux 2.0.8 for FreeBSD and PC-BSD today. Bordeaux 2.0.8 is a maintenance release that fixes a number of small bugs. With this release we have updated firefox to 3.6.8, Updated to the latest winetricks release and fixed desktop shortcuts.
Read more »OpenLuna - An Open Source Project Aimed at Returning Humankind Back to the Moon
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The OpenLuna Foundation was founded to return mankind to the moon through private enterprise. With Obama administration deciding to scrap NASA's moon mission once and for all, the role of private enterprise in future space endeavorers of humankind has grown ever larger.
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Purchase Bordeaux and help support Wineconf 2010 and FreeBSD
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Last month we ran a 50% off sale on Bordeaux and this month we would like to do something a little different and raise some money for a good cause. With your help we would like to help support three very important projects.
Read more »Google dubs Oracle suit 'attack on Java community'
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Google has called Oracle's Android lawsuit an attack not only on Google but also on the open-source Java community. "We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with this baseless lawsuit," a company spokesman said in a statement to USA Today.
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Oracle’s Java Aggression Spills to Other Sun Projects
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