With version 5.2.14 as the final point release, the developers have discontinued their regular support of PHP 5.2. Users are advised to switch to 5.3. Version 5.3.3 was also released earlier today
Read more »India Unveils $35 Laptop
The happy man you see above is not the nine gazillionth owner of an iPad, but the Indian minister for HR Development, Kapil Sibal. What he's holding in his hand is, he claims, a $35 tablet that will give the OLPC a run for its money.
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Build a $200 Linux PC
Times are still tough out there, but our needs and desires don't always flag just because the economy does. So we asked ourselves: What's the lowest point at which these two goals could intersect? We knew we wanted to aim low, almost ridiculously low—so we decided on what seemed like almost an unthinkable total: $200.
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Ubuntu-ready netbook adopts new Atom
System76 has updated its Linux-based netbook to the Atom N455 processor as well as making it thinner and lighter. The Ubuntu 10.04 version of the 10.1-inch Starling NetBook offers more memory (2GB), a larger standard hard drive (250GB), faster Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), and is available in a school-focused "EduBook" version.
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The best advert for Ubuntu you probably never saw
OMG! reader Sebastian stopped by the OMG! Mailbox to drop off a link to this immensely impressive Dell/Ubuntu promotional video that, curiously, I - nor anyone I showed this to prior to posting - had ever come across previously.
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GENIVI chooses MeeGo for in-car infotainment systems
The Linux Foundation has announced that the GENIVI Alliance has selected the MeeGo software platform as the basis of their next reference release for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) for car companies including BMW and General Motors
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Which Is Faster: Debian Linux or FreeBSD?
Over the past six months, the Debian GNU/kFreeBSD port has matured and it's also moved to using the FreeBSD 7.3 kernel by default (compared to 7.2 back in January) and the FreeBSD 8.0 kernel is also emerging as a viable option that can be obtained using Debian's package management system. Today we have updated test numbers
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Russia Keeps Working on GNU/Linux (and Fighting Against Microsoft Corruption)
ALT Linux and ASPLinux continue to be developed, despite disruptions from Microsoft and its partners
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ForgeRock releases version 9.5 of OpenAM
Norway-based ForgeRock has released version 9.5 of its OpenAM access management product, which is based on Sun's OpenSSO product which Oracle have apparently abandoned
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ABI Research on a Bright Future for Linux in Devices
Where devices are concerned, Linux is all over the place and it's important to ensure that Microsoft does not tax Linux using software patents
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Linux on mobile fast-track
Linux will dominate mobile by 2015. That's according to a new report from technology analyst ABI Research.
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Blender 2.5 Beta 1 released
The Blender Foundation has released the first beta for what will become version 2.6 of their open source 3D content creation suite
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A Deadly Linux/UNIX Command in Action (Video)
Have you ever wondered what will happen to your Linux/UNIX system if you'll run any of the 7 deadly Linux commands?
Read more »Video: Vista 7 From a GNU/Linux User’s Point of View
New review (ish) of Vista 7, fairly prepared by a GNU/Linux proponent
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Taking webm for a Spin
What do I use to test out webm? Since I already have quite a few avi videos I decided to convert some of them. I was amazed at the quality of webm conversions but realized that medium quality avi files aren't the best source material. How about DVD quality video? How about Sita Sings the Blues?
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