Fedora 13 is on the way and while it innovates in its own right, it also borrows some major features from other distros such as Ubuntu and Mandriva. This is looking to be yet another great release from the Fedora community!
Read more »Flash embraces Google's open video codec
Adobe has rolled out an HTML5 development kit and announced that Flash will use Google's freshly open sourced VP8 video codec. The company wants you to know that despite its tussle with Steve Jobs, it very much believes in web standards.
Read more »Virtualbox 3.2 released and Ubuntu installation instructions included
The VirtualBox team today released a significant new version of Oracle VM VirtualBox(TM), its high performance, cross-platform virtualization software. VirtualBox 3.2, the first Oracle branded release since the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc by Oracle Corp.
Read more »The most useful android app: Gesture search
I'm just completely loving this android application. I just installed it out of curiosity without expecting to much out of it, but it was love on first sight. It is a really simple tool actually, it just allows for searching contacts, apps, bookmarks and music by gesturing a letter on the screen.
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Security: FOSS/CSS Updates - Are They Worth Anything?
The short answer: Updates are worthless if one does not apply them.
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Cairo Dock (GLX-Dock) 2.2.0 Beta Gets Multiple Instances Support
Cairo Dock (also known as GLX-Dock) 2.2.0 will be a truly amazing release. After announcing a new autohide option, a new systray and the MeMenu applet, a new video with a feature to be released in Cairo Dock 2.2.0 was published on YouTube by the Cairo Dock developers: multiple Cairo Dock instances, each with its own settings:
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Linux Servers to Get Kernel Refresh
A new version of a major Linux server OS distro: interesting. A new version of Windows: intriguing. A new version of OS X: could be fun to play with. But a new Linux kernel? Big deal.
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How Linux works: the ultimate guide
Ever wanted to learn how the internals of your Linux desktop work? Yes, we've already published detailed "how it works" articles about things like sound, the kernel, LVM, PAM and filesystems, but in this article we're going to take a wider view and explain how everything in a modern Linux distro works, start to finish.
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Sintel Open Movie Trailer Is Released And It Looks Promising
The guys behind such amazing works like Elephants Dream, Big Buck Bunny and Yo Frankie! is yet again in the news. Blender foundation recently released the trailer of their next open movie, Sintel. And it looks super hot. Watch and enjoy.
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Install and Configure a Postfix Mail Server
...there are a number of ways you can go in order to get that mail server up and running. Over the years I have found Postfix to be one of the easiest to set up and most reliable to deploy in most organizations.
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Fedora Elections are open
During the next week, Fedora contributors will vote for open seats on both the Fedora Project Board and the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo).
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Puppy Linux slims Ubuntu down
Puppy Linux's latest release may be based on Ubuntu but it is still as small as ever. Puppy Linux, a long-time maker of ultra-compact versions of Linux, has released Lupu, its first release based on Ubuntu Linux.
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Thanks, Yahoo, You Did the Right Thing
It looks like Yahoo has reinstated the Linux/Open Source link on their Tech News page. Perhaps it was just a fat-fingered mistake or an accident of some sort that the link was removed from the main link bar but it certainly raised my hackles.
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SUSE Linux Service Pack: Better Virtualization?
Novell has unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1. The service pack brings with it ‘enhanced virtualization’ and ‘high availability’ but also better support and easier maintenance for customers, Novell claims. Here’s a closer look at the effort.
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Novell seeks rich suitors
It looks like Novell has formally put itself up for sale after rejecting the entreaties of a hedge fund two months ago.
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