The Wine development release 1.1.26 is now available. What's new in this release (see below for details): Still more translation updates; Faster bitmap stretching using XRender ; Proxy support in WinHTTP; Many more JScript functions; Various bug fixes.
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Microsoft embraces GPL, opens Hyper-V to Linux with LinuxIC
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Old dogs may struggle with new tricks, but they seem to be able to figure out new licenses. In a shocking move, Microsoft announced Monday the release of Hyper-V Linux Integration Components (LinuxIC).
Read more »Caldera: OpenServer Users Licensed to Use Headers and Libraries Required by GCC for OpenServer
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Caldera had a Skunkware page for developers, last updated in 2001, which SCO never pulled down, so you can still view it.
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Using open-source data backup software
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Many people who use open-source data backup software become quite attached to a program, whether it's Amanda, BackupPC or Bacula. Administrators responsible for protecting data at SMBs or at the departmental level typically gravitate to these free programs because they're comfortable writing custom scripts and working with Unix and Linux.
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Microsoft Uses Diplomats to Train Children for Windows
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Innocence, greed or ignorance of politicians get exploited by Microsoft, which turns more citizens into Microsoft customers
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How-To: Compile and Install Audacious 2.1 in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope
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Audacious is a GTK music player similar with the older XMMS (X Multimedia System) player. Ubuntu 9.04 ships with Audacious 1.5.1, which is a little old. However, you can easily install and set up the latest Audacious (currently 2.1) following the steps below:
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Installing CentOS 5.3 on a Netbook - A Cautionary Tale
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Doing a one-off installation of CentOS on an odd piece of hardware involves some work. In the case of my netbook "some work" is quite the understatement. CentOS 5.x is based largely on Fedora 6, now more than two and a half years old and largely viewed as obsolete.
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KDE Reaches 1,000,000 commits in its Subversion Repository
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KDE announced today that the one millionth commit has been made to its Subversion-based revision control system. Schumacher attributes this growth to the strength of both KDE's products and vision.
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Symbian signed malware - does signing matter? (F-Secure approved a virus)
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The Symbian mobile OS is used by millions of phones globally and thanks to a (now corrected) oversight they could have potentially installed malware - with Symbian's approval.
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Google patent agreement with Microsoft?
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Will Microsoft actually try to convince Google to sign a Linux patent agreement? Would Google be brave and reject the offer or be too worried about their empires stability to take the chance?
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Review: The Official Ubuntu Book, 4th Edition
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The Official Ubuntu Book has done well since it was first published. There have been some author changes between the 3rd and 4th editions. Jonathan Jesse and Jono Bacon have apparently dropped off the radar, while Matthew Helmke has joined the team.
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GeeXboX 1.2.3 released
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Version 1.2.3.of GeeXboX is released. GeeXboX is a free embedded Linux distribution which aims at turning your computer into a Home Theater PC, or Media Center.
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How NPR is Embracing Open Source and Open APIs
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But unlike many news organizations, whose primary concern may be monetizing their content, National Public Radio is interested in turning it into a resource for people to use in new and novel ways as well.
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Virtual Mail And FTP Hosting With iRedMail And Pure-FTPd
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iRedMail is a shell script that lets you quickly deploy a full-featured mail solution in less than 2 minutes. Since iRedMail 0.5, it supports Debian 5.0.1 and Ubuntu 8.04 & Ubuntu 9.04 (both i386 and x86_64). iRedMail supports both OpenLDAP and MySQL as backends for storing virtual domains and users. The OpenLDAP backend of iRedMail allows you to integrate all kinds of applications.
Read more »IBM and Novell File Objections to SCO's unXis Sale
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Here you go, the IBM and Novell objections you have been turning blue waiting for...
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