tearms: "Our first Alpha for BLAG 119k has been released. Based on Fedora 12, it represents what our next release 120k will include."
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About Mandriva’s current situation
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These last days, numerous rumors have been spread about Mandriva’s situation. Out of respect for our clients and community, we want to clear the situation.
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OpenOffice.org Still Kicking
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Reports to contrary, the launch of Microsoft Office 2010 doesn't mean that OpenOffice.org is dead — or even wounded.
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Canonical’s Red Headed Stepchildren
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In addition to Ubuntu, Canonical also produces or recognizes a number of Ubuntu derivatives such Kubuntu and Edubuntu. These derivatives offer different desktop environments or a more focused selection of software, geared toward a particular purpose.
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WordPress for Android 1.2 adds video and geotagging support
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The WordPress developers have released version 1.2 of WordPress for Android, adding support for geotagging and for uploading and sharing video
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Pidgin 2.7.0 addresses emoticon vulnerability
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The Pidgin developers have released version 2.7.0 of their open source instant messenger application, adding a number of new features and correcting a vulnerability in libpurple's MSN protocol plug-in
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Open Standards Out of EU Digital Agenda; EBoA Does Not Stop Software Patents in Europe
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Europe's policy-making process is serving the hands of multinationals or monopolies with vested interests in lock-in and reduced competition; new patent lawsuits against Apple
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Over a hundred Finland schools using open source
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More than a hundred schools across Finland are using open source for all of their desktop PCs, according to Opinsys, an open source services provider.
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Ubuntu developers set application line up for 10.10
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F-Spot is out, Shotwell is in and Chromium is to become a "first class citizen" in the October's release of Ubuntu, 10.10, Maverick Meerkat
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Ubuntu Utils – It’s The Little Things
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Sometimes in life, you have to get it where you can. In that spirit, I got to thinking about which smalls apps or utilities really made things great on my (X)Ubuntu systems.
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Who Cares if FOSS Is Profitable?
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Does money make the FOSS world go round? Perhaps. Making money is what gives people and projects "the option of continuing to be free, as opposed to 'selling out' or abandoning the whole thing just to pay the bills."
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Diaspora about to hit $100,000 in donations
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Perhaps the most damning critique of Facebook's recent controversial moves has been that a group of programmers have been raising money to create an alternative--and people are donating.
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Tips: Red Hat RPM and Yellowdog YUM package management
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Learn how to install, upgrade and manage packages on your Linux system. This article focuses on the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) developed by Red Hat, as well as the Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM). Explore the best ways to add new software and keep your system current.
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Novell preps service pack for SUSE Linux 11
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Novell is close to launching Service Pack 1 for SUSE Linux 11 on the desktop and server.
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FLOSS Manuals Expands Its Open Source Documentation Effort
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It's been a while since we here at OStatic checked in on FLOSS Manuals, an ambitious effort to produce free, online documentation for open source software. Here are some of the details on what's new there.
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