Two weeks ago we learned why Gimp, even though it is a superior cross-platform image-editing application, is not a "Photoshop Killer." I'm not fond of lurid headlines, but if I were to nominate a "Photoshop Killer" I pick Krita.
Read more »Fie on Photoshop: Krita, the Real Photoshop Killer
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GNU and FSF News for February 2008
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"Did the Free Software Foundation meet their 2007 pledge drive goal? Will DefectiveByDesign try to stamp out DRM at the Boston Public Library? Does Stallman like the OLPC Project enough to replace his thinkpad with an XO? Will the SAMBA team finally get to see Microsoft's top-secret networking protocols? Where's RMS this month? Is the micro vs monolithic kernel debate back again? The answers to these and other mind-boggling questions that are on everyone's mind can be found in this month's GNU and FSF news summary..."
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SeaMonkey 1.1.8 update available now
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"The SeaMonkey project has released SeaMonkey 1.1.8, an update that fixes seven security vulnerabilities, including three rated as critical, one high, one moderate and two low, including the unauthorized directory traversal due to a bug in the chrome protocol handling..." ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/seamonkey/releases/1.1.8/
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Building an attractive, usable desktop on a budget laptop
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Creating a light, attractive desktop environment on a new low-end laptop using Openbox in Ubuntu is simple and offers you most of the features you need for everyday computing without much of the load that comes with GNOME or KDE.
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Open source VoIP systems move into SA ISPs
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When three ISPs in South Australia were looking to add voice services to their portfolio and reduce running costs, they embarked on a VoIP infrastructure project using open source software.
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Laptops for kids? Geeks, language developers are interested
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India's official response to a project to spread low-cost computers among school students was not too enthusiastic. But that has not stopped techies from seizing the opportunity. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association is a non-profit organisation, created by faculty members of the MIT Media Lab in the US, set up to oversee The Children's Machine project and the construction of the XO-1 "$100 laptop".
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emacs-snapshot 20080209-1
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"Now internally based on Unicode, with a new Xft-capable font backend, D-Bus integration, built-in EasyPG, XEmbed goodness, etc. And legions of bugs waiting to bite you. Get it from here as usual..."
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"Got GAS?" Linux vs. Gear Acquisition Syndrome
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As a Linux user, I've found it difficult to subsidize my computer habit. Oddly, more people were willing pay to see me rock out on a set of strings than finger-tap like Eddie Van Halen on my keyboard. Go figure.
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OpenID Gets Star Power
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With Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, IBM and VeriSign joining its board, the notion of an online universal identifier doesn't look like a pipe dream any more.
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Setting up IPv6 on Linux
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IPv6 is the future of IP, and it’s a good time to start learning about it. It’s very easy to put an IPv6 address on Linux. IPv6 addresses have 126 bits. This allows for an enormous address space.
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SSHMenu Lets You Conveniently Connect to Remote Machines From the GNOME Panel
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SSHMenu is a panel applet for GNOME that allows users to connect to remote computers over SSH with a single click.
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Is Linus Torvalds even speaking for Linux anymore?
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Even though Linus Torvalds has always been known as a deity-like figure in the world of Linux, lately he has been quite outspoken about where he thinks his operating system is going and what its competitors are doing wrong.
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The Year of the Open Source Desktop
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It's that time of year again, when I am forced to use the Windows operating system.
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Wine 0.9.55 Released
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What's new in this release:
- Direct3D improvements, including driver version emulation.
- Beginnings of support for OLE objects in Richedit.
- Several fixes to the animation control.
- A bunch of fixes for regression test failures.
- Lots of bug fixes.
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Small Goodies: controll your KDE with a Sony Ericsson mobile phone
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At kde-apps.org there is a little KDE package available for Sony Ericsson mobile phones which enable the user to control different (KDE) applications via the mobile phone. It works like a charm and is easy to set up.
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