"Ubuntu 9.04, which was released at the end of April, and Debian 5 (Lenny), have just been added to the list of new GNU/Linux distributions that you can use when you create your Gandi server..."

"...In his anniversary message to the gnewsense-users mailing list, project co-founder Paul O’Malley had a look at both the past and the future of the distribution. As for the future, the message broke news that the original project leaders Brian Brazil and Paul think they have taken the project as far as they think they can, and plan to hand over maintenance to other community members..."

"The Kongoni GNU/Linux project is proud to announce the availability of an alpha release of version 1.12.2. The release is named Sophocles after the philosopher often referred to as the father of modern thought as it represents the first release that is really uniquely kongoni. At heart, Kongoni is a desktop focused GNU/Linux distribution with significant inspiration from the BSD-Unix systems.

NovaTux is the first open source video game to be released by Cuba’s vibrant free software community. The work was done by students of UCI, one of the most important computer science universities in Cuba, which also launched Nova, the first GNU/Linux distribution from the country.

A FEW DAYS ago, evidence was used to show that Microsoft strives to marginalise 'dissent' such as GNU/Linux. The GPL, unlike anything Apple would ever adapt to, is too disruptive for Microsoft's business to tolerate. There is a perceptual level at which GNU/Linux can be suppressed, by creating the illusion that GNU/Linux is scarcely adopted and then working hard to make it so.

"...Free Software represents too much of a risk in terms of application compatibility to be used widely in the London 2012 Olympics according to the chief information officer for the event..."

Lame excuse for rejection of GNU/Linux for schools (it does not run Photoshop)

Today, I did some research on the interwebs looking for a way to increase the framebuffer resolution. Along the several tips that looked like black magic to me, this is the simplest solution for my taste.