June 19, 2006
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This past Saturday, June 17th, saw the arrival of the latest stable version of the Linux kernel: Linux 2.6.17. While this new kernel doesn’t boast any earth-shaking additions, it does include numerous improvements to Linux for both users and developers. … Continue reading
June 15, 2006
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Only a few weeks after releasing its first Linux application — the photo editing program, Picasa — Google has released its second application for Linux: Google Earth for Linux 4. Unlike Picasa, however, which runs with its own bundled copy … Continue reading
May 26, 2006
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Google and CodeWeavers Inc. have released the first Google program, the popular beginner-level photography program, Picasa, for Linux. Although the Linux Picasa implementation includes most of the feature set of the Windows Picasa 2.x software. It is not, strictly speaking, … Continue reading
May 19, 2006
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I want an audio player that will do everything that Apple’s iTunes does — including working with my iPod — and do it natively on Linux. That’s a tall order. I’ve tried many fine Linux programs — KDE’s amaroK, RealPlayer … Continue reading
May 2, 2006
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t’s a simple idea. Take the Linspire Debian-based Linux distribution and bundle it with every proprietary driver and program that’s available for Linux. Ta-da, an instant Linux that’s compatible with far more hardware and applications. The problem, of course, is … Continue reading
April 12, 2006
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Red Hat Inc. announced on April 4th that the Fedora Project is going to stay under Red Hat’s control, instead of going to the Fedora Foundation as it had previously announced. Red Hat’s Community Development Manager Greg DeKoenigsberg explained that … Continue reading