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Linux word processing: an embarassment of riches —
Nov. 25, 2001 —
In this guest column, high school mathematics teacher Gary Frankenbery comments on the growing cadre of high quality -- and continually improving -- options for high-powered word processing in Linux. Frankenbery writes . . . "Word processing is fundamental. No matter how useful a desktop computer system is for other ...
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KDE 2.2.2 binaries now available for download —
Nov. 25, 2001 —
(press release excerpt) -- The KDE Project has announced the immediate release of KDE 2.2.2, a powerful and easy-to-use Internet-enabled desktop for Linux.KDE 2.2.2 is available in 42 languages and ships with the core KDE libraries, the core desktop environment, and over 100 applications from the other base KDE packages ...
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Galeon project releases Version 1.0 web browser —
Nov. 25, 2001 —
The Galeon project has just released Galeon Version 1.0, the first non-beta release of the popular web browser based on the Gecko engine of the Mozilla project. According to the news on the Galleon website, "to install Galeon you will need Gnome and Mozilla. The current version of Galeon has ...
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Win-XP vs Red Hat 7.2 [The Register] —
Nov. 21, 2001 —
Thomas Greene, of The Register, recently spent an enjoyable weekend installing and uninstalling and reinstalling and reuninstalling Windows-XP Home Edition and Red Hat 7.2 Personal Edition, both of which launched recently. Greene came away from that experience with some interesting observations. Greene writes . . . On XP: " . ...
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Switching from from Mandrake 8.1 to SuSE 7.3 [PCLinuxOnline] —
Nov. 21, 2001 —
This interesting review of SuSE 7.3 at PCLinuxOnline is from the perspective of a former Mandrake 8.1 user. Tyson J. Grubb writes . . . "Well, folks, I just did it. I switched from Mandrake 8.1 to SuSE 7.3 Personal (I don't buy the full monty of a diistro the ...
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SuSE announces "Linux Firewall on CD" —
Nov. 21, 2001 —
Nuremberg, Germany -- (press release excerpt) -- Today, SuSE Linux announced a version of "SuSE Linux Firewall on CD" available for "Virtual Private Networks" (VPN). Companies with securely connecting networks at various company locations primarily use VPNs. Also teleworkers usually access data in the company intranet through a VPN. In ...
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Mozilla unveils latest browser beta —
Nov. 21, 2001 —
Mozilla.org has released the latest beta-test version of Mozilla, the open-source browser suite on which AOL Time Warner's Netscape 6 is based, according to this news item by Matthew Broersma of ZDNet (UK). Broersma writes . . . "Mozilla 0.9.6 fixes several bugs and adds new features, such as displaying ...
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Mandrake Linux PowerPack 8.1 [the Duke of URL] —
Nov. 20, 2001 —
This thorough review of Mandrake Linux PowerPack 8.1 by Daniel Christle takes the reader through the entire installation process, complete with screen shots, and ends up by providing a concise summary of what's new, strengths and weaknesses, and an overall comparison with the competing Linux distributions. Christle writes . . ...
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A first look at Mandrake 8.1 [LinuxWorld.com] —
Nov. 20, 2001 —
Joe Barr reviews Mandrake 8.1 in this online article at LinuxWorld.com. Barr found that although the Mandrake 8.1 installation program does most things well, and for many computers the installation is as painless as installing Windows, on his desktop machine, getting Mandrake 8.1 to install correctly took four tries. Barr ...
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OpenOffice.org German Language Project is online now —
Nov. 20, 2001 —
The multiplattform open source Office Suite OpenOffice.org, on which StarOffice6.0 and all future releases are going to be based, is being developed by a community, based in many countries of the world. For the website and Mailinglists, the English language has been used exclusively, until a French language Project was ...
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Red Hat proposes to enhance Microsoft settlement offer —
Nov. 20, 2001 —
Research Triangle Park, NC -- (press release excerpt) -- Red Hat, Inc. today proposed an alternative to the settlement announced today of the class-action lawsuit against Microsoft. Red Hat offered to provide open-source software to every school district in the United States free of charge, encouraging Microsoft to redirect the ...
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New Website Launches Desktop Linux Revolution —
Nov. 19, 2001 —
[Updated 10:30am, Nov. 19, 2001] Palo Alto, CA -- (press release) -- DeviceForge LLC today announced the launch of DesktopLinux.com -- a major new website exclusively devoted to the use of Linux as a desktop operating system for personal and business purposes. The site features news, opinions, HOWTOs, ...
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Dell to offer Red Hat 7.2 preinstalled on workstations —
Nov. 19, 2001 —
Austin, Texas -- (press release excerpt) -- Dell today announced that it will offer factory installation of Red Hat Linux 7.2 on its entire line of Dell Precision workstations and Dell PowerEdge servers, including the PowerEdge 1500SC server, which was introduced today for small business customers. Dell Precision workstations running ...
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SuSE releases Linux 7.3 PowerPC Edition —
Nov. 19, 2001 —
Nuremberg, Germany -- (press release excerpt) -- Today, SuSE Linux released SuSE Linux 7.3 PowerPC Edition! The latest SuSE edition is the most comprehensive Linux version for Motorola PowerPC processors on the market today. SuSE Linux 7.3 PowerPC Edition comes with 8 CDs containing a state-of-the-art Linux operating system and ...
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SuSE 7.3 Personal: easy to love, hard to install [NewsForge] —
Nov. 16, 2001 —
Tina Gasperson takes a look at the just-released SuSE 7.3 Personal in this product review at NewsForge.com. Gasperson runs into -- and overcomes -- some initial problems, and ends up quite pleased with the result. Gasperson writes . . . "For me, getting SuSE 7.3 Personal installed and running was ...
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Why Use a Command Line Instead of Windows? [O'Reilly] —
Nov. 16, 2001 —
Jerry Peek, coauthor of Learning the Unix Operating System explains why a little command line programming can go a long way, in this article published by the O'Reilly Network. Peek writes . . . " 'Aren't command lines for dinosaur MS-DOS users and wizard system administrators?,' you might ask. 'Windows ...
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New Casio laptop to contain Windows AND Linux [AsiaBizTech] —
Nov. 14, 2001 —
AsiaBizTech reports that Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will soon begin offering a new model of the Cassiopeia Fiva, called the "MPC-216XL", which offers the unusual feature of letting users select between two operating systems -- Windows or Midori Linux -- on system start-up. The Fiva is an A5-sized ...
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The Linux Distribution Game —
Nov. 13, 2001 —
Perhaps the biggest question of many users considering their first Linux installation is: "Which Linux? Which Distribution?" Ladislav Bodnar, publisher of DistroWatch.com, sheds some light on the answer to those questions and many more in this overview of current Linux distributions ranging from Red Hat to Linux From Scratch. Bodnar ...
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Netscape 6.2: This one works [NewsForge] —
Nov. 13, 2001 —
In an article at NewsForge.com, Robin "Roblimo" Miller writes that Netscape 6.2 on Linux seems to have finally surpassed an important usability threshold. Miller writes . . . "I have had experiences with Mozilla and earlier versions of Netscape that, to put it kindly, were less than satisfactory. As someone ...
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HancomOffice 2.0 Beta ready for download —
Nov. 13, 2001 —
Seoul, Korea -- (press release excerpt) -- HancomLinux, Inc. announced today that the beta version of HancomOffice 2.0 Standard Edition for Linux is available for immediate download. HancomOffice 1.5, which has already captured a large part of the Asian market, has been greatly enhanced and is now being ...
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CodeWeavers adds free downloadable version of CrossOver —
Nov. 05, 2001 —
CodeWeavers has announced a new demo version of their CrossOver Plugin, which lets you use many Windows plugins directly from your Linux browser. In particular CrossOver fully: QuickTime; ShockWave Director; Word Viewer; Excel Viewer; PowerPoint Viewer; and more... Here is CodeWeavers' description of the new demo version of CrossOver . ...
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Justice Department MS ruling may boost Desktop Linux [Wired] —
Nov. 04, 2001 —
Declan McCullagh, writing at Wired News, suggests that desktop operating system alternatives to Windows -- in particular Linux -- may get a boost from the proposed settlement agreement between Microsoft and the U.S. Justice Department. McCullagh writes . . . ". . . Software developers . . . will have ...
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Why Galeon is the Perfect Browser —
Nov. 02, 2001 —
Software developer James Ogley has published an essay extolling the virtues of the Mozilla-based Galeon web browser. Ogley writes . . . "Yesterday, about 15 minutes before I was due to finish work for the day, I had something of an epiphany as I realised that Galeon 0.12.6, ...
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