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Mulberry: A powerful, multi-platform email client [NewsForge] —
Apr. 29, 2002 —
Writing at NewsForge.com, Kevin Savetz introduces the Mulberry email client . . . "Email clients are a dime a dozen. A good one is a little harder to find. A good one that works on three operating systems is downright rare. Mulberry is just that -- a graphical email client ...
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Fluxbox, The Slickest Window Manager You've Never Heard Of [monolinux] —
Apr. 29, 2002 —
Writing at Monolinux, Eric Krout introduces the 'Fluxbox' window manager, an alternative to KDE and GNOME . . . " . . . Many folks decide that they don't want to deal with the bloat that KDE and GNOME introduce to one's machine. Still, others simply don't have the hardware ...
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Why Linux isn't on the desktop yet [LinuxandMain] —
Apr. 29, 2002 —
Writing for LinuxandMain, Rob Landley offers his perspective on why Linux is not a major player on the desktop yet . . . "The answer to the title of this article is a single sentence, but you'll have to read the whole article to understand it. The Linux community has ...
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Installing Linux on a Wal-Mart OS-less PC [NewsForge] —
Apr. 29, 2002 —
Russell Pavlicek checks to see whether Wal-Mart's PCs pass the 'Linux test' in this article at NewsForge.com . . . "A few months ago, super-sized discount store Wal-Mart made the headlines in the Linux world by becoming the first major U.S. retailer to offer PCs without Windows preloaded. At this ...
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SuSE 8.0 arrives without StarOffice [ZDNet UK] —
Apr. 29, 2002 —
Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK reports SuSe is not distributing the latest version of StarOffice in 8.0 due to licensing fees. Broersma writes . . . "Germany's SuSE said on Friday that the new version of its Linux operating system distribution does not include the latest version of StarOffice because ...
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Mozilla loaded up for browser wars [ZDNet] —
Apr. 26, 2002 —
Rex Baldazo reviews the Mozilla browser version 1.0 release candidate for ZDNet . . . "We've waited more than four years for Mozilla, the Netscape-backed open-source browser--and we're still waiting for the completed version. But Mozilla has finally posted its official Release Candidate 1 (RC 1) and plans to release ...
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KDE releases KOffice 1.2 beta —
Apr. 26, 2002 —
the Internet -- (press release excerpt) -- The KDE Project announced the immediate release of KOffice 1.2beta1, the first preview release for KOffice 1.2, scheduled for release this September. KOffice is an integrated office suite for KDE which utilizes free and open standards for its document formats, component communication and ...
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Blue Linux receives grant from the Linux Fund —
Apr. 26, 2002 —
Here is an announcement from bluelinux.org. . . Blue Linux has received a grant from Linux Fund in the amount of one thousand dollars. This recent grant will allow Blue Linux to create a parent non-profit organization. The new organization will be called Linux for Education. Also this grant ...
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Evaluating Mozilla 1.0 Candidate 1 [LinuxPlanet] —
Apr. 25, 2002 —
Rob Reilly reviews the latest Mozilla Version 1.0 Candidate 1 at LinuxPlanet . . . " . . . It was great to see that Mozilla version 1.0 Candidate 1 was available for evaluation last week. It should be noted that this version is for testing purposes only, so even ...
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SOT Launches Office Suite for Linux and Windows —
Apr. 25, 2002 —
Tampere, Finland -- (press release excerpt) -- SOT, publisher of the leading Linux distribution in Finland - the home country of Linux and Linus - has today issued their latest free product, SOT Office 2002. A full-featured, high-quality software suite, SOT Office is fully compatible with other major ...
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The Browser That Roared [Time] —
Apr. 25, 2002 —
Writing for Time.com, Lev Grossman offers his perspective on the Mozilla Browser and questions if 'Microsoft met its match'. Grossman writes . . . " . . . Brace yourself. A nonprofit group loosely affiliated with Netscape is about to release a new browser called Mozilla. It's fast, it's flexible, ...
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IBM middleware tools for Linux CD set give-away —
Apr. 25, 2002 —
An announcement from IBM developerWorks . . . The latest IBM middleware for Linux (DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Studio Application Developer, and Lotus Domino) is being provided, at no cost, on a 2 CD set, along with Web Services technologies, Linux technical articles, Linux Redbooks, ...
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The Penguin and the Hare —
Apr. 25, 2002 —
In this guest column at DesktopLinux.com, Con Zymaris examines the similarities in the early-phase growth of Microsoft's Windows and Linux as desktop operating systems, which show that Linux, far from being out of the mainstream desktop race, is moving smoothly, growing in stature as a performer, and is starting to ...
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The Stallion and the Penguin [NewsForge] —
Apr. 25, 2002 —
Matt Butcher reports on the use of Linux in animated films by Dreamworks in this article at NewsForge. Butcher . . . "In late May, DreamWorks' new animated film 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' will hit theaters and mark a major milestone for the studio, as well as for the ...
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Mandrake 8.2 update: KDE 3.0 & StarOffice 6.0 [MozillaQuest] —
Apr. 25, 2002 —
MozillaQuest Magazine reports on MandrakeSoft's plans to add KDE 3.0 and StarOffice 6.0 to Mandrake Linux 8.2 . . . "Mandrake Linux 8.2 includes the new Linux 2.4.18 kernel, the KDE . . . 2.2.2 windows-like desktop, and StarOffice 6.0, Sun's . . . desktop office productivity suite. However, the ...
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Klez and OpenOffice should both spur Linux use [NewsForge] —
Apr. 24, 2002 —
NewsForge editor Robin "Roblimo" Miller gives some good reasons to move to Linux as a desktop operating system. Miller writes . . . "Our webmaster@linux.com and editors@linux.com email addresses are now getting close to 100 emails daily containing the latest Klez worm. Windows users worried about this latest infection need ...
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Review of SuSE 8.0 beta 3 [Linux Journal] —
Apr. 24, 2002 —
Jose Nazario reviews the SuSe 8.0 beta at Linux Journal. Nazario writes . . . "I came to know SuSE some years ago as a Red Hat-like distribution that featured tighter component integration, internationalization and a modest emphasis on security (before it was vogue). Since then, it's been one I ...
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Review of Hancom Office 2.01 Standard for Linux [OSnews] —
Apr. 24, 2002 —
Writing at OSnews, Eugenia Loli-Queru gives an in-depth review of Hancom Office 2.01. Queru reports . . . ". . . Hancom Office comes with Word 6.0, Word 5.2, Sheet, Presenter and Painter . . ." "Hancom Word 6 is the one really big advancement in Hancom Office when compared ...
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Hancom Linux launches fully Arabic Linux OS and Office Suite —
Apr. 24, 2002 —
Seoul, Korea -- (press release excerpt) -- Hancom Linux today announced the first fully localized Arabic-language Linux OS and office suite, making Linux fully available to 200 million Arabic-language people. With this announcement, Arabic speakers finally have a cheap, user-friendly alternative to Microsoft Windows and Office that's more than 90% ...
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Linux Package Management: Keeping Up with the Times [LinuxPlanet] —
Apr. 23, 2002 —
In this newbie-friendly article at LinuxPlanet, Dee-Ann LeBlanc provides a retrospective of Linux package management, including an introduction to Linux package types. LeBlanc writes . . . "So, to benefit both myself and my readers, I figured it was time to take a trip down Linux package management lane and ...
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Interview: Bart Decrem -- Leveraging desktop Linux [Linux and Main] —
Apr. 23, 2002 —
Linux and Main features an in-depth interview with Bart Decrem, ex-Eazel, now-Hancom employee about the strength of desktop Linux, compelling events spurring on migration to Linux including the Microsoft trial, and Linux's opportunities in countries which have strong 'anti-American' sentiments . . . " . . . You see every ...
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Mandrake Linux 8.2 available at retail stores —
Apr. 22, 2002 —
Altadena, CA -- (press release excerpt) -- MandrakeSoft today announced the availability of the boxed versions of Mandrake Linux 8.2 through a number of retail outlets worldwide and also online. The latest release of MandrakeSoft's popular operating system marks a new step in addressing the special needs of ...
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Project Management Software AUX RDP for Linux —
Apr. 22, 2002 —
SYSI Software Systeme has announced the release of version 1.00 of its project managment software, 'AUX RDP' . . . "AUX RDP is a multiuser software tool for planning and control schedules, resources, costs, results and risks with numerous text and graphic reports. Additionally, AUX RDP includes a generator of ...
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Running MS-Office on Linux [The Register] —
Apr. 19, 2002 —
Another review of CrossOver Office is now available -- this one by Thomas Greene, writing for The Register. Greene discusses the reasons why the release of CrossOver Office has been received so enthusiastically by many in the Desktop Linux market. Greene relates his experiences in testing it on his Linux ...
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Mozilla 1.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available —
Apr. 18, 2002 —
Here is some exciting news from the Mozilla project . . . Mozilla 1.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available. This release is a trial run for our upcoming Mozilla 1.0 release. Try it out and give us feedback. Submit talkback reports to our crash database so we'll know if ...
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