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Netbooks grow two ways — Aug. 01, 2008 —

Netbook sales will reach 8.02 million units in 2008, and 18.3 million units in 2009, a research report says. Netbooks will also grow physically, gaining 10-inch screens and keyboards approaching full-size, according to the report. ...

Is KDE back? 4.1 launches — Jul. 30, 2008 —

Launched yesterday, and available now in Debian "experimental," KDE 4.1 is what 4.0 should have been, one reviewer finds. With some 70,000 software changes since 4.0 launched at Google HQ last Jan., is KDE 4.1 about to usher in the future of the Linux desktop? ...

Moblin switching from Ubuntu to Fedora — Jul. 25, 2008 —

Intel has switched from Ubuntu to Fedora Linux for release 2.0 of its MID-targeted Moblin open source stack, according to a variety of sources, including The Register. Intel also indicated Moblin 2.0 would be unveiled on August 19th, say multiple sources. ...

Debian looks to launch lenny in Sept. — Jul. 24, 2008 —

The Debian project's maintainer, Luk Claes, announced in an email Saturday that he will freeze the "testing" or "Lenny" tree, in preparation for a new stable release of Debian Linux. On Claes's checklist for September 2008: "Release lenny!" ...

Fedora adds collaboration tools — Jul. 23, 2008 —

Fedora has released its Asterisk-based Fedora Talk VoIP application for connecting Fedora contributors. Other news posted on a recent Fedora blog includes notes on a new automated test case management system, a SIG for ISVs, and new OpenID provider status for the Fedora Account System. ...

Linux mini-PC takes two Watts to tango — Jul. 22, 2008 —

A Silicon Valley startup called CherryPal announced a two-Watt, $250 ultra-mini PC that runs Debian Linux. Based on a 400MHz PowerPC-based system-on-chip (SoC) from Freescale, the solid-state CherryPal C100 Desktop offers managed "cloud" computing paid for by advertising rather than a monthly fee.

Judge Kimball rules. Ho, hum. — Jul. 17, 2008 — Groklaw has published Judge Kimball's ruling in the historic "SCO vs. Novell" case. After suing Novell for alleged breach of fiduciary duty, the upshot is that the tables have turned, and SCO will have to pay Novell $2,547,817 plus interest. ...

Writer tells Penguinistas to chill on closed source — Jul. 16, 2008 — A Datamation editorial by Matt Hartley argues that Linux purists should quit complaining about closed-source code and get on with their lives. Boycotts against vendors such as nVidia that refuse to disclose source code for their drivers will only make software companies think twice about supporting Linux, he maintains. ...

Linux 2.6.26 enhances desktop Linux — Jul. 16, 2008 —

A new stable kernel is out. Three months in the making, Linux 2.6.26 boasts read-only bind mounts, better USB webcam support, 802.11s mesh WiFi, virtualization and paravirtualization improvements, and a ton of new peripheral drivers. ...

BeOS-like distro focused on content creation — Jul. 14, 2008 —

A new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution has arrived, aimed at both Linux newbies and content creators. Boasting "out of the box" multimedia codecs, the freely downloadable PC/OS incorporates the lightweight XFCE desktop, and is said to offer a similar layout to the groundbreaking, but ultimately doomed BeOS. ...

OpenSUSE rolls out auto-build service — Jul. 09, 2008 —

The OpenSUSE Project has launched an automated build system aimed at helping developers build and package their applications. The "OpenSUSE Build Service" can package source code for several popular distributions, and cross-compile it for a variety of architectures, according to the Project. ...

Best Buy, Amazon selling Ubuntu for $20 — Jul. 09, 2008 —

ValuSoft is offering a $20 boxed version of Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) at both Best Buy and Amazon. The "Ubuntu Linux" package is said to include printed documentation and 60 days of unlimited customer support. ...

Wine, Bordeaux ship — Jul. 07, 2008 — The open source Wine program for running Windows applications in Linux shipped in final version 1.0 form, followed by the release of a commercial version. The Bordeaux Group has announced Bordeaux for Linux 1.2, which adds support for Microsoft Office 2007 and six months of tech support. ...

New Gentoo updates installer, revises profiles — Jul. 07, 2008 —

The Gentoo Linux project team today announced the availability of its "2008.0" release of Gentoo. New features of the developer-oriented Linux distribution include an updated installer, improved hardware support, reworked profiles, and a switch from Gnome to Xfce for its LiveCD, says the team. ...

Graphics board vendor touts faster Linux drivers — Jul. 01, 2008 —

AMD has released faster new ATI Catalyst drivers for Linux customers of its ATI FireGL professional graphics cards. The 8.49.7 Linux driver provides 33 percent faster OpenGL performance than the previous driver, claims the company. ...

Private St. Louis school goes Linux — Jul. 01, 2008 — A private school in St. Louis, Mo. is increasingly choosing Linux for the computers it supplies to students and faculty, according to laptop supplier Lenovo. Students at the Whitfield School are using Linux about 86 percent of the time now, Lenovo says, up from 50 percent three years ago. ...

Xandros quietly acquires Linspire — Jul. 01, 2008 —

[Updated Jul. 2] -- Linspire has been acquired by fellow Linux distro firm Xandros. The acquisition agreement unifies two firms known for their Windows-like Linux distros and content distribution websites, as well as their controverisal agreements with Microsoft over patent protection. ...

Microsoft pushes India toward Linux — Jun. 30, 2008 — One of India's 28 states plans to distribute 100,000 Linux laptops to students there. ELCOT (Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited) apparently decided to use Linux exclusively after being put off by Microsoft's bundling tactics for academic users. ...

"Intrepid Ibex" plucks up courage for alpha release — Jun. 30, 2008 —

The next release of Ubuntu Linux began alpha testing today, about three weeks late. Destined to ship in five months as Ubuntu 8.10, "Intrepid Ibex" reportedly folds in changes from the upstream Debian Linux project, and moves to a pre-release version of the Linux 2.6.26 kernel. ...

Military-grade USB key supports Linux desktops — Jun. 26, 2008 —

IronKey Inc. has announced that its line of encrypted USB storage keys is now available for all major Linux operating systems (OSes). IronKey devices come in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB models, offer military-grade hardware encryption, and do not require driver installation, says the company.

CentOS 5.2 ships with enhanced virtualization — Jun. 26, 2008 —

The CentOS development team has released CentOS 5.2, which is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2. Available for i386 and x86-64 architectures, the release offers new drivers and bug fixes, as well as improvements to the Xen virtualization kernel, says CentOS. ...

Ubuntu "MID Edition" ships — Jun. 25, 2008 —

Canonical Ltd. has quietly launched the first full "developers release" of Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") for MIDs (mobile Internet devices). Desktop and embedded Linux developers can use the release to begin porting applications to the platform, which will be pre-installed on MIDs by OEMs, Canonical hopes. ...

Gutsy Geeks take Linux to the airwaves — Jun. 20, 2008 —

Linux has its own radio show in Phoenix. Hosted by "the distro dorks themselves," and syndicated nationally, the "Gutsy Geeks" show aims to promote and teach Linux to newcomers while also providing tips to intermediate-level Linux users. ...

OpenSUSE 11.0 arrives — Jun. 19, 2008 —

The OpenSUSE Project has achieved a new release of its free desktop and server distribution. OpenSUSE 11.0 features a redesigned installer, KDE 4.0, GNOME 2.2.2, and the flashy Compiz Fusion 3D window manager, and over 200 new features. ...

Opera 9.5 gets mad at malware — Jun. 13, 2008 —

Opera Software released a security-conscious version of its freely-available web browser that adds protection against malware. Opera 9.5 also adds a faster browser engine, a clean-cut new interface, and synchronization features that keep the browser in line with the Opera Mini mobile browser, the vendor says. ...

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