Mint Linux mints new distro release —
Sep. 08, 2008 —
 Free software teetotalers may be interested in a new radio interview with Richard M. Stallman. Meanwhile, those willing to intermingle free and proprietary bits can rejoice in the release of version 5.0 of Linux Mint, aimed at creating a more multimedia-rich, consumer-friendly version of Ubuntu. ...
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Lenovo denies ditching Linux —
Sep. 08, 2008 —
[Updated 4:30] -- Lenovo, which years ago purchased IBM's personal computer business, appears to have quietly stopped offering Linux as a pre-installation option. None of the company's 49 ThinkPad and IdeaPad notebook models -- nor its many ThinkCenter and IdeaCenter desktops -- can currently be ordered with Linux. ...
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India gains multilingual new BOSS —
Sep. 08, 2008 —
 The Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has upgraded its India-focused GNU Linux distribution. Version 3.0 of Bharat Operating Systems Solutions (BOSS) Linux adds GNOME and KDE desktop environments, Bluetooth support, and support for 18 Indian languages, says C-DAC. ...
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OSCON 2008 presentations, videos posted —
Sep. 04, 2008 —
 Wrapping up the OSCON (Open Source Convention) held in Portland, Oregon on July 21-25, show organizer O'Reilly Media has posted photos, videos, and presentations files. Meanwhile, winners of the 2008 Google-O'Reilly Open Source Awards and the SourceForge.net 2008 Community Choice Awards have also been announced. ...
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Debian distro named for little green man —
Sep. 02, 2008 —
 The Debian project will continue to its tradition of naming releases for characters in Pixar's classic animated movie, Toy Story. With "Lenny" in the final stages of preparation, Project Maintainer Luk Claes has announced that Lenny's successor will be named for "squeeze," a three-eyed space alien. ...
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Google spins web browser —
Sep. 02, 2008 —
 Google launched an open-source web browser claimed to feature "enhanced stability and security." Downloadable now for Windows and expected soon for Linux and MacOS, Google Chrome features a new JavaScript engine, a private browsing mode, and tabs whose memory areas are protected from one another.
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Summit debuts for Linux end users —
Aug. 27, 2008 —
 The Linux Foundation (LF) announced its first summit for Linux end users. The Linux Foundation End User Collaboration Summit runs from October 13-14 in New York City, and will "provide end users a direct connection and voice to the kernel community," says the LF. ...
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"UbuntuLite" reviewed —
Aug. 27, 2008 —
 The "DeviceGuru" has posted an installation walk-through and preliminary review of UbuntuLite. Designed for systems as old as 266MHz Pentium IIs, with 192MB or more of RAM, UbuntuLite now uses the new LXDE (lightweight X11 desktop environment), a downsized GNOME alternative aimed at netbooks and nettops. ...
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Linux in the SME —
Aug. 25, 2008 —
Foreword: This article summarizes the experiences of one small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) using a heterogeneous mix of Linux and Windows XP systems. Written by the founder of an international PC distributor, it compares and contrasts various Linux-based distributions, and assesses their suitability for business use. ...
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Linux: not yet photo-friendly —
Aug. 22, 2008 —
Linux kernel maintainer Andrew Morton is fond of saying, "If you want the kernel team to do something, make us look bad." Perhaps somewhat in that spirit, a blog called "Linux Photography" has carefully outlined where Linux falls short today as a world-class environment for serious, production-oriented professional photographers. ...
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Linux to gain anti-virus software —
Aug. 20, 2008 —
An anti-virus software vendor has promised to protect Linux-based laptops and MIDs (mobile Internet devices) from "security challenges." McAfee says its encryption products will protect data on lost and stolen laptops, while its "mobile content" security products will help protect MIDs used to surf the dangerous "open Internet." ...
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Linux gains backup utility —
Aug. 20, 2008 —
 Memopal announced a free trial download of a Linux version of its online backup utility. The public beta of Memopal supports Ubuntu 8.04 and Debian Etch, says the company, which says it may release an open source version in the future. ...
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Testing Lenny —
Aug. 14, 2008 —
 The new "Lenny" release of Debian expected in September includes a pre-configured KDE environment. In this hands-on review, DesktopLinux Founder Rick Lehrbaum sets up the "beta 2" preview release of "Lenny KDE," and explains in detail how to configure it for use as an Internet workstation. ...
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HP offers Linux on low-end mini-notes —
Aug. 12, 2008 —
 HP has started shipping a $500 mini-notebook pre-installed with SUSE Linux. Boasting perhaps the largest keyboard in its class, the HP 2133 Mini-Note has an 8.9-inch WXGA display, 4GB of solid-state storage, 512MB of RAM, and a 1GHz Via C7 processor, with ExpressCard and SD-card expansion. ...
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Dell shipping five Hardy Heron systems —
Aug. 11, 2008 —
 [Updated 3:50] -- Dell is shipping two new laptops with widescreen LCD displays and Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) operating systems with DVD playback. Additionally, the largest U.S. PC maker has started offering Hardy Heron on three models previously available with the earlier Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu release. ...
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IBM pushes "Microsoft-free" desktops —
Aug. 08, 2008 —
IBM announced a partnership with Canonical, Novell, and Red Hat to sell "Microsoft-free desktops," says an eWeek story by Chris Preimesberger. The Linux software giants will work with hardware manufacturers to market custom-designed PCs preloaded with Lotus word processing and collaboration software, says the story. ...
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Unified communications groupware comes to Linux —
Aug. 06, 2008 —
A startup called Unison Technologies has released a commercial "unified communications" groupware suite based on Ubuntu Server, and announced a beta release of a Ubuntu desktop client. The Unison suite combines e-mail, instant messaging, a PBX, contacts, and calendaring, says the company. ...
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Lightweight GNOME alternative emerges —
Aug. 06, 2008 —
 A fast, fast-booting, implementation of GNOME aimed at netbooks and older hardware has emerged, and shows "a lot of promise." LXDE has already stacked up a heap of distribution partners. ...
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Freespire lives! Goes back to Debian —
Aug. 06, 2008 —
 Xandros has announced a new version of Freespire, to be based on Debian's forthcoming Lenny release, expected this fall. Xandros says it plans to "consolidate" its various offerings on Debian, following its acquisition of Linspire. ...
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gOS 3.0 goes Gadget crazy —
Aug. 06, 2008 —
 gOS today announced release 3 of its Google-oriented consumer Linux distro, adding support for Google Gadgets. gOS 3 Gadgets offers access to more than 100,000 iGoogle and Google Gadgets, says the company, and also preloads WINE 1.0 and the LXDE (Lightweight X Desktop Environment) desktop.
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WiFi software arrives on Linux desktops —
Aug. 05, 2008 —
 A vendor of Linux-based WiFi arrays is finally releasing a version of its WiFi Monitor utility for Linux desktops. The open source, widget-like Xirrus WiFi Monitor for Linux enables users to monitor, secure, and troubleshoot WiFi networks, says Xirrus. ...
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Lenovo launches a netbook —
Aug. 05, 2008 —
 Lenovo has announced its entry into the "netbook" market. The Linux-based IdeaPad S9 and Windows-XP-based S10 feature 8.9- and 10-inch displays, respectively, plus 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processors, 1.3 megapixel webcams, 802.11b/g wireless networking, and up to 160GB of storage, says the company.
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vi guide rev'd —
Aug. 01, 2008 —
 O'Reilly has brought out its (count 'em!) seventh edition of "Learning the vi and Vim Editors." First published in 1986, this classic teaches basic and advanced features of the world's most popular text editor, a tool every system administrator and desktop Linux user ought to know. ...
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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. ...
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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? ...
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