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Source: foresight

Paul Cutler has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.0 "Mobile" edition, a distribution specifically designed for netbooks. It has been tested on ASUS Eee PC and Intel Classmate devices and it features rolling release schedules with continuous software updates. From the announcement: "The Foresight Linux Project is .

Source: freenas

Volker Theile has announced the third beta release of FreeNAS 0.69, a minimalist, FreeBSD-based operating system providing easy-to-setup Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services: "Today a new beta version of FreeNAS 0.69 has been released. As soon as FreeBSD 6.4 is released, expect the next and hopefully stable FreeNAS version ..

Source: freebsd

Ken Smith has announced the release of FreeBSD 7.1-BETA (production branch) and 6.4-BETA (production legacy branch): "The FreeBSD 7.1-BETA and 6.4-BETA builds are now available on the FreeBSD FTP mirror sites. This is the first step in the release process for FreeBSD-7.1 and FreeBSD-6.4. These sets of .

Source: centos

Johnny Hughes has announced the release of the CentOS 4.7, a distribution created by recompiling the source code for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7: "The CentOS development team is pleased to announce the release of CentOS 4.7 for i386 and x86_64. This release corresponds to the upstream vendor .

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Business Week: "The operating system is turning off users, so HP and others are trying to capitalize on its weakness."

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ZDNet UK: "What I have found, in a nutshell, is that I have to run Windows in order to use the Sierra Wireless AirCard for HSPA cellular access, and that's just about it."

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OLPC News: " you just simply couldn't get an XO - they were intentionally and adamantly not commercially available, despite the strong demand and buzz on their features."

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Linux Weekly: "But what made me stick to Linux and never return, what kept me getting used to all the new stuff and a new, different way of doing things, was the pure fact that I knew Linux will be different and I must put effort into learning it."

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Linux Journal: "So, rather than beating a dead horse, (with sympathy to horse lovers) I decided to continue the Good and Lazy Administrator Theme and discuss extending Nagios with custom service checks and custom notifications."

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The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "One test is worth a thousand opinions."

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Make: "I am not suggesting you try this, but I am suggesting you question the reliability of these systems."

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LinuxDevices: "There is no extra charge for the BYOES event, and participants can build and take home their own Beagle-based embedded system."

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DeviceGuru: "According to an online survey conducted by the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, 55 percent of 7,274 respondents don't take advantage of their PCs' power management functions, such as suspend/resume shut-down options and performance profiles."

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Linux Devices: "TI is offering Linux camera application source code and free codecs with two new IP camera reference designs based on its RISC/DSP SoCs. The Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) model handles widely variable lighting, while a Video Content Analytics (VCA) model targets video analytics processing applications."

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ARN: "If a developer can load software on a device, a hacker can load software on a device," said Mark Kominsky, CEO of Bluefire Security Technologies."

Source: Slashdot: Linux

An anonymous reader writes "The Windows Vista SideShow technology shows some promise. But what about Linux devices that can present snippets of information independent of the main display? Here's a review of the picoLCD-4x20, a relatively inexpensive USB device ($50) that supports both SideShow on Vista and LCDproc on Linux."Read more of this story at Slashdot.