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Source: DistroWatch.com: News

sidux 2010-01, a new version of the desktop distribution with KDE or Xfce based on Debian's unstable branch, has been released: "Now that KDE 4.4.4 and kernel 2.6.34 have entered the archive, we have the pleasure to announce the immediate availability of the final sidux 2010-01 'Hypnos' release ..

Source: DistroWatch.com: News

Thierry Nuttens has announced the availability of the first release candidate for NuTyX 2010, a French desktop Linux distribution built from Linux From Scratch. What's new? The new version comes with wicd as the default network management utility; a bug preventing the launch of the distribution from an .

Source: Linux Today

Top Tech News: "The European Union's top Internet official took aim at Microsoft, warning that governments can accidentally lock themselves into one company's software for decades by setting it as a standard for their technology systems."

Source: Linux Today

Tech Radar: "Since Mark Shuttleworth forged the original team in 2004, the Ubuntu community has exploded in size, spawning a diverse range of teams across the globe."

Source: Linux Today

Desktop Linux Reviews: "Lubuntu 10.04 is not an official derivative of Ubuntu; it is not supported by Canonical. However, it is serves a very important purpose by providing an Ubuntu distro geared toward older or less powerful computers."

Source: Linux Today

TildeHash: "The problem with developing a 'Windows Compatibility Layer' -- is you end up having the same problems Windows has. If WINE is compatible with anything, it seems to be mostly with Windows' flaws."

Source: Linux Today

ZDNet: "Google decided that it makes sense to allow people to run their legacy applications on Chrome OS. It's still unclear exactly how this will work architecturally, but it will be possible using a technique they have dubbed 'chromoting'."

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LinuxLinks: "Content control software, also commonly known as web filtering software, is software which is designed and optimised to determine what content can be viewed by the user."

Source: Slashdot: Linux

climenole writes "Finally! The much discussed about F-Spot vs Shotwell battle is over. The new default image organizer app for Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 is going to be Shotwell. This is a much needed change and F-Spot was simply not enough. Most of the times when I tried F-Spot, it just keeps crashing on me. Shotwell on a other hand feels a lot more solid and is better integrated with GNOME desktop. Shotwell is also completely devoid of Mono."

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adeelarshad82 writes "According to a message posted to a public mailing list dedicated to Chrome OS, a new feature is in the works that will grant users access to 'legacy PC applications' through some kind of remote desktop connection process. Google software engineer Gary Kamark, who first spilled the beans on the feature, calls the process 'Chromoting.' The current speculation amongst Chrome enthusiasts is that the Chromoting process is more akin to a VPN/sharing functionality than anything else. In that case, one would have to leave one's Windows-based desktop or laptop system on in order to access apps via a connected Chrome OS computer — which is hardly a technological leap given that numerous applications today offer users an analogous screen-sharing / remote access functionality."

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Source: Linux Magazine: Top Stories

You'll always know what time it is with swatch, a real time monitoring tool for your logs.

Source: Linux DevCenter

I first ran into what turns out to be a recurring problem when I installed Pardus 2009 last fall. The installer would lock up Since then I have run into an almost identical problem in openSUSE11.2, Slackware 13.1 and SalixOS 13.1 It appears that the wireless chipset as implemented in these netbooks conflicts with the ssb module, causing the system to freeze.