FreeBSD 6.2-RC2 Released

FreeBSD 6.2-RC2 has been released. If no problems turn out on this release, it will be the last of the Release Candidates and 6.2-RELEASE should be ready in about 2 weeks.

Note: After almost 2 years and three months this is my 500 posts. Enjoy...

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all, or Happy Holidays to everyone. Enjoy...

GNOME 2.17.4 Released

GNOME 2.17.4 Development Release

This is our second development release on our road towards GNOME 2.18.0, which will be released in March 2007. New features are coming in at a nice rate, and that's great. A lot of bug fixes too. And some crashers are appearing here and there: that's the fun of unstable releases! [Link]

Project Looking Glass 1.0 Released

Project Looking Glass is based on Java technology and explores bringing a richer user experience to the desktop and applications via 3D windowing and visualization capabilities. Project Looking Glass Binary Builds here. Enjoy...

Opera 9.10 Released

Opera Introduces Fraud Protection, Powered by GeoTrust and PhishTank

Opera Software today introduced real-time Fraud Protection in its award-winning Web browser. Fraud Protection includes technology from GeoTrust, the leading digital certificate provider, and PhishTank, a collaborative clearing house for data and information about phishing on the Internet. Fraud Protection is available in Opera 9.1, the newest version of Opera's Web browser. [Link]

PC-BSD 1.3RC1 Released

Version 1.3RC1 of PC-BSD has been uploaded to the mirrors, and is now available on there Beta download page. Read the release notes and changelog for details.

OpenOffice.org 2.1 Released

The final OpenOffice.org 2.1 has been released. Release notes here. Enjoy....

Java 6 Released

Today Sun is releasing the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) software, the result of more than two years of industry collaboration on design and implementation. Packed with innovation, the Java SE 6 platform is faster, easier to use, and more reliable than any previous release. [Link]

OpenSUSE 10.2 Released

openSUSE 10.2 has been released. Read the announcement for details. Enjoy...

Mandriva Flash Released

3D in your pocket!

Mandriva Flash is meant for all those who want to have a complete OS and their personal data handy at all times without the hassle of carrying a laptop around. It is a full workstation, packed with all the latest technologies. It includes the brand new Mandriva Linux 3D desktop technology, as well as the best open source software available. [Link]

Ubuntu 7.04 Alpha 1 Released

Ubuntu 7.04 alpha 1(Feisty Fawn Herd 1) has been released for testing. Complete details can be found in the release announcement.

KOffice 1.6.1 released

The KDE Project today announced the release of KOffice version 1.6.1, the first bugfix version of KOffice 1.6. Read the announcement, the release notes and the complete list of changes.

Opera Mini 3.0 Released

Opera Mini drives social networking from mobile phones

Today, Opera Software introduces Opera Mini 3.0, the latest version of the award-winning mobile browser already used by eight million people worldwide [Link]

OpenOffice.org 2.1 RC 1 Released

OpenOffice.org 2.1 Release Candidate 1 (build OOE680_m5) has been released. Release notes here.

PC-BSD 1.3 BETA2 (Khan) Released

After much hard work, the PC-BSD team is pleased to announce that version 1.3 BETA2 is now available for download. This version adds support for installing in languages other than English, and addresses many numerous bugs found in BETA1. 1.3 BETA2 can be downloaded from our beta download page. [Link]

GNOME 2.16.2 Released!

The latest release of GNOME is here: GNOME 2.16.2! This is the second release in a series of point releases for the 2.16 branch. [Link]

openSUSE 10.2 RC Released

Andreas Jaeger has announced the release of release candidate of openSUSE 10.2. Read the announcement for details.

Birthday

It's my birthday today! According to the Birthday calculator,

As of 11/20/2006 6:16:55 PM EST
I am 45 years old.
I am 552 months old.
I am 2,400 weeks old.
I am 16,800 days old.
I am 403,218 hours old.
I am 24,193,096 minutes old.
I am 1,451,585,815 seconds old.
My age is the equivalent of a dog that is 6.57534246575342 years old. (I am still chasing cats!)

FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 Released

Ken Smith has announced the release of FreeBSD 6.2-RC1.

We have now reached the Release Candidate stage of the FreeBSD 6.2 release cycle. A few significant problems had been discovered during the initial BETA testing and those issues should now be fixed.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2 Available

Red Hat has announced the second beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5. This is the first Red Hat Enterprise Linux release that includes Xen-based open source virtualization technology. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2 release contains virtualization support on the x86 and x86-64 architectures as well as a technology preview of Xen for Itanium 2. Read the announcement for details.

Sun open sources Java

It's official, Sun is open sourcing its Java SE and Java ME Monday under the GPLv2 license

Sun is due to announce Monday the open sourcing of both its Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) and its Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) under the GNU general public license version 2 (GPLv2). [Link]

openSUSE 10.2 Beta 2 Released

The second Beta release of openSUSE 10.2 codename Basilisk Lizard has been released. It contains a large number of enhancements and updates done by the open source community and Novell's development teams. Read the announcement for details..

SeaMonkey 1.0.6 and 1.1 Beta Released

The SeaMonkey Council is pleased to announce two new releases simultaneously. SeaMonkey 1.0.6 continues the successful 1.0 series of the SeaMonkey all-in-one internet suite, fixing several security vulnerabilities and various stability issues. Read the release notes for more info.

SeaMonkey 1.1 Beta, was also released today. This version is intended for developers and testers (but not yet for end users). Read the release notes for details.

GNOME 2.17.2 Released!

GNOME 2.17.2 has been released. This is the second development release on our road towards GNOME 2.18.0, which will be released in March 2007. Read the announcement for more details.

Firefox 1.5.0.8 Released

Firefox 1.5.0.8 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can download here. Release notes here.

Debian 3.1r4 Released

The Debian project has announce the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename `sarge'). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems. Those who frequently update from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.

NetBSD 3.1 Released

The NetBSD Project has announce that version 3.1 of the NetBSD operating system is now available in both source and binary form. Read the announcement for details.

PHP 5.2.0 Released

The PHP development team has announce the immediate release of PHP 5.2.0. This release is a major improvement in the 5.X series, which includes a large number of new features, bug fixes and security enhancements. Read the announcement for details.

dropline GNOME 2.16.1 released

dropline GNOME 2.16.1 is now available. Check dropline Gnome for details. Enjoy...

Second KDE 4 Developers Snapshot Available

The second KDE 4 developers snapshot is now available for download. This 3.80.2 release includes source from all the KDE modules. Read the announcement for more details.

OpenBSD 4.0 Released

Another major release from a BSD variant.

We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 4.0. This is our 20th release on CD-ROM (and 21st via FTP). We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of ten years with only a single remote hole in the default install. As in our previous releases, 4.0 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly
all areas of the system. [Link]

FreeBSD 6.2 Beta 3 Released

BETA3 for the FreeBSD 6.2 release is now available on most of the FTP mirror sites. There have been a lot of fixes to many things since BETA2. Read the announcement for more details.

openSUSE 10.2 Beta 1 Released

The first Beta release of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. This release is only available for i386 and x86_64 architectures and both as a DVD image and CD images.

Ubuntu 6.10 Released

The Ubuntu team has announce the release of Ubuntu 6.10, codenamed "Edgy Eft". Highlights of the release include GNOME 2.16, Firefox 2.0, OpenOffice.org 2.0.4, Gaim 2.0 F-Spot and Tomboy. Also, Kubuntu 6.10 has been released. Read the announcements for more details. Enjoy...

Fedora Core 6 (Zod) Available

The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the release of Fedora Core 6 (Zod). Install-time access to third-party package repositories, extensive performance improvements, support for Intel-based Macs, and a new GUI virtualization manager are some of the primary features. Read the announcement for more info. Enjoy...

Firefox 2.0 Final is Out

Enhancements to usability, security and customization make Firefox 2 a must-have upgrade for all Web users

Mozilla today released Firefox® 2, a major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser. Firefox 2 is immediately available for Windows, Mac or Linux operating systems as a free download from www.getfirefox.com. [Link]

Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) Release Candidate Announced

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Release Candidate for version 6.10 of Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu - codenamed "Edgy Eft". The Release Candidate includes installable live Desktop CDs, server images, alternate text-mode installation CDs and an upgrade wizard for users of the current stable release. [Link]

PC-BSD 1.3 Beta Available

The PC-BSD Team is has announce the availability of PC-BSD 1.3 BETA1. This release gives users and testers the opportunity to test-drive the new PC-BSD install wizard, along with the updated base system, running KDE 3.5.4. This beta release supports English only.

Camino 1.1 Alpha 1 Released

The Camino Update weblog has announced Camino 1.1 Alpha 1. The Camino 1.1 Alpha 1 Release Notes have a detailed list of changes and known bugs.

OLPC 2B1 Laptop test production started

Quanta Computer has started test production for the US$100 notebook project initiated by the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) research initiative, and samples should be available as early as November, according to sources within Taiwan's IC design sector. [Link]

GNOME 2.17.1 Released

GNOME 2.17.1 has been released, the first development release on the road towards GNOME 2.18.0, which will be released in March 2007. Download it, compile it, test it, hack on it, document it, translate it, fix it. Enjoy..

Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 (RC 3) is Out!

Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 (RC 3), the latest preview release of the next version of the Firefox browser, is now available for download. The release notes have a detailed list of what’s new in Firefox 2 RC 3. Enjoy...

Fedora Core 6 Release Delayed Again

Over the weekend we ran into a few more bugs with Fedora Core 6 that we decided were important enough to fix. There were some multilib compose issues (wrong packages landing in the wrong dirs), some translation files that would cause tracebacks in things like anaconda (whoops), and a fedora-release package that forgot to enable updates (double whoops). For these reasons and a few others, we decided to respin the release candidate tree and push the release date out another couple of days. [Link]

KOffice 1.6 Released

The KDE Project today announced the release of KOffice version 1.6. This release is mostly a feature release of Krita and Kexi, and a vastly improved version of KPlato.

Linux Kernel Goes Real-Time

Real-Time Base Technology Accepted in Mainline Linux Kernel

Basic support for real-time Linux features is now available in the 2.6.18 kernel and will be further extended in future kernel versions. Core technologies related to real-time performance accepted for inclusion into the mainline Linux kernel source have resulted from the leadership of open source contributors such as Red Hat's Ingo Molnar and TimeSys Senior Open Source Developer Thomas Gleixner. [Link]

Europe to create open source repository

Portal aims to promote public sector collaboration. The Open Source Observatory and Repository should be operational by the end of 2007.

The European Commission is to create a portal for European public sector bodies to store and share open source application code and exchange open source knowledge.
The Open Source Observatory and Repository (OSOR) will be developed and managed by a consortium led by Unisys.

Mark Shuttleworth Becomes the First Patron of KDE

KDE e.V. is proud to announce Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, as the first Patron of KDE. Canonical Ltd is the company behind the wildly-successful Ubuntu family of GNU/Linux distributions, including the KDE-specialised Kubuntu.

Happy Birthday KDE

Today, the linux community celebrate the tenth birthday of KDE. It all started when Matthias Ettrich on October 14th 1996 called on programmers to create a piece of free software he called KDE. More power to KDE...

OpenSUSE 10.1 'Remastered' Released

OpenSUSE 10.1 'Remastered' has been released.

This release combines the 10.1 GM and all online updates that we have released for 10.1 so far, including libzypp, which should make the installing and working experience much smoother for everyone. [Link]

NetBSD 3.1 RC4 Released

Geert Hendrickx has announced that NetBSD 3.1 release candidate 4(RC4) is out. Read the announcement for more details and download links.

VHS(Video Home System) is 30 years

It's a bit late but VHS(Video Home System) is 30 years old. It was developed by Victor Company of Japan, Limited(JVC) and launched in September 1976. It became a standard format for consumer recording and viewing, after competing in a format war with Sony's Betamax. Today, JVCs announced that it had been awarded the prestigious IEEE Milestone in recognition of its development of the VHS home video format.

Laser TV unveiled

Hailed by its developers as the next revolution in visual technology - a laser television that will make plasma screens obsolete.

Soon-to-be-listed Australian company Arasor International and its US partner Novalux unveiled what they claimed to be the world's first laser television in Sydney today, with a pitch that it would be half the price, twice as good, and use a quarter of the electricity of conventional plasma and LCD TVs. [Link]

Portland 1.0 Released

Portland Project releases unified interface for desktop graphical environments, included in major Linux community distributions

Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), the global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux® and open source software, and freedesktop.org, the open source project focused on interoperability and shared technology for X Window System desktops, today announced the general availability of Portland 1.0. [Link]

KDE 3.5.5 Released

KDE 3.5.5 features translations in 65 languages, improvements in the instant messaging application and in the HTML rendering engine (KHTML).

The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.5.5, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes. [Link]

PC-BSD acquired by iXsystems

iXsystems, an enterprise-class hardware solution provider, announced today its acquisition of PC-BSD, a rock solid UNIX operating system based on FreeBSD. PC-BSD is a fully functional desktop operating system running FreeBSD version 6, with a KDE desktop interface and graphical system installer. Its PBI system, developed exclusively for PC-BSD, lets users download and install their applications in a self-extracting and installing format.

OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 Released

It's not yet officially release but OpenOffice.org has put version 2.0.4 on it's FTP Servers for you to download and try the latest update. You can check the release dates and new features planned for OpenOffice.org here.

Fedora Core 6 Release Delayed

We regret to announce a slip of the Fedora Core 6 release schedule. A few issues are still present that we would like to see fixed before we release. [Link]

OpenSUSE 10.2 Alpha 5 Released

The fifth Alpha release of openSUSE 10.2 codename "Basilisk Lizard" has been released. This release is only available for i386 and x86_64 architectures and as DVD image instead of the usual CD images. Check the announcement for more info.

Tonight's Full Moon 12 Percent Bigger

Here in the Philippines, It will be officially "full" at 11:13am.

Tonight's full Moon will be almost 12 percent bigger than some of the full Moons this year, according to NASA. The reason: The Moon is near perigee, the point on its slightly out-of-round orbit that is closest to Earth. [Link]

Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 (RC 2) is Out!

Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 (RC 2), the latest preview release of the next version of the Firefox browser, is now available for download. The release notes have a detailed list of what’s new in Firefox 2 RC 2. Enjoy...

DVD Forum defines China-only HD DVD-ROM spec

Based on the physical format, the Chinese group plans to define a proprietary video format.

Physical specs mostly parallel current HD DVD-ROM specs—a 12-cm disk with two 0.6-mm-thick platters and a single layer with 15-Gbyte capacity. Only the modulation codec differs. For the HD DVD family, ETM (8 data bit/12 channel bit modulation) is used, but the China-only version employs FSM (4 data bit/6 channel bit modulation) codec. [Link]

Mozilla Firefox browser market share still growing

Mozilla Firefox global browser market share still growing, as data from a Web metrics company Net Applications shows. Apple Computer's Safari browser market share is also growing.

Qt 4.2 Released

Trolltech has announced the release of version 4.2 of Qt. This version includes a number of improvements and performance optimizations, such as Enhanced widget styleability, more UI control, New, advanced 2D canvas, Qt/Mac look and feel improvements and Tighter integration with the GNOME desktop environment.

GNOME 2.16.1 Released

The latest release of GNOME is here: GNOME 2.16.1! It's a bug fixing release. Release notes and source code here. Enjoy...

CSS Reboot signups now open

From the CSS Reboot blog

Signups for the November 1st Reboot are now open.

Note: Peter Kwiatkowski is the new owner of CSS Reboot

Mandriva Linux 2007 is out!

Mandriva today is proud to release its brand new distribution: Mandriva Linux 2007.

The key innovation of Mandriva Linux 2007 is the spectacular AIGLX and Xgl 3D-accelerated desktop. Mandriva is the only distribution to provide both technologies and is particularly happy to have achieved this major breakthrough in desktop appearance. In addition, a new theme named Ia Ora ("hello" in French Polynesian) has been introduced. [Link]

Slackware 11.0 Released

One of the oldest surviving Linux distribution Slackware has officially released Slackware 11.

The first Slackware release more than a year in the making, this
edition of Slackware combines Slackware's legendary simplicity,
stability, and security with some of the latest advances in Linux
technology. [Link]

KOffice 1.6 RC 1 Released

The KDE Project today announced the immediate release of KOffice 1.6-RC1, the first release candidate for KOffice 1.6, scheduled for release this October. Release notes here, changelog here. Enjoy ...

The Man Who Saved the World

I'm a wide reader but only now that I know, that on September 26, 1983 Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov the officer on duty at the Serpukhov-15 bunker near Moscow averted a potential nuclear war by refusing to believe that the United States had launched missiles against the USSR, despite the indications given by his computerized early warning systems. It's 23rd anniversary today, many thanks to the man who saved the world.

One Laptop Per Child Update

Christopher Blizzard of Red Hat has written a long update on where we are in the software and hardware for the One Laptop per Child project. A nice read...

Munich start Linux migration

Local government has rolled out the first phase of its open source migration after a year's delay

The City of Munich has finally started to migrate to Linux on the desktop, a year later than planned.

The local government in the German city has transferred 100 users in the Lord Mayor's department to a Debian configuration, and it intends to migrate 80 percent of its PCs by mid-2009. [Link]

Firefox 2 Release Candidate 1 Released

Mozilla Firefox 2 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download. Release notes here.

F-14 Tomcat retires

My favorite Navy fighter the F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft and the Navy's primary air superiority fighter and tactical reconnaissance aircraft is now officially retired.

The F-14 Tomcat, the dogfighting Cold War fighter jet immortalized in the movie "Top Gun," made its ceremonial final flight Friday in a display that suggested the timing was right for retirement. [Link]

Opera 9.02 Released

Opera 9.02 for Windows is Out! You can download here, changelog here.

FreeBSD 6.2 Beta1 Available

Ken Smith has announced the first beta release of FreeBSD 6.2. Read the full release announcement for details.

Mandriva Corporate Server 4.0 Released

The most complete open source server solution on the market

Mandriva launches Corporate Server 4.0, a full, open solution that will let you deploy servers in any environment in just a few minutes.

With version 4.0 of Corporate Server, Mandriva enables its current and future customers in all types of enterprise to benefit from the best of Linux (reliability, security, low administration costs) along with the best of Mandriva (ease of use, exclusive Mandriva utilities, and professional services) for the administration and integration of servers. [Link]

Python 2.5 Released

We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.5 (FINAL), the final, production release of Python 2.5. This is a final release, and should be suitable for production use. [Link]

OnyO is 1

Today, OnyO is 1 year old! To summarize, 422 posts or stories, 3728 page views from my counter and 113 profile views. Happy blogging...

NetBSD 3.1 Release Candidate 3 Available

The third release candidate for NetBSD 3.1 has been released. Binaries and ISO's are available on the following ftp site, or on one of the mirrors.

Slackware Linux 11.0 RC5 Released

Slackware 11.0 Release Candidate 5 has been released. This is supposed to be the “last one, scouts honor”. Apparently there was an issue in the system setup when putting together swap partitions. This has been fixed in RC5 along with a number of fixes to other packages. Not many package upgrades in this one, mostly fixes to current packages. [Link]

Mandriva Linux 2007 Release Candidate 2 Released

Mandriva Linux 2007 Release Candidate 2 'Sunna' is out! Changes from RC1 Mona are several bugs fixed in rpmdrake, text installation fixed, various fixes to 'Ia Ora' themes, arts patched to prevent some problems (applications dying on start-up, Arts being launched in non-KDE environments) and various other bugfixes. Read the release announcement and release notes for further details.

OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 RC2 Released

OpenOffice.org has released 2.0.4 RC2 on their FTP servers. This version is schedule for release on September 19,

Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) Knot 3 Released

Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) Knot 3 has been released. Enjoy...

Firefox 1.5.0.7 is Out!

Firefox 1.5.0.7 has been released. It is a security and stability update, and users upgrade to this latest version. Read the release notes on what's new, download and installation instructions, known issues and frequently asked questions for Firefox 1.5.0.7.

Camino 1.0.3 Released

Based on Mozilla Gecko 1.8.0.7, Camino 1.0.3 has been released. This version contains important stability and security fixes. All users of Camino 1.0.2 and below are encouraged to upgrade. Release notes here.

Solon files bill requiring gov’t to use open source software in the Philippines

Dubbed "Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) Act of 2006

BAYAN Muna Party-list Representative Teodoro Casiño has filed a bill requiring all government agencies to use and develop open source-based applications and solutions.

The bill will "lower overall cost of ICT in the public and private sectors by reducing the country's dependence on proprietary software and computer applications," according to the explanatory note on Casiño's proposed legislation. [Link]

OASIS Launches OpenDocument XML.org

The OASIS international standards consortium today launched a new web site, OpenDocument XML.org, designed to serve as the official community gathering place and information resource for the OpenDocument Format (ODF). An international standard approved by OASIS, ISO and IEC, OpenDocument enables users of varying office products to freely exchange documents.

Wine 0.9.21 Released

Wine is a free implementation of Windows on Unix. Wine 0.9.21 came out today. Read the announcement for details.

Fedora Core 6 Test3 Released

Fedora Core 6 Test 3 (5.92) Now Available

The Fedora Project announces the third and final test release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64 architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers. [Link]

KDE 4 'Krash' Packages on Mac OS X Available

The first development snapshot of KDE 4, codenamed Krash is now available for a new platform Mac OS X. More details here.

Qt 4.2 Release Candidate Available

Qt is the foundation for KDE, one of two standard windowing environments for desktop Linux.

Trolltech announced the availability of the Qt 4.2 Release Candidate: a feature-complete preview of the upcoming new version of its leading framework for high-performance, cross-platform development. The Release Candidate is the final preview of Qt 4.2 before the final release, scheduled for early Q4 2006. [Link]

KOffice 1.6 beta1 Released

KDE Ships Beta Release of Major Enhancements to Free Integrated Office Suite

The KDE Project today announced the immediate release of KOffice 1.6-beta1, the first beta release for KOffice 1.6, scheduled for release this October.

For more information, read the release notes, the announcement and changelog.

KDE 4 First Development Snapshot on Kubuntu Edgy Released

The first development snapshot of KDE 4, codenamed Krash, has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu Edgy. These are intended for developers only.

Mandriva Linux 2007 RC1 Released

Linux 2007 Mona or Máni, "God of the Moon" is the first release candidate for the Mandriva Linux 2007 release. Notable changes are new Ia Ora Theme also available under KDE, new backgrounds integrated, the network module b44 should be fixed, the default web page for the web browser should display correctly. Changelog here.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 1 Available

Red Hat has announced the public beta 1 release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5. Read the announcement for more details.

openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 4 Released

The fourth Alpha release of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. Read the announcement for the complete details.

GNOME 2.16 Released

GNOME 2.16 has been released. Read the announcement and release notes for more details. Enjoy..

OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 RC1 Released

OpenOffice.org has released 2.0.4 RC1 on their FTP servers. This version is schedule for release on September 19, here's the roadmap. Enjoy...

NetBSD 3.1 RC2 Released

Geert Hendrickx of the NetBSD Release Engineering Team has announce that the second release candidate for NetBSD 3.1 has been released. Binaries and ISO's are available here.

Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin

I was a fan of Steve Irwin's documentaries, and with his death I will miss his documentaries on wildlife, antics and energy on tv.

Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.

Australian media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of Cairns, when the incident happened on Monday morning.

Irwin, 44 was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time. [Link]

Ubuntu 6.10 alpha - Knot 2 released

The Ubuntu developers has released the Edgy Eft Knot 2 the second alpha release of Ubuntu 6.10, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features. Improvements have been made all around such as faster system boot up times, faster GNOME start up times, improvements to the user interface, a shiny new optimized kernel, GNOME 2.16 RC 1, OpenOffice.org 2.0.3, Firefox 2.0b1 and much, much more.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated

The Debian project has updated the stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename sarge).

This update mainly adds security updates to the stable release, along with a few corrections to serious problems. Those who frequently update from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update. [Link]

Firefox 2 Beta 2 Released

Mozilla has now officially release Firefox 2 Beta 2. You can download it here. Release notes here. Enjoy...

Mandriva Linux 2007 Beta 3 Released

The third beta version of Mandriva Linux 2007, Tyr, has been released ! Read the press release for the full details of what new and the changes since beta 2.

SeaMonkey 1.1 Alpha Released

First preview showing off new features

SeaMonkey 1.1 Alpha is now available. Our first release on the path to SeaMonkey 1.1, it is intended only for developers and testers — not end users. Some of the most exciting new features include: page previews in tab tooltips, spell checking in text boxes, a new e-mail tagging system, a better startup script for Linux users, the ability to use drag and drop to open URLs in new tabs in between existing tabs and an updated version of Chatzilla. For developers, the "Storage" component is also included. [Link]

Fedora Core 5/6 Live-Spins Released

The Fedora Unity Project is proud to announce the release of a new Live-Spin CD and DVD ISO image of Fedora Core 5. These Live-Spin ISOs are based on Fedora Core 5 and all updates released as of August 21st, 2006. Also available at this time are "pristine" FC6T2 Live ISO images from the initial FC6T2 release. The new Fedora live CD and DVD images are only available for the i386 architecture.

Gentoo Linux 2006.1 Unleashed.

The Gentoo Release Engineering team proudly announces the release of Gentoo Linux 2006.1, the second release of the year. Building on the strengths of previous releases and featuring all of Gentoo's well-documented flexibility, performance and portability, this release is now available on all supported architectures. Download locations and info here. Enjoy...

Linspire's "Click 'N Run" is free

Popular One-Click Digital Software Management System Now Free for Desktop Linux Users

Linspire, Inc., developer of the commercial desktop Linux operating system of the same name and Freespire, the free community desktop Linux operating system, announced the immediate change in pricing for its popular CNR ("Click 'N Run") Service from an annual subscription fee based offering to a completely free service. [Link]

openSUSE 10.2 Features and Roadmap Released

Andreas Jaeger has posted a list a description of the goals for the openSUSE 10.2 release and what features you can likely expect. Also the complete roadmap leading to a release in early December.

Firefox 2 Beta 2 RC2 Released

It's not official, but Firefox 2 Beta 2 RC2 (Release Candidate 2) is now available. You can download it here. Enjoy...

CM1 - The Children's Machine 1 - OLPC Laptop new Name

Its official, the One Laptop Per Child's initial computer will be called the CM1 - The Children's Machine 1. It's latest cpu specs is 400Mhz AMD Geode processor with 128MB of DRAM, built-in wireless support, and 512MB of flash memory for internal storage. It is manufactured by Chinese hardware company Quanta in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, China.

Update: It is now called 2B1 not CM1!

Slackware 11.0 RC3 Released

Release Candidate 3 of Slackware 11.0.0 is is now available. Changelog here.

Linux is 15 years old!

On August 25, 1991, Linux Torvalds, a computer science student at the University of Helsinki, Finland, announces his new project that would become Linux.

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things).

Happy Birthday Linux...

Pluto loses status as a planet

Astronomers have voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet, will be referred to as a "dwarf planet".

About 2,500 scientists meeting in Prague have adopted historic new guidelines that see the small, distant world demoted to a secondary category. [Link]

GNOME 2.16 RC1 Released

GNOME 2.16.0 Release Candidate 1 (2.15.92) has been released. Full details at the announcement. Enjoy...

SpreadGNOME.org Launched

From SpreadGNOME.org website:

In an effort to promote the adoption of GNU/Linux desktops, SpreadGNOME.org has launched with the goal of being a resource to help spread the word of GNOME to GNU/Linux desktop users and potential converts. It is meant as a place to share ideas to help promote GNOME in the community, and helping those who wish to get involved with GNOME. Feel free to submit other GNOME-related content as well to this site. SpreadGNOME.org is an independent web-site and is not affiliated with, authorized by, sponsored by, or otherwise approved by GNOME Foundation.

Kickoff - New KDE Start Menu

The KDE SUSE team is developing a new KDE start menu codename 'Kickoff'. A sneak preview can be seen here. OpenSUSE 10.2 will have this redesigned KDE start menu.

NetBSD 3.1-RC1 Released

The NetBSD Release Engineering Team, has released NetBSD 3.1 Release Candidate 1. Binaries and ISO's are available here.

NetBSD 3.1 is a feature update for NetBSD 3.0, and features domU support
for Xen3, massive LFS stability improvements, and lots of other, smaller
improvements, additions, and bug fixes.

Slackware 11 RC2 Released

Slackware lovers, Patrick Volkerding, also known to many as "The Man" and as Slackware's BDFL has 'released' Slackware Linux 11.0 Release Candidate 2. Read the changelog for details..

Snapshot of KDE4 Released

KDE releases a first developer snapshot of the upcoming KDE4 release codename "Krash". This snapshot is meant as a reference for developers who want to play with parts of the new technology KDE4 will provide, those who want to start porting their applications to the new KDE4 platform and for those that want to start to develop applications based on KDE4.

F-35 Could Fly Pilotless

Lockheed Martin Corp. Says F-35 Could Fly Pilotless

Lockheed Martin Corp. has proposed an unmanned version of its Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35, which would make it the first full-scale fighter to operate without a pilot and signal the Bethesda weapons maker's push into the growing market for drone aircraft. [Link]

Mandriva Linux 2007 Beta 2 "Odin" Available

The second beta version of Mandriva Linux 2007 "Odin" has been released ! Main changes includes GNOME 2.16 beta 2, Kernel 2.6.17 (based on 2.6.17.8, with ALSA 1.0.12 rc2, i965, support, and new kernel factorization: normal, enterprise and legacy), KDE 3.5.4, more applications migrated to XDG menus, new 'Ia Ora' Mandriva Theme (only included in GNOME at the moment)and new VPN configuration tool (drakvpn).

Moon landing tapes missing

Nasa officials are searching for the original videotapes from the first moon landing in 1969 in the hopes that they can use modern technology to produce sharper images of the event. The data tapes consist the famous declaration "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." and information like the astronauts' heartbeat, voice and biomedical tracking data.

Sun to Open-Source Java ME

Sun Microsystems plans to open-source its implementation of the Java ME specification and is shooting to have that done by the end of this year, Sun executives said Aug. 14. This is the first time Sun has said publicly that Java ME (Java Platform, Micro Edition) is part of its plan for open-sourcing Java. [Link]

Rice made to breathe underwater

Flood-resistant crops could aid developing nations. It's good news for the Philippines...

Biologists have found a gene that enables rice to live longer underwater. The new breed can survive underwater for up to two weeks, researchers say — most rice plants die within days of being submerged.

The discovery could pave the way for flood-resistant rice, helping millions of the world's poorest farmers who lose their crops each year to flooding. [Link]

Update: Researchers in the Philippines and the United States have isolated a gene that will enable rice to survive flooding, it was announced Thursday[Link].

GNOME 2.16.0 Beta 2 (2.15.91) Released!

GNOME 2.16.0 Beta 2 (2.15.91) has been released. This is one of the last releases in the 2.15 development series and represents a release that is now API/ABI, feature, string and UI frozen. Announcement has the details. Enjoy...

Freespire 1.0 Released

Freespire, the no-cost community version of Linspire, has released Freespire 1.0. Please read the Release Notes and FAQ before downloading or installing. Screenshots can be seen here. Enjoy...

Fedora Core 6 Test 2 Released

The Fedora Project announces the second release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64 architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers.

SeaMonkey 1.0.3 Released

Version 1.0.3 of SeaMonkey, the community-driven replacement for the Mozilla Application Suite, is now available for download. Check the release notes for more info.

Update: SeaMonkey 1.0.4 Released
Due to a bug involving playing of media in the browser that slipped into SeaMonkey 1.0.3, it was necessary to release an updated SeaMonkey version. All users should upgrade to SeaMonkey 1.0.4. Check the release notes for more info.

GNOME 2.14.3 Released!

The latest stable release of GNOME is here, GNOME 2.14.3 is now available for download. Read the announcement for the details...

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 Released

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 is now available for download. This update fixes a Windows Media Player plugin regression introduced in version 1.5.0.5. Read the Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 Release Notes for more information. To get Firefox 1.5.0.6, you can download it here or wait for the upgrade through the Firefox software update system. Enjoy...

KDE 3.5.4 Released

The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.5.4, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes. Over 10 new features were added and more than 100 bugs were fixed. Refer to the KDE 3.5.4 Changelog for more detailed list of improvements.

4 million order for Linux-powered OLPC laptops

A spokesperson for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program revealed July 31 that the countries of Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand have each tendered commitments to purchase 1 million Linux laptops through the U.S.-based program. [Link]

Firefox 200 Million Downloads

Today, there have been 200 million downloads of the Firefox web browser.

We know that this number doesn't represent actual users because this number includes both Firefox 1.0 and Firefox 1.5 (soon Firefox 2,) because not every one completes every download, and because not every download results in a new Firefox user.

That being said, 200 million people seeking Firefox is a huge accomplishment and we're right to celebrate our role in driving that number. [Link]

Mandriva Linux 2007 Beta 1 Released

Mandriva Linux 2007 Beta 1 "Thor" has been released. Available in four differents flavours live/install CDs (KDE or GNOME, i586 or x86_64) or in a whole new dual architecture Installation DVD, get a glimpse of the next Mandriva Linux 2007 edition !

Freespire 1.0-RC1 Released

Freespire Release Candidate 1 (1.0.2) is now available. Read the Release Notes for more information. Enjoy...

Norad, to leave Cheyenne Mountain Complex

The military is virtually closing the secretive defense complex carved into Cheyenne Mountain that for decades has monitored North American skies for threats, a newspaper reported.

The Denver Post reported late Thursday that the North American Aerospace Defense Command operations center will be moved to nearby Peterson Air Force Base, which is home to the U.S. Northern Command created after the Sept. 11 attacks. [Link]

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5 Released

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from getfirefox.com. It's a stability and security update, it is strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release.

Freespire Beta 2 Released

The second BETA release of Freespire (Build 0.0.76) has been released. Please read the FAQ and the Release Notes before downloading or installing. Freespire is a Debian-based Linux distribution which legally supports (or has one-click access to support): MP3, DVD, Windows Media, QuickTime, Java, Flash, Real, ATI drivers, nVidia drivers, Adobe Acrobat Reader, proprietary WiFi drivers, fonts, and so on.

AMD and ATI to Merge

AMD and ATI today announced plans to join forces in a transaction valued at approximately $5.4 billion. The combination will create a processing powerhouse by bringing AMD’s technology leadership in microprocessors together with ATI’s strengths in graphics, chipsets and consumer electronics. [Link]

NetBSD 3.0.1 Released

The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce that update 3.0.1 of the NetBSD operating system is now available. NetBSD 3.0.1 is the first security/critical update of the NetBSD 3.0 release branch. This represents a selected subset of fixes deemed critical in nature for stability or security reasons, no new features have been added. [Link]

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Released

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 is now available worldwide

Novell today announced the worldwide availability of SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10, the next-generation platform for the open enterprise. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 from Novell® includes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, providing a secure and reliable foundation for enterprise computing from the desktop to the data center – a lineup of enterprise-class solutions matched by no other Linux vendor. Novell will showcase SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 at the LinuxWorld* Conference & Expo in San Francisco Aug. 15-17. [Link]

KOffice 1.5.2 Released

The KOffice team is pleased to announce KOffice version 1.5.2. This is mainly a bugfix release but also contains numerous translation updates. Especially KWord, KSpread and Kexi have received critical bug fixes. [Link]

SUSE Linux 10.2 Alpha2 Release

We're glad to announce SUSE Linux 10.2 Codename "Basilisk Lizard" Alpha2.

It's downloadable from today on and will be the last community/consumer distribution called SUSE Linux. We'll rename SUSE Linux into openSUSE. [Link]

Firefox 2.0-Beta 1 Milestone Released

Firefox 2 Beta 1 is now available for download. New features and changes are anti-phishing, browser session restore in case of a crash, support for client-side session and persistent storage, ability to re-open accidentally closed tabs, support for JavaScript 1.7, new Windows installer based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, new microsummaries feature for bookmarks, new search plugin manager and better support for previewing and subscribing to web feeds and many more.

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter officially named Lightning II

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was officially named Lightning II, in a ceremony held today in Fort Worth, Texas.

The name echoes those of two formidable fighters from the past: the World War II-era Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the mid-1950s Lightning supersonic jet, built by English Electric.

The inaugural flight of the first F-35, a preproduction conventional takeoff and landing variant, is planned for later this year. Fifteen F-35s will undergo flight test, seven will be used for static testing and another will validate the aircraft's radar signature. [Link]

Firefox2 Beta 1 Code Freeze

Friendly reminder that tonight is the code freeze for FF2 Beta 1 in preparation for a release next week. We are tracking the list of critical b1 bugs here. [Link]

OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 Released

The latest version of OpenOffice.org, the free alternative to Microsoft Office, has been released. The Open Office update brings support for Intel architecture for Mac OS X plus improved Mac OS X System integration, along with greater file compatibilty among Microsoft Office files and important security fixes. Download here, release notes here.

Mandriva Linux 2007 Alpha Released

The first development ISO images of Mandriva Linux 2007 have been released for download and testing. At the time of writing only Mandriva One live CD images for the i586 and x86_64 architectures are available, but expect the usual full (4-CD) installation sets to appear on Mandriva mirrors in a day or two. [Link]

Fedora Core 6 Test 1 (5.90) Available

The Fedora Project announces the first release of the Fedora Core 6
development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64
architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers. Test 2 is scheduled for release July 19. [Link]

Opera 9 Released

Opera Software today released Opera 9, its newest Web browser for PCs. You can download it free in more than 25 languages for Windows, Mac, Linux and other platforms from www.opera.com.

PC-BSD 1.11 Released

PC-BSD 1.11 has been released! Existing users running 1.1 can download the PBI updater from our updates page, or simply run the "Online Update" utility from within PC-BSD. Announcement has the details. Enjoy...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS server for SUN Sparc 64bit Released

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS server for SUN Sparc 64bit architecture. Release notes and download information are in the announcement....

GNOME 2.15.3 Development Release

GNOME 2.15.3 Development Release is Out! This is third development release on the road towards GNOME 2.16.0, which will be released in September 2006. So go download it. Go compile it. Go test it. And go hack on it, document it, translate it, fix it.

Google Earth v4(Beta) Released

Today, Google has released a new version of Google Earth - V4 (beta). This is the next generation of GE sporting a new look and feel, cleaner interface, and many new features. GE is now available for Linux and Mac users, at last.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Live DVD Available

The SUSE Linux 10.1 Live DVD is now available. The Live DVD is a 32 bit Intel based system which contains 4 GB of great Linux software compressed into a 1.7 GB ISO. [Link]

GIMP 2.3.9 Development Release

GIMP 2.3.9 Development Release is out. This the latest and hopefully one of the last development snapshots on the way to version 2.4 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. Source code is here and release notes here.

Firefox and Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 are Out!

Mozilla Corporation has released updates for Firefox and Thunderbird. This update includes several stability and security fixes. Check the release notes for more info(Firefox and Thunderbird).

GNOME 2.14.2 Released

GNOME 2.14.2 has been released. This is the second release in a series of point releases for the 2.14 branch.

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support) Released

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, codenamed "Dapper Drake". Ubuntu 6.06 LTS will be the first Ubuntu release with a long-term support cycle: free security updates and commercial technical support will be available for three years on the desktop, and five years on the server. Release notes is here. Enjoy...

KDE 3.5.3 Released

The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.5.3, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes. KDE 3.5.3 features improvements in startup speed, a significant audit of small bugs, and some well-tested new functionality.

Bon Echo Alpha 3 Milestone Released

Bon Echo Alpha 3 was released as scheduled. New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include:

* Built in Anti-Phishing protection.
* Search suggestions now appear with search history in the search box for Google and Yahoo!
* Support for client-side session and persistent storage.

I have been using Bon Echo Alpha 2 for a couple of weeks now and I have not encountered any crash. Let see Alpha 3....

FreeBSD 5.5 Released

FreeBSD 5.5-RELEASE is now available. Please check the errata before installation for any late-breaking news and/or issues with this release. The Release Information page has more information about FreeBSD releases.

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Release Candidate Released

The Ubuntu team has announce the released of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Release Candidate codenamed "Dapper Drake". With Ubuntu 6.06 LTS RC comes many bug fixes, improved artwork, and general fixes all around.

Volvo Ocean Race: ABN Amro One Overall Winner

ABN Amro One has won the Volvo Ocean Race after taking an unassailable lead following its victory in leg seven. The Dutch boat has now won six of the seven legs in the round-the-world race and cannot be caught by its rivals. [Link]

GNOME 2.15.2 Released

GNOME 2.15.2 has been released. It is the second development release on the road towards GNOME 2.16.0, which will be released in September 2006. So go download it, compile it, test it, hack on it, document it, translate it, and fix it. Complete details are in the announcement.

FireFox 2.0 alpha 2 is released.

It's not yet official, but it seems FireFox 2.0 alpha 2 code name "Bon Echo Alpha 2" is Out. Release notes is here, you can download here(not sure if it will be the final build).

Update:

We do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download this Alpha 2 milestone release. It is intended for testing purposes only.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Released

SUSE Linux 10.1 has been released. Available from the download pages. Enjoy...

FreeBSD 6.1 Released

FreeBSD 6.1 has been released. Announcement has the full details.

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Flight 7 Released

The Ubuntu team is proud to present the Flight 7 release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support). With Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Flight 7 comes many bug fixes, general fixes all around, new version of some key applications and much more. [Link]

Sony is 60 years old

Established on May 7th 1946, by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita the Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Totsuko), now we call as Sony. Happy Birthday Sony..

Opera Mini 2.0 Released

In another browser related releases, Opera Software today released Opera Mini 2.0, the new version of the tiny and fast Web browser that runs on almost every mobile phone.

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 Released

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 has been released. It fixes a publicly disclosed denial of service weakness. All users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

CSS Reboot Spring 2006 is now live

CSS Reboot Spring 2006 is now live, check the many designs submitted by rebooters around the globe. Don't forget to cast your vote, check OnyoZine and vote for it..

OpenBSD 3.9 Released

OpenBSD 3.9 is Out! Announcement has the details. Enjoy...

Rebooted (CSS Reboot Spring 2006)

I have just rebooted my personal website OnyoZine for the CSS Reboot Spring 2006. You can check it out!
CSS Reboot Spring 2006 will be live on 18:00 GMT. That's 1:00 p.m. on the East coast, 10:00 a.m. on the West coast, 6:00 p.m. in London and 3:00 a.m. in Sydney, Australia.

PC-BSD 1.0 RELEASED TO GENERAL PUBLIC

First Official Release of Popular Desktop Operating System Based on FreeBSD UNIX.

PC-BSD software is pleased to announce the immediate
availability of PC-BSD 1.0 for x86 based processors. This first
"non-beta" release of PC-BSD ushers in a new era of stability
and simplicity for desktop operating systems based on UNIX.
Powered by the latest FreeBSD 6.0 and integrated with KDE 3.5.2,
PC-BSD provides a solid server base, while being user-friendly
enough to run as a primary desktop system. [Link]

Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu 6.06 LTS Beta 2 released

The Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu teams are proud to present a second Beta release of Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu 6.06 LTS, codenamed "Dapper Drake". [Link]

SUSE Linux 10.1 RC 3 is Out!

The third release candidate of SUSE Linux 10.1 Codename "Agama Lizard" is now available. Read the announcement for details..

Apache Now the Leader in SSL Servers

Netcraft says,

Apache has overtaken Microsoft as the leading developer of secure web servers. Apache now runs on 44.0% of secure web sites, compared to 43.8% for Microsoft.

Dropline GNOME 2.14.1 is Out!

Slackware linux users who love Gnome, Dropline GNOME 2.14.1 is out... Enjoy!

GNOME 2.15.1 Development Release

GNOME 2.15.1 is Out! It is the first development release on our road towards GNOME 2.16.0, which will be released in September 2006. Go download it. Go compile it. Go test it. And go hack on it, document it, translate it, fix it. [Link]

McNealy steps down at Sun

Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has stepped down as chief executive, and has been replaced by President Jonathan Schwartz, the company said Monday. [Link]

Freespire - Linspire community Linux distro

A new Freespire distro was announced Monday by Linspire President and CEO Kevin Carmony during his keynote address at the 4th Annual Desktop Linux Summit. Freespire will be a Debian-based, community-driven and supported project tied to the commercial Linspire distribution, in much the same way as Fedora Core of Redhat and openSUSE of SUSE Linux.

Mozilla ThunderBird 1.5.0.2 is Out!

Mozilla ThunderBird 1.5.0.2 has been released. Improved stability and fixed several bugs are what's new in this release.

Philips clarifies about the TV-advert enforcer article

An article written by Barry Fox in the New Scientist entitled The TV-advert enforcer which made it also in Engadget, Gizmodo and Slashdot, has resulted in Philips to issue a statement..

Inventors from Royal Philips Electronics (Philips) filed a patent application, as yet not granted, that enables watching a television movie without advertising. However, some people do want to see the ads. So, we developed a system where the viewer can choose, at the beginning of a movie, to either watch the movie without ads, or watch the movie with ads. It is up to the viewer to take this decision, and up to the broadcaster to offer the various services.

Philips never had the intention to force viewers to watch ads against their will and does not use this technology in any current Philips products, nor do we have any plans to do so. [Link]

SUSE Linux 10.1 RC2 Released

The second release candidate of SUSE Linux 10.1 Codename "Agama Lizard" is now available. Read the announcement for the details.

Ubuntu Dapper Drake Beta Released

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Beta Release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - codenamed "Dapper Drake". The Beta Release introduces the new Desktop CD, which can be used both to try Ubuntu "live" and to install the system.

Opera 9 Beta 1 Released

Includes Widgets, BitTorrent and content blocking

Opera Software today announced the first public Beta of Opera 9. This version includes Widgets, small Web programs running in their own windows that are fun, easy-to-use and live on users' desktops. The Opera 9 Beta also features support for BitTorrent, a popular file downloading technology, in addition to an easy-to-use content blocker and thumbnail previews of tabbed sites. [Link]

Google Code - Summer of Code 2006 is Launched

The 2006 Google Summer of Code event has been launched. Check out the 2006 Summer of Code web site for more information. Happy coding...

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated (r2)

The second update of Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename ‘sarge’) is now available. It contains security updates to the stable release, along with some corrections to serious problems.

Oracle Considering Own Linux Version

Oracle, most known for its database software, is considering whether to release its own Linux distribution, and has even discussed the possibility of buying Novell in the process. The news, revealed Monday by the Financial Times, follows the purchase of JBoss by Red Hat. [Link]

GIMP 2.2.11 Released

GIMP 2.2.11 is now available. This is a bug-fix release in the stable 2.2 series. Please see the NEWS file for a detailed list of changes.

Firefox 1.5.0.2 is Out! Security and Stability Update

Firefox 1.5.0.2 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from getfirefox.com. It is strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release.

SeaMonkey 1.0.1 Released

SeaMonkey 1.0.1 is now available. All users of previous SeaMonkey versions are encouraged to update, as SeaMonkey 1.0.1 includes multiple security fixes along with other critical bug fixes. Please see the release notes for more information.

Iceland tops in broadband use

Iceland had the highest concentration of broadband Internet users in 2005.

In Iceland, 26.7 percent of citizens have a subscription to an always-on broadband Internet connection, compared with 25.4 percent in South Korea, 25.3 percent in the Netherlands and 25 percent in Denmark, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a study. [Link]

Town named Nokia abandons landlines

Former home of wireless giant switches to all-mobile phones

The Finnish town of Nokia, left in the shadow of its more famous namesake company, is going mobile. [Link]

FreeBSD 6.1-RC1 Released

FreeBSD 6.1-RC1 is out. Read the announcement on what is new or what have changes.

OpenSUSE Linux 10.1 RC1 Released

OpenSUSE Linux 10.1 RC1 has been released. Read the announcement for download locations. Enjoy...

GNOME 2.14.1 Released

GNOME 2.14.1 has been released. This is the first release in a series of point releases for the 2.14 branch. Download and release notes are in the announcement. Enjoy...

KOffice 1.5 Released

The KDE Project today announced the final release of KOffice 1.5. This version sports OpenDocument as the default file format, accessibility, a new project planning tool KPlato, professional color support and adjustment layers in Krita and the long awaited Kexi 1.0. You can read more about it in the press release and the full announcement.

Japan unveils the fastest train in the world

East Japan Railway Co. unveiled the latest prototype of the next-generation bullet train, code-named "Fastech 360Z". The six-car Fastech will aim to log the world's fastest speed for wheeled trains at 360 kilometers (224 miles) per hour during a normal journey. [Link]

Port 25 - Microsoft Linux Labs Website

Port 25 is open. The people, insights, and analysis from the Microsoft Open Source Software Lab. Its goal is to foster communication with those who use open-source.

Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight 6 Released

The Ubuntu team is proud to present the 6th Alpha test, called Flight 6 of our next release, Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake). With this release comes additional Look-and-Feel improvements, Live-CD installer enhancements, GNOME 2.14 final, and much more. Enjoy..

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 9 Released

The development version of SUSE Linux 10.1 Codename "Agama Lizard" Beta 9 is now available. Read the announcement for details. Enjoy..

Web 2.0 Awards

SEOmoz has announced Web 2.0 Awards(2006). They reviewed, categorized, rated and ranked over 300 Web 2.0 sites in 38 categories.

KOffice 1.5 RC1 Released

The KDE Project today announced the immediate release of KOffice 1.5-rc1, the release candidate for KOffice 1.5, scheduled for release this April. Read the announcement, the changelog, download it, and test it!

DesktopBSD 1.0 launched!

The DesktopBSD team has announced the released of DesktopBSD 1.0, available via download mirrors and via BitTorrent. Check the release notes and changelog for details.

Avie Tevanian to leave Apple

Avie Tevanian, the man who has led Apple Computer's software development efforts for nearly a decade, is leaving the company. He is one of the best OS guy on the planet, I admired.

KDE 3.5.2 Released

The KDE Project announces the release of the K Desktop Environment 3.5.2. The second update release in the KDE 3.5 series, check the Changelog for what are the changes...Enjoy

CSS: Nifty Corners Cube

Alessandro Fulciniti has updated his rounded corners without images scripts (Nifty Corners Cube) and it's simpler and more flexible than the previous versions. Also, with plenty of examples.

Mozilla Firefox 2 Alpha 1 Available

For those who like testing bleeding-edge software, the first Alpha of Firefox 2.0 Code-named Bon Echo is now available and can be downloaded at ftp.mozilla.org. Check the release notes for more information about what's new in this release. Enjoy...

Linux 2.6.16 kernel released

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of the 2.6.16 kernel. The comprehensible changelog has lot of details.

Fedora Core 5 Released

Fedora Core 5 "Bordeaux" is out. Downloads for i386, ppc, x86_64 are available and also the release notes. Enjoy...

OpenSUSE 10.1 Beta 8 Released

SUSE Linux 10.1 Codename "Agama Lizard" Beta8 is out. Read the announcement for list of download locations.

GNOME 2.14 is Out!

The wait is over, GNOME 2.14 has been released. Check the Release Notes for details...Enioy

FreeBSD 6.1-BETA4 and FreeBSD 5.5-BETA4 Available

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 6.1-BETA4 and FreeBSD 5.5-BETA4. Both FreeBSD 6.1 and FreeBSD 5.5 are meant to be a refinement of their respective branches with few dramatic changes. A lot of bugfixes have been made, some drivers have been updated, and some areas have been tweaked for better performance, etc. but no large changes have been made to the basic architecture. [Link]

Evolution 2.6.0 released

The Evolution Team is pleased to announce the release of Evolution
2.6.0. [Link]

Volvo Ocean Race - 4th Leg Result

ABN Amro One won the fourth and longest leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Pirates of the Caribbean is second and ABN Amro Two third.

KOffice 1.5-beta2 Released!

KDE Ships Second Beta Release Free Integrated Office Suite

The KDE Project today announced the immediate release of KOffice 1.5-beta2, the second beta release for KOffice 1.5, scheduled for release this March. [Link]

Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight 5 is Out!

The fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 6.04 - The Dapper Drake Flight 5 is out. It comes with a new and improved Human Look-and-Feel, a few new GUI power tools, and GNOME 2.14 final.

Mozilla: Places enabled by default on branch and trunk

Places is now enabled by default on the MOZILLA_1_8_BRANCH for browser (Firefox 2.0) and daily builds of the trunk.

OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 is Out!

OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 is Out.. Check the release notes and download is here. Enjoy

World's fastest internet

It can download all 32,640 pages of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in less than seven seconds. Whoa..

A BRITISH-designed internet system promises to break the “four-minute mile” of broadband technology by delivering the fastest web service on the planet to British households. [Link]

Toronto to Become One Giant Wireless Hotspot

Toronto joins a growing list of North American cities, including Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco, that have announced plans to bring low-cost, broadband wireless access to their citizens and businesses.

Toronto Hydro Corp. will announce Tuesday that it plans to turn Canada's largest city into one giant wireless hotspot. [Link]

KOffice Design Competition Result

Martin Pfeiffer has won the competition for KOffice 2 GUI and functionality design. His entry was chosen from eighteen submissions by the jury because of its innovative, ground-breaking approach to workflow and document handling. All entries are available at the result page.

Wine 0.9.9 Released

Wine 0.9.9, a free implementation of Windows on Unix is now available. Announcement here.

The 60 Inch Subwoofer

It's the world's biggest subwoofer, it has 60" in diameter and is powered by 1 million watts of amplifiers producing an SPL of 180db. Builder Mark Eldridge tells its story..

Mozilla Announces Extend Firefox Contest Winners

Mozilla Corporation has announced the winners of the Extend Firefox Contest. Check it out..

Mandriva Linux One 2006 Beta 2 Released

The second beta of Mandriva Linux One 2006 (an installable live CD) is now available. You can download it from there public mirror sites.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 6 Released

The OpenSUSE project has released the development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Codename "Agama Lizard" Beta 6. Also, they have revised the schedule for SUSE Linux 10.1 and an outlook beyond 10.1. Enjoy...

New Asteroid to give Earth its closest shave in 2102

This asteroid which was previously categorised as a grade green ("merits careful watching") on the Torino scale of NEO hazards, has been upgraded to grade yellow, "meriting attention."

A space rock capable of sub-continent scale devastation has about a one in 1,000 risk of colliding with Earth early next century, the highest of any known asteroid, watchers said on Thursday. [Link]

Matrox unveils TripleHead2Go™

Before it's DualHead2Go, Now it's the New TripleHead2Go external box adds three screens to desktops and laptops

Matrox Graphics, Inc., the leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professionals, today unveiled the new TripleHead2Go, a palm-sized box which uniquely allows a user to add three 19" monitors with a combined resolution of up to 3840x1024 and an incredible 45" of total diagonal to many workstations, gaming systems and laptops- even if those systems only support a single display output.

GNOME 2.14.0-RC Released

The first release candidate for GNOME 2.14 is out. This release is a feature, user interface, and string frozen snapshot primarily intended for wide public scrutiny before the final GNOME 2.14 release in March. Download and release notes are in the announcement.

GCC 4.1.0 Released!

GCC 4.1.0, used to stand for the GNU C Compiler, but since the compiler supports several other languages aside from C, it now stands for the GNU Compiler Collection has been released. The GCC 4.1 Changes, New Features, and Fixes document has more information on the series.

Gentoo 2006.0 Released

The Gentoo Release Engineering team proudly announces the release of Gentoo Linux 2006.0. Gentoo Linux 2006.0, the first release in the 2006 series, represents improvements across many architectures since the 2005.1 release.

You may obtain Gentoo Linux 2006.0 via our bouncer system, or if you prefer, contribute to the available bandwith by using our BitTorrent tracker. [Link]

OpenSUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 5 Released

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Codename "Agama Lizard" Beta 5 is now available. You can read the announcement here.

Mozilla: Cairo is on for Windows nightly builds

Cairo has landed, but its only on Windows..

Today we’ll switch to using Cairo as the default graphics layer in Windows nightly builds. Linux and Mac nightly builds will follow as soon as some remaining blockers are fixed. The switch to Cairo will cause some regressions in overall performance, font selection, and text rendering. [Link]

FreeBSD 6.1-BETA2/FreeBSD 5.5-BETA2 Available

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the
availability of FreeBSD 6.1-BETA2 and FreeBSD 5.5-BETA2. Both FreeBSD 6.1 and FreeBSD 5.5 are meant to be a refinement of their respective branches with few dramatic changes. [Link]

Linux: War Of The Eye Candy

First it was Novell announcing significant enhancements to the Xgl (X over OpenGL) graphics subsystem. Now RedHat, thru the Fedora Project announcing the Fedora Redering Project with there AIGLX (Accelerated Indirect GL X). For me this is good for the Linux desktop. Let the battles begin...

Fedora Core 5 Test 3 Released

After a delay of one week, the Fedora Project announces the third release of the Fedora Core 5 development cycle(Fedora Core 5 Test 3), available for the i386, x86_64, and PPC/PPC64 architectures. Download locations are in the release announcement.

Flock Brower 0.5.11 Released

Flock web browser 0.5.11 based on Firefox has been release and is available for download at flock.com. New features in this release can be read here.

Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight CD4 Released

Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight CD 4, the fourth in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Dapper development cycle is now available. A list of notable changes in this release across the whole distribution is available here.

OpenSUSE 10.1 Beta4 Released

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 4 is available. It has a number of ROUGH edges due to the integration of the new package manager which is not complete, so read the announcement before you decide to download and test it.

One Million Faces

Remember The Million Dollar Homepage? How about 1-million-faces.com which was launched on 4th February, 2006, from London, England. The aim of 1-million-faces is to compile the world's largest Internet "scrapbook" of faces from all around the globe. It will be available for everyone to view and enjoy. Check it out, and be part of an internet history..

Mozilla: Places Disabled in Nightlies (temporarily)

Due to some performance regressions and memory leak assertions which had been holding the tree closed, Places has returned to being disabled in nightly trunk and 1.8 branch builds. [Link]

Volvo Ocean Race - 3rd leg update

Spanish yacht Movistar won the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Melbourne to Wellington, ABN Amro One finished second with a margin of nine seconds in one of the closest finishes in the race's history. Pirates of the Caribbean was third. The fourth leg will start on Sunday across the gruelling Southern Ocean to Rio de Janiero.

GNOME 2.14 Beta 2 (2.13.91) Released!

GNOME 2.14.0 Beta 2 (2.13.91) has been released. This release is a feature, user interface, and string frozen snapshot primarily intended for wide public scrutiny before the final GNOME 2.14 release in March. Release notes and download info are in the anouncement. Happy testing!

CSS Reboot Spring 2006 has launched

Since I am a rebooter, I received an email that CSS Reboot Spring 2006 has launched. I have sign-upped, so check OnyoZine on May 1st...

Mozilla: Trunk and Branch are going Places

Starting today, February 16th, the new bookmarking and history system based on SQLlite (called Places), will be enabled by default on both the trunk and the 1_8_BRANCH (as per bug 327188.) [Link]

Google Apps Coming To Linux

Google and CodeWeavers Inc. are working together to bring Google's popular Windows Picasa photo editing and sharing program to Linux. The program is now in a limited beta test. If this program is successful, other Google applications will be following it to the Linux desktop, sources say. [Link]

Camino 1.0 Released

Version 1.0 of the Gecko based native Mac OS X browser, Camino, has been released. Read the Release Notes for what's new in the release. Enjoy...

SXSW Interactive Web Awards Finalists Announced

Finalists in 16 categories have been announced for the Ninth Annual SXSW Web Awards, a competition designed to honor the digital artists and web developers who fuel the online world with creative energy and ideas. Winners in these categories will be announced on Sunday evening, March 12 at the SXSW Web Awards Ceremony, presented by Adobe. [Link]

Fedora Core 5 Test 3 Delayed a Week

For those who are expecting the Fedora Core 5 Test 3 today, it is delayed for a week, expect it on Febuary 20.

FreeBSD 6.1 and 5.5 BETA1 Released

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the
beginning of both the FreeBSD 6.1 and FreeBSD 5.5 release cycles with the availability of FreeBSD 6.1-BETA1 and FreeBSD 5.5-BETA1. [Link]

Enlightenment 16.8 Released

Version 0.16.8 of the Enlightenment window manager has been released.
Some new features are:
- Name changed to e16 (binary, installation and configuration dirs)
- Built-in composite manager
- Systray
- Simplified configuration files
- Session scripting (do stuff on startup/shutdown)

Beware! e16.8 will not use configuration settings from earlier versions,
and a custom menu configuration file (menus.cfg) will have to be changed
to work with e16.8.

Dawn of a New Era - DTV Bill sign into Law

This is for USA only..
President Bush Signs Historic DTV Bill

President George Bush signed legislation into law today that set February 17, 2009 as the date when U.S. broadcasters must end their transmission of analog television signals. Some in the press have called it the "end of television as we know it." Others see it as a dawning of a new era. [Link]

Here in the Philippines we still have black and white tv...

Gnome 2.12.3 released

GNOME 2.12.3 has been released, the final release in the 2.12 series of Gnome.

Update: As usual, GARNOME 2.12.3 has been released.

Novell Xgl Enhancements, 'Compiz' Compositing Manager Released

Significant enhancements to Xgl framework enable development of advanced graphics to enhance functionality for end users

Novell today announced it has released significant enhancements to the Xgl (X over OpenGL) graphics subsystem, which will let developers create richer graphical experiences for Linux* desktop users. Xgl is new core rendering technology for the Linux desktop that takes advantage of now widely available accelerated 3D rendering hardware. These enhancements make Linux desktops more usable, increase end-user productivity and more firmly position Linux at the forefront of client computing technology. [Press release]

Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner Certified to Carry Passengers Around the World

The world's longest-range commercial jetliner, the Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner, now is certified by U.S. and European authorities to enter into passenger service with airlines around the world. [Link]

History of Firefox

A weblog post of Firefox Lead Engineer Ben Goodger on where Firefox came from. A historical perspective on where we are today with Firefox. Nice read...

Opera 9 Technology Preview 2 Released

Opera Software today released the second preview of Opera 9 codenamed Merlin. Some of the very cool features are Opera Widgets, BitTorrent, Customize search engines, Improved content blocker and pop-up blocker, Site specific preferences and Thumbnail preview. Download here.

U.S. Brings Back the .45

After two decades of use, the U.S. Department of Defense is getting rid of its Beretta M9 9mm pistol, and going back to the 11.4mm (.45 caliber) weapon. [Link]

Volvo Ocean Race - 3rd in-port result

ABN Amro One won the four-lap, 28-nautical mile race in the third in-port race in Melbourne on Saturday. Pirates of the Caribbean was second and Spain's movistar was 13 seconds behind in third with Ericsson fourth.

ABN Amro One leads overall with 32.5 points, ABN Amro Two in second on 25 points, followed by movistar on 18, Pirates of the Caribbean have 16.5, Brasil 1 have 16, Ericsson have 14.5 and Brunel are last of the seven boats on 11.5.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 3 Available

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 3 is available. Announcement here. Enjoy...

GNOME 2.13.90 Released!

The GNOME Release Team is happy to announce First beta release off the 2.13.x development branches, GNOME 2.13.90 aka (2.14.0 Beta 1). Release notes for platform, desktop, and bindings. Downloads for platform, desktop, and bindings.

Update: As usual GARNOME 2.13.90 (beta1) is also out!

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1 Released

Firefox 1.5.0.1 is a stability and security update to Firefox 1.5. It is recommended that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest version.

Ubuntu founder in RP to advocate freeware

The founder of the increasingly popular Ubuntu Linux operating system is in the Philippines to speak on the use of the free open source operating system for the mass-market and small-to-medium scale enterprises. He will be conducting a seminar in Manila Peninsula Hotel, Makati on February 2 focusing on the Ubuntu operating system and how home users and small companies can utilize a free and very stable version of Linux.