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]