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]