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.