Friday, August 04, 2006

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.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

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.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

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 !

GNOME 51 released!

The GNOME Project released GNOME 51 (codename A Coruña). Release notes here . Enjoy...