OpenOffice.org, productivity suite included in Ubuntu, just released version 2.4. OpenOffice.org 2.4 is a minor release, the last before version 3.0, but it includes plenty of new features and fixes. OpenOffice.org Ninja has a post with screenshots, and The official release notes detail every change and fix.
You may not realize (I didn’t until today) that […]

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The GNOME 2.22 free software desktop, which is included in the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04, has been released. Similar to Ubuntu, GNOME follows a six month release cycle. This means that every new version of Ubuntu includes the latest version of GNOME.

The GNOME Project’s focus on users and usability continues in GNOME 2.22 with its […]

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Everex’s $200 Linux gPC has sold out at Wal-Mart in approximately two weeks.

The system sold by Wal-Mart was an Everex’s TC2502 gPC and is the first mass-market $200 desktop PC. The spec of the system is very low - 1.5 GHz VIA C7 CPU embedded onto a Mini-ITX motherboard, 512MB of RAM and an […]

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The GNOME project has released a roadmap for versions 2.22, 2.24, and for the future. There are no earth-shattering changes, but there are lots of nice enhancements.

The GNOME Community Roadmap is a big-picture view of functionality we expect GNOME to include in short-term and long-term future. The roadmap is based on feedback from current GNOME […]

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During the summer I wrote about Everex’s planned inexpensive Linux PC at Wal-mart. Now the $200 Everex gPC has launched.

Everex, a longtime personal computer vendor, has unveiled its latest PC featuring Ubuntu Linux-based open-source productivity software and Google-based Web 2.0 applications, for a mere $198.

The gPC does not run Ubuntu, but does run gOS, a […]

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