Firefox 3 Release Candidate Released

Published in May 20th, 2008

Firefox 3 Release Candidate has been released. It includes only minor performance, UI, and compatibility tweaks. If no issues are found with the release candidate, it will become the final release.
Ubuntu 8.04 shipped with Firefox 3 Beta 5, which is now one version behind. There’s some confusion on whether Firefox would be updated in [...]

OpenOffice.org 2.4 Released, Already Included in Ubuntu 8.04

Published in March 28th, 2008

Posted by Tom in linuxnews

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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 [...]

GNOME 2.22 Released

Published in March 13th, 2008

Posted by Tom in hardyheron, linuxnews

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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 [...]

Wal-Mart’s gPC is Sold Out

Published in November 14th, 2007

Posted by Tom in linuxnews

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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 Everexâ€™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 [...]

GNOME RoadMap for 2.22, 2.24, and the Future

Published in November 7th, 2007

Posted by Tom in linuxnews

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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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