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Slackware 12.1 released |
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May 03, 2008 - 7:06 AM - by Johnny Utah
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"Well folks, it's that time to announce a new stable Slackware release again. So, without further ado, announcing Slackware version 12.1! Since we've moved to supporting the 2.6 kernel series exclusively (and fine-tuned the system to get the most out of it), we feel that Slackware 12.1 has many improvements over our last release (Slackware 12.0) and is a must-have upgrade for any Slackware user.
Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll find better... [Read More]
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Hans Reiser found guilty of first degree murder |
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Apr 29, 2008 - 1:38 PM - by dadexter
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Software developer Hans Reiser was found guilty today (April 28th, 2008) of first degree murder in the death of his wife in late 2006, a conviction that carries up to 25 years in prison and a possible death sentence for the Reiser4 file system. The verdict, delivered Monday afternoon by an Alameda County, Calif. jury, concludes a five-month-long trial. Reiser was separated from wife Nina Reiser (and engaged in a custody battle for their two children) at the time of her disappearance, which... [Read More]
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Virgin America Uses Linux to Entertain Inflight |
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Mar 29, 2008 - 10:55 PM - by Johnny Utah
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Another article from Slashdot:
"CrunchGear has an interesting interview of the Director of Inflight Entertainment for the airline Virgin America discusses their adoption of Linux for the passenger's seat back computers. 'The ability to compose a music-video playlist is pretty cool and on the horizon. The READ section is also awesome in that it takes what is typically a bunch of wasted trees (excess newspapers, periodicals) and allows us to be more environmentally friendly... [Read More]
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Last year's CanSecWest Winner Repeats on Vista, Ubuntu Wins |
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Mar 29, 2008 - 10:52 PM - by Johnny Utah
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From Slashdot:
"Last year's winner of the CanSecWest hacking contest has won the Vista laptop in this year's competition. According to the sponsor TippingPoint's blog, Shane Macaulay used a new 0day exploit against Adobe Flash in order to secure his win. At the end of the day, the only laptop (of OS X, Vista, and Ubuntu) that remained unharmed was the one running Ubuntu. How's that for fueling religious platform wars?"
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Letter to Steve Ballmer |
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Nov 01, 2007 - 5:28 PM - by Johnny Utah
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Looks like Ballmer used FUD to steal contract from Mandriva:
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Dear Steve,
Hi, this is François, from Mandriva.
I’m sure we’re way too small for you to know me. You know, we’re one of these tiny Linux | ... [Read More]
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