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Archive for November, 2007

openSUSE 10.3 Live CD in KDE and Gnome

By • Nov 6th, 2007 • Filed under: Linux Distros

The first live CD by openSUSE is out for lovers of this experienced Linux distro. The live version of openSUSE 10.3 comes in GNOME or KDE desktop configurations and runs on Intel or AMD-based system. It could be used as a rescue system and comes with a built-in MP3 support. openSUSE is well known for […]

An open letter to Microsoft by Mandriva Linux

By • Nov 6th, 2007 • Filed under: Open Source Advocacy

An open letter to Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO by François Bancilhon, CEO of Mandriva. The story began this way; the Nigerian governmentdecided to get 17,000 Intel-powered classmate PCs with a customised Mandriva Linux as operative system for educational purposes. This was a very promising deal for Mandriva that unlike Ubuntu gets fewer of such request […]

Firefox fixes vulnerabilities with the Latest Release Firefox 2.0.0.9

By • Nov 2nd, 2007 • Filed under: Firefox, Security

The Mozilla Foundation takes a break to repair the several vulnerabilities the 2.0.0.8. version had. So the latest release Firefox 2.0.0.9. corrects the several problems that were found in the previous release. But the Linux Magazine says that; the vulnerabilities that version 2.0.0.8 failed to fix still seem to exist in 2.0.0.9. As previously, it […]

Open source video converter HandBrake and others.

By • Nov 2nd, 2007 • Filed under: Linux Packages, Linux Tips and Tricks

Formally known as MediaFork, Handbrake is an open source, GPL- licensed, multi platform DVD to MPEG-4 converter. The most recent version, released 8 October, 2007 came out with many additional features. HandBrake 0.9.1 takes your DVDs and video sources like VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image , PAL or NTSC, AC-3 or MPEG audio tracks and and […]