Linux / Open Source Software: June 2008 Archives

The History, Jokes, Easter Eggs and Comic Strips. The light side of Linux you didn't know about.



Full Story: The Light Side Of Linux

The first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, codenamed Intrepid Ibex, was made available on Saturday. This preliminary Intrepid prerelease includes updated packages, a new version of the Linux kernel, and an experimental new visual style.



Full Story: Horny for Ubuntu 8.10: first look at Intrepid Ibex

We Linux folk are the reliable early adopters of innovative applications like Skype who have done a disproportionate amount of work to make it popular. The gift horse we've gotten in return is a usable but much less feature-rich version that is years behind the other platforms.



Full Story: Skype for Linux: Where's the R-E-S-P-E-C-T?

SourceForge, the world’s largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications, appears to blocked in Mainland China on the eve of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.The current blocking may be related to the recent anti-China protests of Beijing Olympic Games, which began on 8 August in Beijing.



Full Story: Sourceforge.net Blocked In Mainland China

The first release after 1.0 in the development branch, give it good testing,



Full Story: Wine 1.1.0 Released

Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the delayed first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, code name "Intrepid Ibex": "Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha 1, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The primary changes from Hardy



Full Story: Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 1 released - code name "Intrepid Ibex"

So in short, the deal is, you get the card, but the only way to use it is to rent a driver to which you have an incomplete access, thereby making your fruitful use of the card consistently dependent on Nvidia and, quite obviously, therefore limiting the control you as a supposed owner of the card really have over it



Full Story: Nvidia says no to free drivers, I say no to Nvidia

Collection of IRC clients for Linux



Full Story: 10 IRC Client for Linux

KDE hackers have been working on polishing the new features, desktop integration, and documenting and translating the packages. Several bugfixing sessions have been held and squashed bugs in the beta software. Testing and feedback on this release is appreciated and needed to make the final KDE 4.1 release in late July 2008 a splash.



Full Story: KDE 4.1 Beta 2 Released!

Five ways you can record your desktop in linux.



Full Story: 5 Ways to Screencast Your Linux Desktop