Ubuntu 8.10 - Comprehensive Review of 10 Main Features.
Ubuntu, right from its release, has been a very popular open source operating system for Linux lovers around the world. It has gained wide popularity even with non-techies for its ease of use and superb user interface. With its new release (Ubuntu 8.10 codenamed Intrepid Ibex) due in just 3 days' time, the hype and speculations are really reaching their heights. more... and The Philosophy and Features of Ubuntu 8.10 and Release Candidate for Ubuntu 8.10 is Out and Mark Shuttleworth and the Grand Linux Vision.

Symbian Foundation: To EPL or Not to EPL?
By choosing the Eclipse Public License as the license for the software to come out of the Symbian Foundation, the group takes a road safely chosen. The Eclipse Foundation welcomes the foundation’s support. But what about the GPL? more...

Android source available.
Google has finally released the source to its "Android" mobile phone platform; it can be obtained from source.android.com. more... and Run Google Android on Ubuntu and Security Flaw Discovered in Google's G1 Mobile Phone.

Manipulating CD/DVD images with AcetoneISO2.
Burning discs reliably ceased to be an area of concern for Linux a long time ago, thanks to tools such as K3b and GnomeBaker. Another tool, AcetoneISO2, aims to be the Swiss army knife at managing disc images. This utility can convert many different image formats, such as .nrg, .bin, and .img, to ISO, and can generate, compress, encrypt, extract, and mount ISO images. It can also mount Mac OS *.dmg files as images, rip DVDs to Xvid AVI files, split and merge images, and more. more...

Sharpen Your Mind and Have Fun With Tux.
It is time to take a break from Linux commands and have some fun playing computer games. Luckily, the open source software community offers many gaming and educational choices among the other applications. Whether you want to exercise your own mind or give a child a new learning tool, there are many free games and applications out there to help build and exercise knowledge. more...

Keep tabs on your finances with HomeBank.
"Where does all my money go?" If you want to know the exact answer to that question, you need HomeBank, a personal finance manager that can help you keep track of your income and expenses with consummate ease. more...

Applications.
FSlint is a utility to find and clean various forms of lint on a filesystem.
Gourmet Recipe Manager is a simple but powerful recipe-managing application.
Songwrite is a guitar tablature (fingering notation) editor and player, quite similar to TablEdit. In addition to tablatures, it also supports staff, lyrics and drums.
rdiff-backup Easy incremental backups from the command line.

Misc.
Welcome to Fourmilab Switzerland.
Popcorn Hour aims to bring end-users, enthusiasts and professionals the latest cutting-edge Digital Media Streaming products.
Sun Just Released VirtualBox 2.0.4!
Interview videos from the Kernel Summit.
EFF Marks 10th Anniversary of DMCA with Report on Law's Unintended Consequences.

How To Tips.

How To Upgrading Using the Alternate CD (8.04 -> 8.10).
How To Run Google Android on Ubuntu.
How To Get Your Local TV Listings From The Bash Command Line.
How To Audacity Tutorial part 2 – applying effects.

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