Free Software Foundation files suit against Cisco for GPL violations.
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Cisco. The FSF's complaint alleges that in the course of distributing various products under the Linksys brand Cisco has violated the licenses of many programs on which the FSF holds copyright, including GCC, binutils, and the GNU C Library. In doing so, Cisco has denied its users their right to share and modify the software. more... and GPL Violations: Is Cisco the Big One?

Amarok 2.0 released.
The world of digital music management has changed a great deal since the birth of Amarok four and a half years ago. Amarok 1 established a reputation for innovation, but maintaining development with the old framework became more difficult as Amarok grew, often in directions we never imagined. KDE4 brings many new technologies and design patterns, and we decided to use this opportunity to improve upon Amarok's original design. more... and Amarok gets a facelift.

Slackware Release Announcement.
Well folks, it's that time to announce a new stable Slackware release again. So, without further ado, announcing Slackware version 12.2! Since we've moved to supporting the 2.6 kernel series exclusively. more... and Slackware Linux 12.2 released.

The lizard roars: openSUSE 11.1 coming this week.
OpenSUSE 11.1, the next major version of Novell's community-driven Linux distribution, is scheduled for release on December 18. The new version will include updated software and some important new features that enhance the quality of the distribution. more...

Tracking build status with Pulse.
Pulse is a build server that can monitor your source repository and trigger a build and test cycle every time somebody does a commit. With Pulse you will always know if the most recent sources in your revision control system compile and if they pass your unit and system tests. Better yet, Pulse allows you to build and test your current working copy of checked-out source, during a so-called Personal Build, so you can see if your code breaks things before you commit your changes to the central repository. more...

Managing your movie collection with Griffith.
For a long time, I recorded a basic list of all the backups I made of my movie collection in a scruffy notebook. In due time, I found that relying on a simple piece of paper was wishful thinking. I then endured the laborious process of migrating my list to a spreadsheet on my computer -- but that still wasn't enough. Eventually I found Griffith, a movie collection manager more...

Bidirectional filesystem syncing - DirSync Pro vs. Unison.
Everyone knows and loves rsync, the command that lets you clone a directory tree to another disk or system with the ability to keep the clone fresh in an incremental and bandwidth-efficient manner. Sometimes, however, you want to sync in the reverse direction. more...

K12Linux founders hand off project to the Fedora community.
Two Oregon educators who founded the K12Linux project seven years ago are glad that they have been able to hand that project over to Fedora, the home they always meant for K12Linux to have. more...

Misc.
Interview with Warren Woodford - Founder of Mepis.
Ubuntu Training Index.
Quickly share your screenshots with JShot.
iGala Wi-Fi Linux Based Photo Frame.
How Much Does Google Know About You.
If Microsoft’s EULA Applied To Books.
Circular Application Menu for Ubuntu.
Best Linux/FOSS Podcasts of 2008.
Bluehost Affordable, reliable web hosting.

How To Tips.

How To Create A Minimal And Beautiful Desktop With Conky.
How To Creating Virtual Machines For Xen, KVM, VMware Workstation 6, and VMware Server With vmbuilder On Ubuntu 8.10.
How To Virtualization With KVM On Ubuntu 8.10.
How To Build a Fedora 10 Remix.
How To Using HDMI Audio/Video On Linux.

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