Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 released.
The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 5.0 (codenamed Lenny) after 22 months of constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports a total of twelve processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME, Xfce, and LXDE desktop environments. more... and Debian ships Lenny 5.0 release after 22 months of development and What’s new with Lenny.

Red Hat & Microsoft partner up!
In what came as a surprise to many Linux observers, Red Hat announced on the morning of February 16th that it has signed reciprocal agreements with Microsoft to enable increased interoperability for the companies' virtualization platforms. more... and Red Hat deal a kick in the guts for Novell.

Miro 2.0 Gets Streaming Support, New Look.
Miro, the open-source player that's like a TiVo for internet video, has hit its 2.0 release, boosting the play-anything tool's performance and adding some neat features, like streaming video from Hulu and other sites. more... and Miro 2.0 gets serious about Web video.

Using Dia for diagrams.
Everybody needs diagrams. Most users need to create one more often than they think: that flowchart for a presentation, that sketch of the bird feeder to build this weekend, or a time line. Getting more technical, there are always circuits and blueprints and the like. Stop wasting time with an office app, the GIMP, or a paint program: use Dia, an easy yet powerful made-for-diagrams editor. more...

Buddi: Personal finances without a headache.
Although the idea of using an application to manage your personal finances does make a lot of sense, not all of us have the time and patience to learn all the intricacies of tools like GnuCash or Money Manager Ex. In this case, you need Buddi, probably the most easy to use personal finance manager out there. more...

10 free RAW image tools for Linux.
You don’t need to have played with a digital SLR camera for long to run into the continuing frustration that is RAW images. RAW images offer very high image quality without the nasty compression artifacts of often found in consumer cameras using the JPEG format. more...

Applications.
GADMINTOOLS consists of several easy to use C / GTK+ server administration tools for the following list of servers.
LinuxCNC Home of users of the Enhanced Machine Controller - EMC.

Misc.
Linux video conversion using mencoder.
CreateSpace online publishing tools and Community can help you complete and sell your work.
How to write a Linux virus.
Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software.
Adobe and Nokia pledge $10m for Flash and AIR apps.
Got my hands on a Hauppauge PVR-1212.
Intel On Rebuilding The X.Org Linux Desktop.

How To Tips.

How To Blocking IP Addresses Of Any Country With iptables.
How To IP Address Geolocation From MySQL.
How To Free IP address geolocation MySQL database with city, country, region or state, zipcode, latitude, longitude.
How To More fun with Zenity: shell script/GUI interactivity.
How To Automate Ubuntu Server Shutdown.
How To SSH Host Key Protection.

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