GNOME 2.26
GNOME 2.26 is set for release for March 18th and if you’re wondering exactly what the developers have cooked up for their latest bi-annual release, well you’ve come to the right place. Techpark6 has been running the Release Candidate for the last two weeks to figure out what changes are in store for GNOME 2.26. more...

Test Drive Firefox 3.1 Beta 3.
Today Mozilla released the third beta for the next major Firefox update, version 3.1. Firefox 3.1, which will likely be re-numbered to Firefox 3.5, will have one more beta before the final release this summer. more... and Mozilla Contemplates a Future Without Google.

Microsoft sabotaging GPL, claims Samba.
Samba project leader Jeremy Allison has accused Microsoft of trying to prevent people using and distributing software under the GNU General Public Licence, by forcing cross-patent licensing deals. more...

Vyatta 5 Advances Linux Routing.
Linux-based networking vendor Vyatta is out today with its Vyatta Community Edition 5 (VC5) release, including a host of new security and performance improvements. more...

Kodak releases scanning application for Linux.
Kodak has released a free scanner application for Linux called ScanTWAIN that promises "production quality scanning." The software is released under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL) version 2 and comes with a complete GUI that supports all of the options of its Windows counterpart. more... and Kodak releases ScanTWAIN document scanner for Linux.

SheevaPlug: the NSLU2 killer.
I received a SheevaPlug this week, an intriguing device that packs incredible power and functionality into a tiny package. As many of you know, I've been doing a lot of work on Debian for the Linksys NSLU2 in the last few years. The NSLU2 is a key reason why ARM has become the third most popular architecture in Debian more...

The Best Hardware for Photo Editing.
For the benchmarks, I picked a mixed-bag of graphics tests, a few that are processor intensive, a few that use the GPU, and a few that are memory intensive. Here's a breakdown of each graphics test I performed. Only four of these could be easily duplicated in GIMP, which I'll also explain. more...

The seven best Linux Foundation contest videos.
Linux doesn't have much in the way of advertising. While Apple's wonderful "I'm a Mac" TV ad campaign is famous, and Microsoft's Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld ads are infamous, Linux really doesn't have anything. Now, the Linux Foundation is trying to change that with it's "We're Linux" Video Contest. more...

ext4, application expectations and power management.
There's been a certain amount of discussion about behavioural differences between ext3 and ext4[1], most notably due to ext4's increased window of opportunity for files to end up empty due to both a longer commit window and delayed allocation of blocks in order to obtain a more pleasing on-disk layout. more...

Misc.
NITdroid Android operating system for Nokia Internet Tablets.
DirectX 10 coming to Linux through WINE and CrossOver.
LogMX The universal log file viewer.
Linux Printing Tips.
Qimo does it right.
Symbian shows release plan.
Tin Hat 20090309 released.
Watch Out Microsoft: Google Aims for Desktop.
Heavens Above.
L.E. Phillips Planetarium.
FreeWRL Home Page.

How To Tips.

How To Set Tomato Firmware for Wireless Client Modes.
How To Uninstall VMWare Server: Ubuntu All Versions.
How To Simple MySQL Developer Intro.
How To Configure Postfix for Multiple ISP Client SMTP Authentication.
How To Install Google Earth 5.0 on Ubuntu 8.10.

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