OpenSUSE 11.0 Released With Loads of new features

Novell has announced the release of OpenSUSE 11.0, which offers more than 200 new features and hundreds of application updates.
The 11.0 release of openSUSE includes more than 200 new features specific to openSUSE, a redesigned installer that makes openSUSE even easier to install, faster package management thanks to major updates in the ZYpp stack, and [...]

Wine 1.0-rc2 Released

Wine 1.0-rc2 was released today, with the following main changes:
* Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.
Binary packages are in the process of being built and it may take a few days for them to appear, but the source is available now. You can find out more about this release in the announcement. [...]

Last OpenSUSE Beta: 11.0 Beta 3

The openSUSE has announced the last Beta release of openSUSE 11.0. Over 700 bugs has been fixed since Beta 2. Check out the first bunch of screenshots here
See full release note here.
Of particular interest is the speed at which the betas are being released.

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First Release Candidate of Wine 1.0 Released

From WineHQ
This is the first release candidate for Wine 1.0. What’s new in this release? Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.

The sources:
http://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/system/emulators/wine/wine-1.0-rc1.tar.bz2
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wine/wine-1.0-rc1.tar.bz2
Binary packages for various distributions will be available from:
http://www.winehq.org/site/download

Documentation:
http://www.winehq.org/site/documentation

First look at openSUSE 11 beta 2

OpenSUSE 11 beta 2 is out! (See announcement here)
Although there are still many bugs that make openSUSE 11 beta 2 unsuitable for day-to-day use, it is improving at a rapid pace. An additional beta will be released later this month before the final official release, which is scheduled for June 19. Users who want to [...]

Linux and Formula One

Formula One motor racing is no longer about famous car marques, its about precise science and using technology to shave another fraction of a second off a lap time, and Linux is playing a pivotal role in helping the race teams achieve this.
As a technical sport motor racing demands of its participants a close understanding [...]

Ultra-free gNewSense 2.0 beta released

Brian Brazil and the team behind the ultra-free gNewSense Linux distribution have released a beta of the forthcoming 2.0 (or Deltah) series. gNewSense is based on Ubuntu but strips the distribution of non-free components to provide users with a truly free operating system. gNewSense is backed by the Free Software Foundation. Among the changes in [...]

Rare interview with Donald Knuth

Andrew Binstock and Donald Knuth converse on the success of open source, the problem with multicore architecture, the disappointing lack of interest in literate programming, the menace of reusable code, and that urban legend about winning a programming contest with a single compilation.

Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” Released

The latest release of the popular Linux Distribution Ubuntu, numbered 8.04 and code-named “Hardy Heron,” is available for download and upgrading. Check out the new features and improvements like a nifty Windows-based installer, file-handling improvements and upgraded applications, for yourself hassle-free with a live CD.

Ubuntu takes second stab at enterprise servers

Canonical, the Linux distribution maker best known for the Ubuntu Linux desktop operating system, has taken the wraps off a new release of the server edition of its product.