Linux FormatPostNuke Powered SiteA year without Microsoft- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Back in May 2007, Mike Kavis decided to switch completely to open source software in his workplace. He has posted an update of his experiences, discussing how Linux and OSS have worked well for him, although he missed an equivalent to Visio.http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... KDE 4.1 Beta 2 is here- (Found July 23, 2008 ) According to our poll, most of you are waiting for KDE 4.1 -- the 'big' release where all the new features will scrabble out of their hiding places. In the second beta, there's been a glut of improvements to the Dolphin file manager and Gwenview image viewer, plus new language bindings for Python and Ruby.http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... Sabayon Linux 3.5 released- (Found July 23, 2008 ) The Sabayon Linux project has released version 3.5 and is now also officially sponsored by the NLnet Foundation. Highlights include: a new look, Linux kernel 2.6.25.9, X.Org 7.3, Compiz Fusion 0.7.6, and a new binary package manager called Entropy. Distribution screenshots are available here.http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... Gentoo Linux 2008.0 arrives- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Get your compilers prepped and tuned: a new version of power-user distro Gentoo has been released. High on the new feature list is: kernel 2.6.24; Xfce on the LiveCD; and simpler profiles to trim down package dependencies. Click the link for more info and downloads.http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... Mandriva joins the netbook party- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Yes, there's another contender in the netbook (subnotebook in oldspeak) market. The Gdium has a 10" screen, 900MHz CPU and 512MB of RAM, plus the not-really-explained 'Gayaplex'. It'll run Mandriva Linux via a USB flash drive known as a G-Key, which means you can move between different Gdiums while keeping your OS settings and data.http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... Judge to SCO: cough up $2.5m- (Found July 23, 2008 ) In what is, perhaps, finally, at long last, a speck of light at the end of the tunnel, SCO has been ordered to pay 2.5 million dollars to Novell following lots of courtroom fun. One Slashdotter ponders if this means bad news for Sun's OpenSolaris...http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... TuxSoftware.com is up and running- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Kevin Thompson has been in touch with details on his new website, TuxSoftware.com. Like the recently launched Linux App Finder, the site aims to make it easier for Linux users to find programs and install them with a few mouse clicks. Read on for Kevin's lowdown on the site...http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... Eee PC: a challenger appears- (Found July 23, 2008 ) MSI is trying. Acer is trying. Everex is trying. But Asus is about to face the biggest competition yet for its bewilderingly large Eee PC range -- the Dell E. With a possible August launch date in the US, the E could make a big impact on the market with Dell's marketing muscle. Especially if the $299 price point turns out to be true. Any guesses what that will be in UK poundshttp://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... Dispelling KDE 4 myths- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Over at Groklaw, Sebastian Kgler has posted 11 myths about KDE 4 and why they're not true. Kgler addresses the oft-repeated remarks that the KDE 4.0 release was a mistake, that the desktop should fork, and that Plasma needs to go to the big bin of tech bloopers.http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... New Linux app finder launches- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Freshmeat, SourceForge, Gnome Desktop, KDE-Apps... there are loads of ways to find Linux programs, but this new App Finder site aims to be a one-stop-shop for your software needs. It also includes a handy Alternatives list for those who've made the bold move from Windows or OS X, and need to find replacements for their favourite apps.http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid... |