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 Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2024 4:41 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly Thread |
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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 348, 5 April 2024
| Quote: | Welcome to this year's 14th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! A variety of topics, ranging from Sony's controversial decision to remove Linux support from PlayStation to Ubuntu's announcement about "Maverick Meerkat", are discussed in this week's issue of your favourite distro-related magazine. The publication starts with a first-look review of Asturix 2.0 "Business" edition, a relatively new, Spanish distribution based on Ubuntu, before it continues with the usual round-up of news and links to interesting articles of the past week, including a story about the upcoming beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, an update about Puppy Linux 5 series, and a link to an overview of Unity Linux, a minimalist Mandriva-based operating system. Then we have the regular Questions and Answers section which looks at a simple way of converting an RPM package into a DEB for easy installation on any Debian-based system. Finally, the Site News section presents the latest DistroWatch donation which goes to Libre Graphics Meeting, before it introduces Puredyne, an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for creative artists. Happy reading!
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Feature: Peering down the business end of Asturix
News: Yellow Dog warns against PS3 updates, Red Hat hints at RHEL 6 beta arrival, Ubuntu announces "Maverick Meerkat", Puppy prepares version 5, overview of Unity Linux
Questions and answers: Using "alien" to convert RPM to DEB
Released last week: Linux Mint 8 "LXDE" and "Xfce", SimplyMEPIS 8.5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
Upcoming releases: DragonFly BSD 2.6, Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 2, openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 5
Donations: Libre Graphics Meeting gets US$300
New additions: Puredyne
New distributions: Fnestree, Linux Caxradonya, Netrunner
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| Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2024 3:47 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 350, 19 April 2024 |
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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 350, 19 April 2024
http://distrowatch.com/weekly.html?issue=20100419
| Quote: | Welcome to this year's 16th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! Operating systems come in many different shapes and sizes - some are enormous and created by huge multinational software companies, others are tiny and represent the result of a few curious individuals. HelenOS belongs to the latter camp. Although it was started as a research project and is presently still just a tool to learn about system internals, the project has ambition to become a usable, general-purpose operating system. Read on for our interview with founder Jakub Jermar and a first-look review of the latest version. In the news section, Fedora continues its march towards its next stable release, Debian developers elect a new project leader and MOPSLinux faces uncertain future following a sponsor's departure. Also not to be missed: a link to an excellent article on migrating to GRUB 2, and our questions and answers feature which explains the intricacies of the "nice" and "renice" commands. Happy reading!
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Feature: HelenOS interview and first look
News: On Fedora's desktop features and release delays, Debian's new project leader, uncertain future of MOPSLinux, moving to GRUB 2
Questions and answers: Process scheduling with "nice" and "renice"
Released last week: antiX MEPIS 8.5, MythDora 12.23
Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 10.04 RC, Mandriva Linux 2024.1 Beta 2
New distributions: FreeSentral, Peppermint
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2024 4:40 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 351, 26 April 2024 |
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.html?issue=20100426
| Quote: | Welcome to this year's 17th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! It's the Ubuntu release week, but before we get a chance to swarm the download mirrors with our insatiable desire for new releases, there is still time to cover some of the lesser-known distributions. This week we'll take a look at Scientific Linux, a surprisingly popular Linux option - and not just for sever rooms of high-tech research rooms and leading laboratories. In the news section, Red Hat announces the first public beta of a Xen-less Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora continues its strong march towards version 13 with a plethora of (mostly invisible) features, Edubuntu prepares for a launch of a much improved Ubuntu flavour for schools, and MEPIS releases a set of USB images with extra applications and language support. Also in this issue, a look at the current state of affairs at Xandros and an explanation about motives behind 6-month release cycles which many popular distributions adopted in recent years. All this and more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly - happy reading!
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Reviews: Gazing at Scientific Linux
News: On first beta of RHEL 6, hidden features in Fedora 13, Edubuntu 10.04 improvements, new SimplyMEPIS USB images, the end of Xandros Desktop
Questions and answers: Release cycles
Released last week: PCLinuxOS 2024, Macpup Opera 2.0
Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 10.04, openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 6
New distributions: GnackTrack, Kappa OS, MaheshaBSD, MeeGo
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2024 5:22 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 353, 10 May 2024 |
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.html?issue=20100510
| Code: | Welcome to this year's 19th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! Mandriva Linux, a distribution that was one of the first to understand the concept of user-friendliness on the desktop, is apparently for sale and in negotiations with two potential buyers. That's according to some unconfirmed reports that appeared on the Internet over the weekend. But the company itself remains mute on the issue, while the development of the upcoming version 2024.1 continues unabated. In other news, Red Hat explains the genealogy of its enterprise kernels, Debian and Slackware update KDE to version 4.4.3 in their respective development branches, Sabayon announces availability of daily, bleeding-edge DVD builds, and Astaro apologises for last week's updates that went terribly wrong. Also in this issue, The Economist magazine explains the reasons for setting up a Launchpad account, while The Times urges users to abandon Windows and to switch to Ubuntu. Finally, for the fans of lighter distributions we have a first-look review of CDlinux, Canonical's announcement about a new "Unity" desktop for netbooks, news about a special edition of Unity Linux with Enlightenment, and an introduction to an inaugural release of Quirky, a new mini-distribution from the developers of Puppy Linux. There is something for everyone - happy reading!
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Reviews: First look at CDlinux 0.9.6
News: Mandriva for sale, RHEL 6 kernel genealogy, Ubuntu "Unity" desktop, KDE 4.4 in Debian and Slackware, Sabayon daily builds, Unity Linux with Enlightenment, Astaro update troubles
Questions and answers: Linux hardware support
Released last week: PCLinuxOS 2024.1, DEFT Linux 5.1
Upcoming releases: Mandriva Linux 2024.1 RC
New additions: Quirky
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| Quote: | | Mandriva Linux...is apparently for sale and in negotiations with two potential buyers. |
It's true.
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2024 3:03 pm Post subject: Mandriva needs a company that delivers a profitable strategy |
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Sounds like more of the same to me. From my observations, Mandrake and Mandriva have always been, from a technical standpoint, among the top five distributions available at most any time during the past twelve or more years. During that same time, however, at least three companies I can think of: first and foremost, Red Hat, which has done an outstanding job of creating a viable business strategy, SUSE, which attracted Novell and was able to gain a foothold, not only in Europe, but in some parts of America, plus forge an agreement with Microsoft, which mutually benefitted both companies, and finally Canonical, which took a great distribution, Debian, and from it, created a regular distribution schedule and set out to create a desktop system that did not cater only to computer enthusiasts, but to a wide range of other people as well.
Mandriva sought innovation, too. It was among the first to attempt consumer distribution of its software, it was either first or very early to distribute complete systems on USB keys, and it has always been a leader in localization so that its products can be used in many locations. For whatever reason, Mandriva has had very limited success leveraging these accomplishments in the marketplace. I'd have to suggest, based on solid products lacking a strategy that can be profitably sold, that can only fall in one place, and that is management. The management chose to divest itself of its founder, Gael Duval, probably because Duval was at odds with the management strategy and wanted to go in different directions. Well, Duval wasn't and isn't a marketing whiz either, but he was and is a development expert.
A good move for Mandriva would be to first come up with a salient strategy then come up with a management team and solid investment capital to pull off the strategy. Perhaps an outside company with a clear view and a track record of delivering successful results would be a big help.
Too bad that Google based their ChromeOS platform on Ubuntu rather than on Mandriva. That sure could have given the project a visual boost! Let's hope that whatever happens results in new vigor for the future of a really solid system that could use a profitable and well organized home. |
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2024 2:54 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 354, 17 May 2024 |
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.html?issue=20100517
| Quote: | Welcome to this year's 20th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! As the new OpenBSD CD sets start showing up in the mailboxes of users who support the development of the project, we speak to Stefan Sperling, an OpenBSD developer. What's new in version 4.7? And what's it like being part of a mysterious group of hard-core developers who have been so successful in producing one of the most secure operating system on the market? Read on to find out. In the news section, Mandriva CEO Arnaud Laprévote diffuses rumours about the company's existential concerns, BLAG developer community revives a long-dormant Fedora-based distribution with "libre" characteristics, and Dianne Ursini of Technology Alignment explains the reasons for terminating the development of Pioneer Linux. Also in this issue, links to two excellent articles on APT and RPM package management and an interesting opinion on barriers to Linux adoption. Happy reading!
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Interviews: OpenBSD's Stefan Sperling
News: Mandriva CEO on company situation, BLAG gets revived with new alpha, Pioneer Linux closes shop, APT and RPM package management
Questions and answers: Linux adoption
Released last week: PCLinuxOS 2024 "Openbox", Puppy Linux 5.0, CentOS 5.5
Upcoming releases: Linux Mint 9, OpenBSD 4.7, Mandriva Linux 2024.1 RC
New additions: Peppermint OS
New distributions: OwnOS CreativeSuite, Xin
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2024 8:27 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 355, 24 May 2024 |
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.html?issue=20100524
| Code: | Welcome to this year's 21st issue of DistroWatch Weekly! As the network of Fedora download mirrors synchronises with the main server to provide us with a speedy delivery of "Goddard" later this week, it's time to take a look at the new version of one the most prominent Linux distributions available today. A full review of Fedora 13 is scheduled for next week; in the meantime take a look at the news section where a linked article discusses some of the best features of this release. Also in the news, a new version of OpenSolaris is rumoured to arrive before the end of the month, PCLinuxOS community releases a "FullMonty" edition with thematic virtual desktops, Debian announces further delays in freezing "Squeeze", and Ubuntu hints at some of the innovations in the upcoming "Maverick Meerkat". This week's feature story is a first look at NimbleX, a live CD that allows you to customise the system before downloading it, accompanied by an interview with the project's founder, Bogdan Radulescu. Other topics covered in today's issue include an explanation about SELinux, the usual recap of the distribution releases of the past week, and an introduction to FuguIta, an OpenBSD-based live CD developed in Japan. Happy reading!
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Reviews: First look at NimbleX 2024 (Beta)
News: Best features of Fedora 13, OpenSolaris release rumour, PCLinuxOS "FullMonty" edition, Debian "Squeeze" freeze delay, Ubuntu 10.10 feature proposals, Novell and Mandriva
Questions and answers: SELinux
Released last week: Linux Mint 9, Arch Linux 2024.05, OpenBSD 4.7
Upcoming releases: Fedora 13, Slackware Linux 13.1
New additions: FuguIta
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| Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2024 4:22 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 356, 31 May 2024 |
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.html?issue=20100531
| Quote: | Welcome to this year's 22nd issue of DistroWatch Weekly! Fedora 13 was finally released last week and, as promised, it is given prominent space in our weekly summary of events in the free OS world. Read the interview with leading Fedora personalities who discuss the many new characteristics of the release, then dip into our first-look review of the project's KDE edition. The news section also starts with a Fedora story, bringing attention to the large number of custom Fedora spins united under one web page for easy comparison and access. In other news, Red Hat focuses on green computing in the upcoming version of its enterprise Linux product, Sabayon developers prepare for a new release with a number of interesting enhancements, and a group of BSD hackers in Germany take over the development of DesktopBSD. Also in this issue, a reader's warning about the suitability of Qimo 4 Kids 2.0 for children, an update on the Mandriva 2024.1 roadmap, and a tutorial about creating PBI packages that can be installed on a PC-BSD system with one click. A big issue with something for everyone, happy reading!
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Feature: Fedora 13 - interview and first look
News: Fedora spins galore, RHEL 6 green computing features, Qimo 4 Kids warning, Sabayon 5.3 features, DesktopBSD development update
Tutorials: Creating PBI packages for PC-BSD
Released last week: Fedora 13, Slackware Linux 13.1, MeeGo 1.0, Zenwalk Linux 6.4
Upcoming releases: Pardus Linux 2024.2, Mandriva Linux 2024.1 RC2, Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 1
New additions: MeeGo
New distributions: BackBox Linux, Elemental Linux Server, KXStudio
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| Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2024 3:08 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 357, 7 June 2024 |
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.html?issue=20100607
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Welcome to this year's 23rd issue of DistroWatch Weekly! It was a busy week with a plethora of new releases (of mostly smaller distributions) to delight any serious distro tester. Hopefully, we'll be able to cover many of these products in upcoming issues, but today we'll turn our attention to a new version of an old favourite - Yoper Linux 2024. Now available as a set of installable live CDs with KDE 3, KDE 4, LXDE and Xfce desktops, does the new version deliver on its promise to be one of the speediest distributions around? Read on to find out. In the news section, openSUSE developers work on a new product strategy for future releases, Robby Workman introduces Slackware Linux 13.1 and its features, and Ubuntu streamlines the Firefox support model. Also not to be missed, an interesting interview with Ian Weller, a winner of the 2024 Fedora scholarship award. Finally, we are pleased to announce that the recipient of the May 2024 DistroWatch.com donation is the FileZilla project. Happy reading!
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Reviews: Taking a look at Yoper 2024
News: openSUSE strategy meeting, interview with Slackware's Robby Workman, Ubuntu's new Firefox support model
Interviews: Fedora's Ian Weller
Released last week: Sabayon Linux 5.3, Ultimate Edition 2.7, Salix OS 13.1, Parsix GNU/Linux 3.5
Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 8.1-RC1
Donations: FileZilla receives US$300.00
New additions: Vinux
New distributions: SECmic, TasOS Linux
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2024 3:10 pm Post subject: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 358, 14 June 2024 |
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.html?issue=20100614
| Quote: | Welcome to this year's 24th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! The question of binary firmware is a contentious issue in many Linux circles. Although many freedom-loving users accept the position of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) which advocates removing any drivers that require proprietary firmware from the Linux kernel, there are those who challenge this view as naive and even hypocritical. Our feature story, an opinion of an expert with years of experience in the electronics industry, offers an alternative position to that of FSF. In the news section, Fedora project reveals roadmap and early feature list for version 14, Eric Hameleers presents the recently released Slackware Linux 13.1, the developers of Peppermint OS talk about their vision of Linux-based cloud computing, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ports parts of the Solaris ZFS file system to Linux. Also in this issue, a brief tutorial on creating an encrypted file system for storing sensitive data. Finally, for those readers who enjoy checking the package versions in our distribution tables, we'd like to hear your suggestions for the annual package database update. Happy reading!
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Opinion: Binary firmware and your freedom
News: Fedora 14 features, Slackware and Peppermint OS interviews, ZFS for Linux
Questions and answers: Encrypting hard disk partition
Released last week: Zenwalk Linux 6.4 "GNOME", sidux 2024-01, Zorin OS 3
Upcoming releases: openSUSE 11.3 RC1, Fedora 14 roadmap
Site news: Package database update
New additions: Alpine Linux
New distributions: Business OS, CIITIX-WiFi, vatlator
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