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Big Buck Bunny is an Open Movie created with Open Source software Blender. Download link is h3r3

First alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, code name "Intrepid Ibex" Official Release Announcement is h3r3 Quoted" Steve Langasek steve.langasek at ubuntu.com Sat Jun 28 04:13:56 BST 2008 Previous message: Ubuntu 8.04.1 freeze of hardy-proposed Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] "Once the baby is strong enough to follow its mother, the pair joins other mothers and babies. The youngsters become independent quickly. An ibex kid can jump on its first day of life, and it joins kid groups by the fourth week. Even at an early age, lambs and kids are agile and alert. Although they are weaned by four to six months of age, they remain with their mothers for at least a year." http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-goat_sheep.html Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-1, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged ...

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Canonical Ltd. has quietly launched a full "developers release" of Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). Desktop and embedded Linux developers can now begin porting applications to the platform, which will be pre-installed on MIDs by OEMs. Ubuntu MID Edition is based on the Canonical-sponsored Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) community project, in cooperation with the Intel sponsored Moblin.org project. Ubuntu MID Edition is also a modified version Ubuntu Desktop Edition 8.04(Hardy Haron) , Optimized Specially for handheld MID devices. The free, open-source Ubuntu MID Edition offers modifications for displaying on smaller 4- to 6-inch MID displays and for making applications "finger friendly for touch screens," Ubuntu MID will be pre-installed on MIDs by their manufacturers, who will typically add drivers and new applications, or even modify the user interface. Users will be able to download and install additional applications de...

KDE Community is proud to announce the second beta release of KDE 4.1. Beta 2 is aimed at testers, community members and enthusiasts in order to identify bugs and regressions, so that 4.1 can fully replace KDE 3 for end users. KDE 4.1 beta 2 is available as binary packages for a wide range of platforms, and as source packages. KDE 4.1 is due for final release in late July 2008. Reference Link is h3r3

Foundation to be established to provide royalty-free open platform and accelerate innovation. I'm not sure if this is a Political move that Symbian is taking becuase of the FUD/Fear from Google Android. The demand for converged mobile devices is accelerating. By 2010 we expect four billion people to have joined the global mobile conversation. For many of these people, their mobile will be their first Internet experience, not just their first camera, music player or phone. Open software is the basic building block for delivering this future. With this in mind, industry leaders are coming together to establish Symbian Foundation, to bring to life a shared vision and to create the most proven, open and complete mobile software platform - available for free. To achieve this, the foundation will unify Symbian, S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) software to create an unparalleled open software platform for converged mobile devices, enabling the whole mobile ecosystem to accelerate innovation. The...

Aladdin Knowledge Systems, an information security leader specializing in authentication, software DRM, and content security, is including Linux support for its software- and hardware-based copy protection and licensing solution -- Aladdin HASP SRM. Software publishers developing products for the Linux operating system can now take advantage of cross-locking capabilities that combine copy protection, unmatched IP protection, and secure licensing using HASP SRM hardware-based security for individual keys or product activation in a network environment. It features a protection API and a Linux Envelope for automatic file-wrapping. Software developers currently using HASP HL for Linux will also gain a significant increase in security with HASP SRM. Although HASP products and it's essence are contracting with Linux and Open Source Spirit, but I'm glad to see all business applications are targeting Linux.