Michael Loeffler has announced the release of OpenSUSE 10.2 to the ftp servers. "As usual, we ship all the latest open source packages available at the time. But we want to give special mention to the redesigned GNOME and KDE desktop, Firefox 2.0, ext3 as new default file system, support for internal SD card readers, new power managment and last but not least our improved package management." Update: Screenshots.
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...as Oracle has proven any company can offer any Linux distro.
You wish. Producing a distro is a lot of hard work, and it needs to be done by people who are committed to it and know what they're doing.
Oracle are a company who are anything but, and have proved it in the past. I doubt we'll hear anything more from Unbreakable Linux.........
Maybe you could list all the companies that have any kind of agreement with Microsoft and create a long list of companies to be excommunicated.
I doubt whether any of them are stupid enough to pay Microsoft royalties on their own products.
RE[7]: Well, here it goes
Member since:2006-09-19
Or Microsoft RedHat or Microsoft Ubuntu ... as Oracle has proven any company can offer any Linux distro.
Maybe you could list all the companies that have any kind of agreement with Microsoft and create a long list of companies to be excommunicated.
I'm sure IBM has some sort of agreement with Microsoft, even if its just an OEM agreement to distribute Microsoft software.
Excommunicate them all before its too late!
Why don't you list them. Looks like you're making claims without having any facts to support them.
I'm not aware of any agreements between RedHad or Ubuntu and Microsoft.
And IBM has been around very long time, longer than Linux, I think. Ummm, let's see, isn't IBM the company that started the PC industry?
And Linux is not IBM's main business.
Whereas Novel bet just about their whole business on Linux.
And we are talking about Novel, aren't we?
One positive side effect that might come out of this, is that you might buy a computer in the future with Microsoft Suse preinstalled and unintentionally join the "cult" NotParker. And we all at OSNews would have a good laugh at your expense.
Member since:2005-07-06
I'm sure IBM has some sort of agreement with Microsoft, even if its just an OEM agreement to distribute Microsoft software.
IBM started the PC business and gave MS (run from a basement somewhere) an opportunity.Instant marketshare garanteed.All their current marketshare isn't based on fierce competition or choice by customers.
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The new WebKit Opera for Android has been released. "Opera 14 for Android is built on top of Chromium 26, with a total overhaul of the UI in native code, making it fit well with the latest Android design guidelines. Go get the build from Google Play or point your browser to m.opera.com, and give it a spin!"
The Verge pointed me to a blog post by Leap Motion - which reveals how their Kinect-like motion control works with Windows 8. "From the second you plug in your Leap Motion Controller, you'll be able to browse the web and interact with your computer just by moving your hands and fingers in the air. With Leap Motion technology and Windows, you can do everything that's possible with multi-touch inputs - without actually touching anything. This also means that existing applications in Windows 7 and 8 will respond to your natural hand and finger movements. Soon, we'll show you how Leap Motion will work with Mac OS X." Quite cool.PocketNow interviews Marc Dillon, and there's an interesting note about why Jolla is keeping the display properties under wraps: "We're leaving some of those details out because we do understand that there are a lot of really big players in the market and they tend to take certain components in the market and dominate them. We created the ability to actually be able to run Sailfish on multiple hardware displays and be able to swap components, so this is part of the demand and supply planning phase. We are committed to this industrial design which is a 4.5-inch display, an 8 megapixel camera on the back and a front-facing camera at the front, and the exact specs of the display we'll provide when we're close to delivery." Something you rarely hear anything about.
"This is my NeXTstation Turbo Color booting the Mac System 7.1 Operating System using a hardware add-on called 'Daydream'. The Daydream has a Mac ROM and a few custom ICs in it and hooked up to the NeXTs DSP port. Turns your NeXT into a full fledged 68k powered Mac." So cool.
"The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1, the first feature update of the NetBSD 6 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons, as well as new features and enhancements. Please note that all fixes in the prior security/bugfix updates (NetBSD 6.0.1 and 6.0.2) are also in 6.1."
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OpenSuse 10.2! Next stop, Microsoft Suse Windows!
Or Microsoft RedHat or Microsoft Ubuntu ... as Oracle has proven any company can offer any Linux distro.
Maybe you could list all the companies that have any kind of agreement with Microsoft and create a long list of companies to be excommunicated.
I'm sure IBM has some sort of agreement with Microsoft, even if its just an OEM agreement to distribute Microsoft software.
Excommunicate them all before its too late!