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Debian Project News - November 3rd, 2008
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| The Debian project is pleased to announce the fifth update of its
| stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename "Etch"). This update
| mainly corrects security problems in the stable release, along with a
| few adjustments to serious problems. Those who frequently install
| updates from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and
| most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update. New
| CD and DVD images containing updated packages are available at the
| regular locations.
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http://lists.debian.org/debian-news/2008/msg00015.html
Board Support Package Supports Linux
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| Targeting the AMD Geode LX-based Cougar and Python SBCs, VersaLogic’s
| DEV-CD-L6 quick-start board support package (BSP) uses the Debian Linux 4.0
| (etch/stable) product running Linux kernel 2.6.25-5. The bootable LiveCD
| installs and supports Ethernet, audio, video, USB, and serial communications.
| The package offers 3 stable images for meeting functionality requirements. An
| Advanced User Package (AUP) is available containing kernel sources, a
| customized config file, and driver patches for running other Linux
| distributions.
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http://www.ecnmag.com/product-Board-Support-Package-Supports-Linux.aspx?menuid=302
More embedded news:
Gumstix, Texas Instruments Intro Tiny Open Source Motherboard
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| Say it’s produced the smallest, cheapest Linux computer on the market, a
| Portola Valley, California-based company has unveiled a motherboard solution
| for open source professionals.
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http://asterisk.tmcnet.com/topics/open-source/articles/44418-gumstix-texas-instruments-intro-tiny-open-source-motherboard.htm
Recent:
Call for testing of next Debian Installer release
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| We are approaching the Debian 5.0 (Lenny) release and the Debian
| Installer team is working to fix the remaining issues for it. The
| Debian Installer Release Candidate 1 is being prepared and we are
| short in time to make fixes.
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http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/09/msg00005.html
Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters
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| it has been more than three years since the last "Bits from the Debian
| GNU/Hurd porters"[1], high time for an update on the port.
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http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2008/09/msg00004.html
Making the Switch from Debian to Ubuntu and Back Again
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| All in all, Debian has made leaps and bounds from the early days, and Lenny
| is truly a user-friendly desktop operating system, for Linux and Windows
| users alike. Between open source alternatives and wine the average Windows
| user could make the transition to Lenny without much of a problem. Several of
| my not so computer literate family members have managed to do day to day
| tasks with very few questions.
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http://www.debiantoday.com/making-the-switch-from-debian-to-ubuntu-and-back-again/
Debian Project News - September 15th, 2008
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| Luk Claes reported on the progress regarding the release of the new stable
| release Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Lenny. While there are still a lot of release
| critical bugs to be fixed, Lenny is in good enough shape to call for upgrade
| tests and work on the release notes. Regarding the upgrade tests, he
| especially asks to test the Linux 2.6.26 kernel. Regarding the release notes,
| he asks that any issues that should be documented should be reported as bug
| against the release-notes pseudo package. Further discussion will happen on
| the debian-doc mailing list.
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http://www.debian.org/News/project/2008/11/
My Debian Adventure, Part 2: Lenny
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| Of course, I also configured my desktop and tweaked many other interface
| settings, using My Debian Adventure as a guide to remind me how I wanted
| things to look. I guess I'll go through my entire Debian Adventure, to see
| what else I might want to configure in Lenny, but at this point, I'm
| already "up and running" and my Lenny system looks and works pretty much the
| same as my Etch system, only faster.
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http://www.computerbob.com/guides/my_debian_adventure_part_2_lenny.php
Related:
Next Debian release by year-end... maybe
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| The next release of Debian GNU/Linux, Lenny, is expected to take place before
| the end of 2008, senior developer Martin Krafft told a miniconference on the
| distribution at the Australian national Linux conference today.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16309/1090/
linux.conf.au: Enter the no-suit zone
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| A conference without a single suit. At least for the first four hours of its
| existence, Australia's national Linux conference has been just that.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16310/1148/
Why don't corporates love Debian?
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| The Debian GNU/Linux project needs more support - men, money and machines.
| But, apart from HP, big corporates don't offer the project much. This was the
| subject of a talk delivered today by two software engineers who work in
| research and development at Silicon Graphics in Melbourne.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16315/1090/
Big Debian Linux Payday For HP
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| In fiscal 2006, $25 million in hardware sales in EMEA (Europe,
| Middle East and Africa) were directly related to HP's Debian
| support.
|
| "I was pretty shocked when I found out about this," Jeffrey
| Wade, worldwide marketing manager of open source and Linux at
| HP, told internetnews.com.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3661481
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