http://linuxreviews.org/ LinuxReviews - Linux News and Information Copyright GNU Copyleft en Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:24:00 +0100 260 http://linuxreviews.org/news/2007/10/03_00_flash_player_9_RC Adobe has released an updated release candidate of their proprietary software flash player. It has some new features such as support for H.264 video, but it really does not matter as the license remains totally unacceptable. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:15:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/news/2007/07/06_01_KDE_4.0_Alpha_2 KDE Community are now immensely proud to have put the second Alpha version of what will probably be the worlds most popular desktop environment in a few years. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:15:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/news/2007/07/02_The_end_of_Firefox_1.5 Firefox 1.5.0.12 is now rolled out and it is the last security update which will be made for Firefox 1.5.x. Linux distributions will probably update their packages with security patches, but there will be no more official 1.5.x releases. Mozilla Corporation attitude is update to 2.x or switch browser. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:15:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/news/2007/07/01_SpamAssassin These new versions fix a local user symlink-attack denial of service vulnerability which is possible under extremely rare configurations. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:15:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/news/2007/05/26_KDE_3-5-7 The seventh maintenance release of KDE 3.5 supports 65 languages, adds a few new features to the KDE PIM package and has piles of bug-fixes. Sat, 26 May 2007 21:28:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/howtos/virtual_linux_cluster_howto The Internet is growing very fast, and if you are lucky, your server load grows with it. Serving huge numbers of people simultaneously presents many challenges. You can make a load-balanced cluster for all kinds of services using any Linux box and a LAN of mixed boxes very easily using the LVS kernel modules. Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:53:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/features/copyright_vs_copyleft GNU Copyleft was originally designed for programs, but it can be applied to any kind of intellectual property: Texts, images, video and other kinds of works as well. Copyleft ensures knowledge remains a free part of the commons and is a very effective means to take back the control of knowledge and thought now owned by private corporations. Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:33:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/beginner/learn-touch Touch allows you to quickly increase your typing speed once you have learned the basics. Thu, 12 May 2005 21:34:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/howtos/djbdns_guide There are a number of reasons someone might want to run a local DNS server/cache. Maybe your ISP's DNS servers are wonky, maybe your on dialup and just wanna get things a bit faster, or maybe something completely different. Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:36:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/features/2004-10-12_The_Future_Of_Bitlbee Interview with the BitlBee developer team: Wilmer van der Gaast, Maurits Dijkstra and Jelmer Vernooij, and a word from former developer Sjoerd Hemminga. Find out what new cool features will be available in v1.0, what features have been implemented so far and what visions these bright young men have for the future of BitlBee and the Open Source community. Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:36:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/games/2004-10-07_doom3_Benchmarks The benchmarks show that Windows XP outperforms Linux on the same hardware and the same official drivers from Nvidia. Windows XP simply does a better job at running games on this configuration. Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:36:00 +0100 http://linuxreviews.org/software/media-sound/amarok We have come a long way with our music players in KDE. From xmms, to Noutan, to Juk and now to Amarok...but has the progression been a good one? Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:36:00 +0100