The Ubuntu project's upcoming release - the dapper drake - is now in beta. Over the last couple of days the various project teams have released beta versions of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu etc., so the clock is now ticking until final release. The graphics are taking shape and there are probably lots of tweaks and changes under the hood. I am now seriously considering a fresh … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Dapper Now In Beta
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The Edgy Eft – Ubuntu
The codename for dapper +1 has been announced - The Edgy Eft I'd love to know where they find some of these names :) An Eft is a youthful newt, going through its first exploration of the rocky territory just outside the stream. Some of the planned additions sound very interesting: So dream a little about Xen for virtualisation, Xgl/AIGLX and other wonderful wobbly window bits, … [Read more...] about The Edgy Eft – Ubuntu
Improved Phishing Protection
Julian has announced the release of MailScanner 4.52 stable, which brings some more improvements to the phishing filters: There is now an option in the Phishing Net settings that will make it slightly less strict. If you have a web server email.domain.com pretending to be www.domain.com it will not complain as the "domain.com" strings match. It also knows a pretty complete list … [Read more...] about Improved Phishing Protection
Podcasting Using Linux
As I mentioned a few days ago, I am currently toying with the idea of podcasting. I got some excellent feedback from people about the physical equipment that I should be using and have since been exploring the software options under linux, as I will be doing it from my home desktop which primarily runs Ubuntu linux and not windows. In terms of hardware I should have Shure SM58 … [Read more...] about Podcasting Using Linux
Linux Hacks City
Well not exactly .... Rob posted about a silly misunderstanding that arose in the US when a web server running Centos was not configured correctly. Although the default Apache homepage for most distros, including Centos, explains exactly what it is and why it is being displayed, one "tech savvy" city manager seems to have had "issues" with it and accused the Centos developers … [Read more...] about Linux Hacks City