For much of its history, Debian has been the major noncommercial, philosophically free distribution. Now, as Debian developers and users have deserted the distro for Ubuntu, does Debian have a purpose any more? Debian 4.0, which was released this week, represents a collective effort to answer that question. The philosophy behind the release is best summarized on the home page for the Debian on the Desktop subproject, which states, “We will do everything we can to make things very easy for the novice, while allowing the expert to tweak things.”

Source: Debian redefines itself with new release

There’s a HUGE piece of news out there for Linux as an operating system…and I have only seen it published on Lxer.com, Linuxtoday.com and Digg.com. LINUX IS GOING TO THE INDIANAPOLIS 500!! This is HUGE for ALL Linux distributions…not just one. This is something that can show all those people out there what the Linux community is all about…collaboration, community, camaraderie, and drive….drive that can’t be found in commercial ventures. But where, oh where, is the community reporting this news? The interesting thing is, they aren’t…and It’s very odd as to why they aren’t there reporting this and rallying around it.

Source: Indy 500 and Linux Not Newsworthy?

This guide shows how to install three different Internet Explorer versions (6.0, 5.5, and 5.0) on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, Edgy Eft and Dapper Drake desktops. This is good for people such as web designers who have switched to Linux but still need to test their web sites in Internet Explorer. In addition to that, there are still a few web sites out there that work only in Internet Explorer.

Source: How To Install Internet Explorer On Ubuntu (Feisty Fawn, Edgy Eft And Dapper Drake)

With the release of the next Ubuntu — version 7.04, aka “Feisty Fawn” — only days away, Mark Shuttleworth, the distribution’s leader, announced plans for the next version: “Gutsy Gibbon.” In a note to the Ubuntu developers, millionaire Linux visionary Shuttleworth said that Gutsy Gibbon would be released in October 2007.

(What is next? Hurried Hare? Baldy)

Source: Shuttleworth tips Ubuntu “Gutsy Gibbon” plans

A bug has been found in the MadWiFi Linux kernel device driver for Atheros-based WiFi chipset’s that can allow an attacker to take control of a laptop – even when it is not on a WiFi network. The MadWiFi development team have released a patch. However, not all Linux distributions have yet built the patch into their code.

Figures I just bought a Atheros based card,Baldy

 

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Source: WiFi bug found in Linux