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  • WebKit dominance threatens the open web

    Web standard activists are calling on designers to avoid creating exclusively for Chrome and Safari and have compared the current situation to the former dominance of IE6



  • No further updates for Debian 5.0 Lenny

    After three years, Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (Lenny) has reached its "End of Life" and will receive no further security updates



  • Google expands its security rewards programmes

    The Chromium Security Rewards programme has been expanded to include bugs in Chromium OS, the open source branch of the minimalist Chrome OS Linux-based operating system



  • Chrome 18 Beta brings graphics improvements

    The Beta channel release of Chrome 18 includes support for GPU-accelerated rendering of 2D Canvas content and, on older systems, uses the SwiftShader software rasteriser to display 3D content



  • UK Government starts new Open Standards Consultation

    After withdrawing its original open standards policy, the UK Government has opened a new consultation process which will run until 1 May 2012, gathering opinions on its proposed policies



  • Mesa 3D 8.0 supports OpenGL 3.0 and GLSL 1.30

    The latest version of the OpenGL implementation and 3D driver collection adds improved support for the latest graphics hardware



  • FSF wants labels on free JavaScript code

    JavaScript Licence Web Labels are a proposal from the FSF to label every JavaScript file used on a site so that automated tools can confirm the site is all free software



  • NGINX rolls out commercial support

    The high performance, low memory footprint web server now has commercial support from the company set up by its creator



  • CrunchBang 10 update split into two editions

    The update to the Debian-based Linux distribution is available as "stable" and "backported" editions because of concerns expressed over the default use of backport images



  • State of New Hampshire votes for open source

    In the US, the New Hampshire state legislature has passed an act requiring the state's agencies to consider using open source software for all future software acquisitions



  • HP releases Android kernel source for TouchPad tablet

    Last year's accidental release of HP TouchPads that ran Android has now led to the company's release of the Android/Linux kernel source and other GPL licensed components that were created for the TouchPad tablet



  • Google launches Chrome for Android

    Google has released a beta version of its Chrome browser for Android - although currently only for devices that run Android 4.0. Google plans to make the advantages of the desktop version available to Android devices



  • Netty 3.3.1 adds SPDY protocol support

    The SPDY protocol is appearing in more and more software. Now, the Java-based Netty project event-driven network framework has added the protocol thanks to code donated by Twitter



  • ReactOS 0.3.14 brings improvements with help from GSoC students

    The newest version of the open source reimplementation of the Windows NT architecture adds an improved TCP/IP stack, ACPI support and the ability to change the look of the operating system



  • Upgrade kit for Openmoko smartphones now available

    Good things come to those who wait – one year on from unveiling a prototype, Golden Delicious is finally selling replacement motherboards for the open source Openmoko Freerunner and Neo 1973 smartphones in its online store



  • Sabayon 8 released with Cinnamon desktop

    The newest version of the Gentoo Linux-based distribution brings incremental improvements as well as a port of the Cinnamon desktop developed by Linux Mint



  • Chrome 17 brings improved speed and security

    Version 17 of Chrome improves page loading times by pre-rendering pages in the background and now better protects users against malicious downloads. The update also addresses a total of 20 security vulnerabilities, one of which is considered to be critical and eight that are rated as "high severity"



  • Drupal completes community election of board members

    The support organisation for the open source CMS has elected two new board members with a community vote as it moves to more community-centric governance model



  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 arrives for testing

    Aimed at developers and testers, the second alpha of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS includes updates to the Linux kernel, Canonical's custom Unity desktop interface and a beta of LibreOffice 3.5



  • Firefox 10 arrives bringing CSS 3D transformations - Update

    The latest update to the Firefox browser brings CSS 3D transformations, anti-aliased WebGL and a self-hiding forward button


  • Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation

    Working in a "fully neutral environment", the kernel developer will continue his work maintaining the kernel subsystems and kernel branches



  • Mozilla closes critical holes in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey

    Mozilla has detailed the security fixes included in the recent updates to its Firefox web browser, Thunderbird email client and SeaMonkey suite. Version 10.0 of Firefox, for example, closes 8 holes, 5 of which are rated as critical



  • Controversy around Busybox alternative

    The developers of a non-GPL licensed alternative to Busybox, a widely used and essential utility on embedded devices, have been accused of enabling GPL violators to infringe with impunity



  • Ryan Dahl steps down from Node.js leadership

    The popular server-side JavaScript framework now has a new leader as its creator steps down from day to day management of the project



  • OpenShot Video Editor update adds new 3D text animation

    Originally intended to be a simple bug fix update, version 1.4.1 of the open source editor has grown to be a "more full-featured" release, with the addition of several new features and support for Blender 2.6.x



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