R.I.P. Netscape Navigator (1994-2008)

The first browser we all used will officially die tomorrow...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7270583.stm

Sad times. At least its offspring Firefox is alive and kicking!

Stephen Fry praises Linux and Open Source!

I like the guy even more now! He got the Linux-powered Asus (discover it here) and is actually quite adept with technology, so much that he's praising it in his blog. Great stuff!

openSUSE 10.3

No ifs, not buts. Just get it. It's the best openSUSE to date.

An interesting article on the 10 years of GNOME

Which kind of outlines the mentality behind the creation of the project in comparison to KDE.

Corporate Games and Monopoly Tactics: Microsoft and China

A very informative article in techrepublic gives an insight on how Microsoft came to dominate the Chinese market by using its sheer financial strength to crush a possible Linux "revolution".

How much does one pay in the U.K./Greece/U.S.A. for Windows + Office? Around $200+.

In "communist" China? $3...

openSUSE build service... AWESOME!

I have started to understand how I can make my own packages for openSUSE (which, incidentally is excellent!).

I have now my own little space at the service here

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/kzarog/

and the first package to compile:

KBib, an excellent bibliography manager for KDE. I have made packages for i586 and x86_64 for openSUSE 10.1 / 10.2.

Enjoy!

Hans Reiser: A truly sad story

Hans Reiser, the creator of one of the most advanced filesystems, ReiserFS is accused of murdering his wife.

It is a truly sad story that can only be found in movies. More in Wired Magazine.

War is stirring at Moooooordor...

Dell will provide computers with Linux preinstalled.

It finally happened...