Toutou Linux is a variant of Puppy Linux designed for French-speaking users.

7 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
Toutou Linux is a variant of Puppy Linux designed for French-speaking users. The project's latest version of the fast, lightweight distribution is 4.3.1, released earlier today. Compared to Puppy Linux 4.3.1, the new Toutou comes with a new "golden" desktop theme, the network is set up automatically during boot (for wireless networks one only needs to set any security parameters), and there is a new menu grouping all the assistants and utilities.

The distribution now has three separate menus listing programs,...

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ArtistX is a Ubuntu-based bootable DVD containing many free multimedia software packages for audio, 2D and 3D graphics, and video production

5 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
ArtistX is a Ubuntu-based bootable DVD containing many free multimedia software packages for audio, 2D and 3D graphics, and video production.

The goal of this project is to showcase the variety of multimedia software available on the GNU/Linux platform and to enable creative individuals to accomplish their tasks with the help of Free Software.

Based on Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04)
Kernel 2.6.28 Compiz Fusion for 3D Desktop effects
Most of Ubuntu Multimedia packages
Gnome 2.26 and Kde 4.2
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Skolelinux 5.0, is a Debian-based distribution for schools also known as Debian-Edu

2 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
Holger Levsen has announced the availability of the second release candidate for Skolelinux 5.0, a Debian-based distribution for schools also known as Debian-Edu: "I'm very happy to announce the second release candidate (rc2) of the Lenny-based Skolelinux version. Please test these images as much as you can and report back.

Except for documentation and translation updates, this is intended to become the Lenny release. Here are the most notable changes since the last test release (rc1): updated manual and updatedhref="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com//...

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MoLinux is an Ubuntu-based Spanish distribution developed in cooperation between the Spanish regional government of Castilla

1 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
MoLinux 5.2, an Ubuntu-based Spanish distribution developed in cooperation between the Spanish regional government of Castilla La Mancha and Centro de Excelencia de Software Libre, has been released.

Some of the more important new features in this version include: addition of the XMBC media centre for controlling music, videos and photos in one central application; new design of the boot, splash and GDM login screens; addition of transparencies to window edges of open applications; hardware compatibility improvements;href="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com//...

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How to make a Yin-Yang symbol, both basic and bordered.

31 gennaio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
Yin Yang is a symbol often associated with Daoism (Taoism), the Yin Yang symbol represents a unity of correlating opposites. This is often a slightly hard concept for the western mind to comprehend straight off the bat.

We tend to think of opposites as opposing each other and being diametric in that opposition; good and evil, black and white, order and chaos.

Yin Yang is more subtle though, well at least in my interpretation, it represents the whole of a given phenomena, and that inside the whole their exists two forces that are distinct from one another in nature,...

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Mahara is an open source e-portfolio system with a flexible display framework

27 gennaio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
Mahara is an open source e-portfolio system with a flexible display framework. Mahara, meaning 'think' or 'thought' in Te Reo Māori, is user centred environment with a permissions framework that enables different views of an e-portfolio to be easily managed. Mahara also features a weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online learner communities.

Mahara supports the LEAP2A standard for importing and exporting data, allowing a user to take their content with them from one Mahara installation and import...

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Yaws is a HTTP high perfomance 1.1 webserver particularly well suited for dynamic-content webapplications

26 gennaio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
Yaws (Yet another web server) is a web server written in Erlang by Claes (klacke) Wikström.

Yaws can be embedded into other Erlang-based applications or run as a regular standalone web server.

Because Yaws uses Erlang's lightweight threading system, it performs well under high concurrency.

A load test conducted in 2002 comparing Yaws and Apache found that with the hardware tested, Apache 2.0.39 with the worker MPM failed at 4,000 concurrent connections, while Yaws continued functioning withhref="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com//...

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The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX

23 gennaio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.

Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996.

The Apache HTTP Server is a project of The Apache Software Foundation.

Last Stable Version: Apache 2.2.14

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Gibraltar is a Debian GNU/Linux-based firewall package which is bootable directly from CD-ROM, so hard disk installation is not necessary

21 gennaio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
Gibraltar is a Debian GNU/Linux-based firewall package which is bootable directly from CD-ROM, so hard disk installation is not necessary. The configuration data is optionally stored on hard disk, floppy disk or an USB storage device. Gibraltar was specifically developed for small-sized to medium-enterprises and fulfils all demands for an up-to-date firewall package. In times where the threats of viruses, worms, trojan horses or hackers are increasing rapidly, Gibraltar offers you an extensive protection of your internet connection. Gibraltar works with every sort of internet-connection. Whether there you are using a permanenthref="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com//...

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Càtix is a Debian-based distribution and live DVD with complete support for the Catalan language

20 gennaio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/
Càtix href="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com//Càtix is a Debian-based distribution and live DVD with complete support for the Catalan language. The project has announced two new releases - Càtix 1.5 is the last Càtix featuring the KDE 3 desktop while Càtix 1.6 is the distribution's first version that defaults to KDE 4 (version 4.3.4). The GNOME desktop is also available for selection from the boot menu.

The KDE desktop and applications represent the only difference between the two versions; the rest of the system is based on Debian's unstable branch with many of the latest applications included on the DVDs.
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