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Requesting an Ubuntu CD

Ubuntu is available free of charge and we can send you a CD of the latest version (8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)) with no extra cost, but the delivery may take up to ten weeks, so you should consider downloading the CD image if you have a fast Internet connection.

Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition and Desktop Edition.

Ubuntu® 8.10 Server Edition delivers significant new features to innovative user base

London, October 27, 2008: Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu® 8.10 Desktop Edition for free download on 30 October. In related news, Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition.

Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition is designed for the pervasively connected digital lifestyle. With new 3G network support, users can move smoothly from wired and WiFi networks onto 3G cellphone networks while traveling. Ubuntu 8.10 is also built to be shared - users can start a quick "guest session" on the fly and let someone use their computer to...

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  In the field of computing, Enlightenment, also   known simply as E, is a window manager for the X Window System, used alone or in conjunction with desktop environment like GNOME and KDE.

It is far more complex and comprehensive than most window managers, with functionality that is common in desktop...

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In the field of computing, Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a window manager for the X Window System, used alone or in conjunction with desktop environment like GNOME and KDE.

It is far more complex and comprehensive than most window managers, with functionality that is common in desktop environments....

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The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop the SeaMonkey all-in-one internet application suite (see below). Such a software suite was previously made popular by Netscape and Mozilla, and the SeaMonkey project continues to develop and deliver high-quality updates to this concept. Containing an Internet browser, email & newsgroup client, HTML editor, IRC chat and web development tools, SeaMonkey is sure to appeal...

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Sodipodi is a computer vector graphics editor. The main author is Lauris Kaplinski, and several other people have contributed to the project.

The project is no longer under active development, but development continues on Inkscape, a 2003 fork of Sodipodi. Sodipodi itself started as a fork of Gill, a vector-graphics program written by Raph Levien.

The primary design goal of Sodipodi is to produce a usable editor for vector graphics, and a drawing tool for artists. Although it uses SVG as its native file format...

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Xara Xtreme for Linux is a powerful, general purpose graphics program for Unix platforms including Linux, FreeBSD and (in development) OS-X.

Xara Xtreme for Linux:

* Is very fast, very slick to use.
* Offers some of the most powerful graphics tools available.
* Is simple to use and learn.
* Has a clean, un-cluttered user interface. Few floating dialogs, palettes, menus etc.
* Is able to create a huge range of outstanding graphics.
* Has a huge...

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Open Office Draw, part of the Open Office package, wasn't designed to compete with high-end graphics packages but is an easy to use, effective drawing tool that makes it simple to create flowcharts, graphs and other illustrations from a fast sketch to complex plans. It provides plenty of tools and a variety of toolbars that really streamlines the creative process.

Draw is very user friendly. Unlike some other graphics applications, you can place the tools you use most around the screen and use them with a single click. The Styles and Formatting feature allows...

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Synfig is a powerful, industrial-strength vector-based 2D animation software package, designed from the ground-up for producing feature-film quality animation with fewer people and resources. While there are many other programs currently on the market to aid with the efficient production of 2D animation, we are currently unaware of any other software that can do what our software can.
Background

2D Animation has traditionally been very expensive because every frame must be drawn by hand.

Even with today's...

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Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor application. Its stated goal is to become a powerful graphic tool while being fully compliant with the XML, SVG and CSS standards.

Inkscape is primarily developed for Linux, but it is cross-platform and runs on Mac OS X (under X11), other Unix-like operating systems, and Microsoft Windows. Inkscape's implementation of SVG and CSS standards is incomplete.

Most notably, it does not yet support animation,...

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