OpenGL 4.0 Released by Khronos Group

Linux.com 12 March 2010 08:03
The Khronos Group has announced that OpenGL 4.0, the specification for the open 2D and 3D graphics API, is now available...

Eight Must-Have Apps for Linux

Linux.com 11 March 2010 21:03

Linux comes in all shapes and sizes...from the full-blown app-heavy distros like Fedora and Ubuntu, to the lean and mean distros such as Puppy and Damn Small Linux.

Whatever the size of the distribution, there are always going to be applications that you will want to download and install, depending on your needs. These can be essential apps, like Skype, Flash, or Thunderbird, or not-so-important-yet-fun apps like Google Earth, VirtualBox, and VLC.

Valve Is Not Commenting On Steam, Source Engine For Linux

Linux.com 11 March 2010 08:03
Back in 2007 we reported on Valve looking for a senior software engineer to port their Windows-base games to Linux, then in 2008 we said the Source Engine would be coming to Linux based upon our sources (something that we still believe in), later that year we also found a few Linux libraries with t...

Atol Delivers Flawless File Management With No Frills

Linux.com 10 March 2010 08:03
Some system utilities do a variety of things well. They come with tools to give users lots of solutio...

Google Opens Google Apps App Store

Linux.com 10 March 2010 08:03
The Mountain View Chocolate Factory has unveiled an online marketplace for third-party applications that hook into its Google Apps suite of web-based businessware.…...

BSI to Open Source Scout Framework

Linux.com 10 March 2010 08:03
In May, Swiss company Business Systems Integration AG (BSI) will release its Scout business application framework to the open source community. A first look at the Scout project's source code will be available to attendees at this year's EclipseCon...

Report: The 7 Attractions of Gnome and KDE

Linux.com 9 March 2010 16:03
GNOME and KDE have long had features that Windows lacked. In the last few years, both major free desktops have added features that show not only an interest in usability, but, at times, an effort to anticipate what users might actually want.

The Linux Desktop Is Already Here

Linux.com 9 March 2010 12:03
It's 2010 and some people still think the Linux desktop is a non-starter. Please. Buy a clue; you're all Linux desktop users now...

Conquer Video on Linux with MPlayer

Linux.com 8 March 2010 17:03

MPlayer is not your run-of-the mill video player. It's a multi-platform codec-chewing monster truck of a video player for the connoisseur of video players. It has options galore and has the flexibility to play almost anything under the sun.

Linux 2.6.34-rc1 Kernel Is Out w/ New Features

Linux.com 8 March 2010 13:03
Following a two week merge window following the release of the Linux 2.6.33 kernel, Linus Torvalds has announced the first release candidate for the next kernel, to be known as the Linux 2.6.34 kernel. Of a lot of interest to us (and likely you too) are all of the GPU DRM updates in the Linux 2.6.