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Git 1.5.6, "Relatively Small Impact Changes"
"As promised, this cycle was short and the release is with only relatively small impact changes," said Git maintainer Junio Hamano, announcing the release of Git v1.5.6. He noted that both gitk and git-gui have been updated. To improve portability, when running "git init", git now autodetects whether or not a filesystem is case insensitive, and updates a new configuration variable accordingly. Dependencies on the 'cpio' and 'curl' binaries have also been removed. Among the changes improving performance, the "git clone" command has been rewritten in C. Other changes include:
Mandriva Linux 2009 plans announced
Mandriva has unveiled the release schedule and technical specifications for its next release, Mandriva Linux 2009. The first alpha is due on June 25th, and the final release in early October. Take a look and see what new features you can expect to find on your desktop when the final release is available.
Debian Installer Lenny Beta 2 released
The Debian Installer
team
is proud to announce the second beta release of the installer
for Debian GNU/Linux Lenny.
GCC 4.3.1, Bug Fixes
Jakub Jelinek announced the availability of GCC 4.3.1 saying, "GCC 4.3.1 is a bug-fix release, containing fixes for regressions in GCC 4.3.0 relative to previous GCC releases." He adds the standard tag, "as always, a vast number of people contributed to this GCC release -- far too many to thank individually!"
GCC is the GNU Compiler Collection which includes C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada compilers. Download GCC 4.3.1 from your nearest gcc.gnu.org mirror.
Mozilla Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2 Release Notes
Mozilla Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2 Release Notes
Firefox 3 RC 2 is now available for download! Go along and test the hot new release :)
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PC World - Newest Firefox Beta has Critical Flaws, Mozilla Admits
PC World - Newest Firefox Beta has Critical Flaws, Mozilla Admits
PC World is reporting that Mozilla is looming over the decision whether to release FF3 with 10 know bugs or whether to go ahead with a RC2. I consider releasing a bug free final is more positive a signal of showing you care for your product and its users.
Bugs are a part of any software. But then the seriousness of the effect on the affected systems should be considered. I have seen people already migrating to FF3 RC1, so there won't not much effect if RC2 is released and then Mozilla releases a bug free 3.0 final release.
GCC 4.2.4, Bug Fix Release
Joseph Myers announced the availability of GCC 4.2.4 saying, "GCC 4.2.4 is a bug-fix release, containing fixes for regressions in GCC 4.2.3 relative to previous GCC releases." He adds, "as always, a vast number of people contributed to this GCC release -- far too many to thank individually!"
GCC is the GNU Compiler Collection which includes C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada compilers. Download GCC 4.2.4 from your nearest gcc.gnu.org mirror.
GCC 4.2.4, Bug Fix Release
Joseph Myers announced the availability of GCC 4.2.4 saying, "GCC 4.2.4 is a bug-fix release, containing fixes for regressions in GCC 4.2.3 relative to previous GCC releases." He adds, "as always, a vast number of people contributed to this GCC release -- far too many to thank individually!"
GCC is the GNU Compiler Collection which includes C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada compilers. Download GCC 4.2.4 from your nearest gcc.gnu.org mirror.
ACLU's "Freedom Files" Season 2
Many folk don't know that the ACLU has a TV series called "The Freedom Files". Season 2 can be seen on PBS stations throughout the country. Episodes can also be viewed online at aclu.tv which we re-launched for the new season recently.
Ultra-free gNewSense 2.0 beta released
Brian Brazil and the team behind the ultra-free gNewSense GNU/Linux distribution have released a beta of the forthcoming 2.0 (or Deltah) series. gNewSense is based on Ubuntu but strips the distribution of non-free components to provide users with a truly free operating system
OpenBSD 4.3 Released
"We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 4.3," began OpenBSD creator Theo de Raadt. "This is our 23nd release on CD-ROM (and 24rd via FTP). We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of more than ten years with only two remote holes in the default install." He added, "as in our previous releases, 4.3 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system". Four platforms were listed as new or extended, including: sparc64 gained SMP support, "this should work on all supported systems, with the exception of the Sun Enterprise 10000"; hppa K-class servers are now supported; mvme88k gained SMP support on a couple of systems, and support for the 88110 processor was added. Numerous drivers were listed as new or improved, including a huge list of network drivers:
NetBeans IDE 6.1 is available!
I missed the anouncement on 28th as I was on leave. I have been using 6.1 since its beta and along RC1 & 2 and am really impressed by what it has become. A truly wonderful IDE. I always thought NetBeans was much better integrated than Eclipse, with this release it only gets better. They also have PHP experimental support. Do check this out!!!Blogged with the Flock Browser
Fill my eyes, with that double vision
Kubuntu 8.04, the Hardy Heron, has been released.
What is up with those old Foreigner lyrics? Well Kubuntu 8.04 was released with two versions. The first version is the stable KDE 3 release featuring the KDE 3.5.9 desktop. This is the same Kubuntu many of you have grown accustomed to over the past couple of years. It is a bit more stable, a tad bit polished, and ready for you to download. The second version is the KDE 4 Remix. This version is for those of you who like to live on the edge a bit and enjoy watching a development cycle. So if you are this type of person, put the children to bed, and download the remix now!
Thanks to the entire KDE, Kubuntu, and Ubuntu communities who made this possible. Every single one of you involved totally rock!
2.6.25, "Long Promised"
"It's been long promised, but there it is now," began Linux creator Linus Torvalds, announcing the 2.6.25 Linux kernel. He continued, "special thanks to Ingo who found and fixed a nasty-looking regression that turned out to not be a regression at all, but an old bug that just had not been triggering as reliably before. That said, that was just the last particular regression fix I was holding things up for, and it's not like there weren't a lot of other fixes too, they just didn't end up being the final things that triggered my particular worries." Linus added:
Git 1.5.5, "Available at the Usual Places"
"The latest feature release GIT 1.5.5 is available at the usual places," began Git maintainer Junio Hamano, adding "we kept this cycle just slightly over two months, as the previous 1.5.4 cycle was painfully tooooo long."
Git is a distributed version control system that was originally written by Linus Torvalds in April of 2005. It was written to be only a temporary replacement for BitKeeper, which Linus had been using to manage kernel source code since February of 2002. Junio Hamano took over maintainership of Git in July of 2005, and the tool has long since become quite popular outside of even Linux kernel development. Regarding the latest stable release, Junio highlighted some of the changes, including:
