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François Dupoux has announced the release of SystemRescueCd 2.5.0, a new version of the project's Gentoo-based live rescue disk for administrating or repairing a system and data after a crash: "Version 2.5.0 (stable) of the SystemRescueCd project has been released. Detailed changes in version 2.5.0: updated standard kernels....

Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the first beta release of Mageia 2: "We are now entering the last run for Mageia 2 release - the first beta is now available for tests. The beta step is essential as it will focus on fixing bugs and improving....

Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8: "We're pleased to announce the general availability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 operating system with new and improved functionality for enhanced performance, flexibility, and security. Our commitment to continuous innovation enables Red Hat Enterprise....

The Perfect Media Server - Ubuntu 11.10 [Sabnzbd+/Sickbeard/Couch Potato/Headphones/Serviio]

This tutorial shows how to install Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) and all the programs needed for the perfect media server to download all your media and stream it to your PS3. This setup includes Sabnzbd+ (an Open Source Binary Newsreader written in Python), Sickbeard (a PVR for newsgroup users), Couch Potato (an automatic NZB and torrent downloader), Headphones (automatic music downloader for SABnzbd), and Serviio (a free media server).

Every act of communication is, in some way, an act of translation. Onstage at TEDxRainier, writer Chris Bliss thinks hard about the way that great comedy can translate deep truths for a mass audience.

Jay Flood has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Porteus 1.2, a Slackware-based mini-distribution featuring Trinity (KDE 3), KDE 4, LXDE and now also the Xfce desktop: "The Porteus community is pleased to announce the first release candidate of Porteus version 1.2 This release features....

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Patrick Verner has announced the release of Parted Magic 2012_2_19, a new stable version of the project's utility live CD designed for data rescue and disk partitioning tasks: "Parted Magic 2012_2_19 updates some programs and fixes a few bugs. The most notable updates include Clonezilla 1.2.12-10, TrueCrypt 7.1,....

The legacy production branch of FreeBSD, version 8, is receiving one more update - to version 8.3. The first beta build is now ready for testing: "The first beta build of the 8.3-RELEASE release cycle is now available on the FTP servers for the amd64, i386, and pc98....

PCLinuxOS "Phoenix", an edition of the distribution featuring the Xfce desktop environment, has been updated to version 2012-02: "PCLinuxOS Phoenix Edition 2012-02 is now available for download. It features the following updates: Xfce 4.8.3 desktop environment; the Linux kernel was updated to version 2.6.38.8, additional kernels are available....

A clay cylinder covered in Akkadian cuneiform script, damaged and broken, the Cyrus Cylinder is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism. In this enthralling talk Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, traces 2600 years of Middle Eastern history through this single object.

So this week the Teriflunomide oral MS pill trial officially comes to an end for me, apparently when I visit the place where they do the trial (Austin Hospital - Melbourne Brain Centre) I will be asked if I would like to continue on the "extended trial" I have pretty much made up my mind that I will continue, of course I need to annoy the Neurologist with many questions before I sign on the Darin Allanhttps://profiles.google.com/108573884623754251810noreply@blogger.com0Meadow Heights VIC 3048, Australia-37.649967 144.92157-37.662538999999995 144.901829 -37.637395 144.941311

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: First look at Asturix 4 and On desktop News: Debian's position on software patents, Fedora 17 alpha testing, overview of Cinnamon, FreeBSD package management with pkgng Questions and answers: End of support for Kubuntu Released last week: Scientific Linux 6.2, Tiny Core....

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