{"id":231,"date":"2008-08-05T23:07:08","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T21:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=231"},"modified":"2008-08-05T23:10:21","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T21:10:21","slug":"weekly-newsletter-issue-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter – Issue 56"},"content":{"rendered":"

* News about Mint<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally the Elyssa KDE CE edition beta 045 was released
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Some news<\/a> about Mint editions<\/p>\n

* News about Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n

The number of computers sold with Linux preinstalled<\/a>\u00a0 raises sharply in the UK<\/p>\n

A better ATI open driver to appear<\/a><\/p>\n

Launchpad 2 released<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2.6.27 merge window closes<\/a> – we can look forward to almost every webcam working<\/p>\n

Jack Keane game shipping<\/a> for Linux<\/p>\n

10 good habits<\/a> that improve your UNIX\u00ae command line efficiency<\/p>\n

I stumbled upon TuxSoftware.com<\/a> which has a selection of Linux software delivered by the Linux Software Installer which is based on mintInstall. This may have been mentioned in the newsletter before but it can’t hurt mentioning it again<\/p>\n

* News about IT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Microsoft’s plans for post-Windows OS revealed<\/a><\/p>\n

Much of the sale of Windows Vista is really Windows XP\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Novell developers make their own Open Office – go-oo <\/a><\/p>\n

2008 Best of Open Source Software Awards <\/a><\/p>\n

British police shame 999 time wasters <\/a>on YouTube<\/p>\n

Travelers’ Laptops May Be Detained At US Border<\/a> No Suspicion Required Under DHS Policies<\/p>\n

Thailand bans<\/a> Grand Theft Auto IV – I think it should be totally banned – I can’t see why promoting steeling cars and killing the drivers\u00a0 should be allowed even in a game – but that’s my personal view \/ Husse<\/p>\n

Online threats materializing faster, study shows<\/a><\/p>\n

FBI Warns <\/a>of Storm Worm Virus
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

The hacking exploit Neosploit is “euthanized<\/a>” –\u00a0distributors citing support costs that didn’t justify the expense.<\/p>\n

* Hardware news<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Version of IEEE 1394\u2122 Standard Approved<\/a><\/p>\n

A $10 high-resolution, lens-free microscope fits on a dime-size chip<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Foxconn sabotaging<\/a> Linux – the BIOS in mother boards is crap for Linux
\n* Trivia and other links\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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* More about Linux Mint<\/strong><\/p>\n

You find the Wallpaper of the Month in the Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Home page <\/a><\/p>\n

Blog<\/a>\u00a0 The planet\u00a0<\/a> Wiki<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Forum<\/a><\/p>\n

* Editors comment<\/strong><\/p>\n

As always – if you find something I\u2019ve missed in the newsletter please tell me – you can post a comment here<\/p>\n

Enjoy life<\/p>\n

Husse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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