{"id":943,"date":"2009-07-09T13:59:09","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T11:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=943"},"modified":"2009-07-09T14:00:34","modified_gmt":"2009-07-09T12:00:34","slug":"the-mint-newsletter-issue-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=943","title":{"rendered":"The Mint Newsletter &#8211; issue 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<h2>* <strong>News about Mint<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><a title=\"Permanent Link to Linux Mint 7 \u201cGloria\u201d KDE RC1 released!\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=935\">Linux Mint 7 \u201cGloria\u201d KDE RC1 released!<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>How to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=945\">upgrade<\/a> Mint 6 Felicia x64 to Mint 7 Gloria x64<\/p>\n<h2><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=928\">Monthly Stats &#8211; June 2009<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Mint is really doing well<\/p>\n<p>We have done some small <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=924\">improvements<\/a> on the website<\/p>\n<p>We have done some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=932\">improvements<\/a> in how donations are handled<\/p>\n<p>mintCast <a href=\"http:\/\/mintcast.org\/2009\/06\/28\/mintcast-episode-17.aspx?ref=rss\" target=\"_blank\">episode 17<\/a><\/p>\n<p>mintCast <a href=\"http:\/\/mintcast.org\/2009\/07\/06\/mintcast-episode-18.aspx?ref=rss\" target=\"_blank\">episode 18<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>* <strong>News about Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Linux patch could <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/open-source\/news\/2009\/07\/vfat-linux-patch-could-circumvent-microsofts-patent-claims.ars\" target=\"_blank\">circumvent<\/a> Microsoft&#8217;s FAT patents<\/p>\n<p>Google OS Could Put <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/businesscenter\/article\/168099\/google_os_could_put_squeeze_on_other_flavors_of_linux.html\" target=\"_blank\">Squeeze<\/a> on Other Flavors of Linux<\/p>\n<p>The latest news about the kernel is always found <a href=\"http:\/\/kernelnewbies.org\/LinuxChanges\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* News about Open Source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why free software <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsf.org\/news\/dont-depend-on-mono\" target=\"_blank\">shouldn&#8217;t depend on Mono or C#<\/a> by Richard M. Stallman<\/p>\n<p>* <strong>News about IT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HTML 5 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnetasia.com\/news\/software\/0,39044164,62055739,00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">drops<\/a> open source video codec<\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s Steve Jobs <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-13579_3-10274848-37.html\" target=\"_blank\">back<\/a> at work<\/p>\n<p>Pirate Bay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idg.se\/2.1085\/1.238031\/internet-cafe-company-offers-78-million-for-the-pirate-bay\">sold<\/a> for $8 million<\/p>\n<p>Google <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/s\/article\/9135254\/Google_peels_beta_label_off_Gmail_other_Google_Apps\" target=\"_blank\">peels<\/a> &#8216;beta&#8217; label off Gmail, other Google Apps<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s Internet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/06\/30\/AR2009063001047.html\" target=\"_blank\">backdown<\/a> lauded by firms, activists<\/p>\n<p>Cyber <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/news\/biz\/2009\/07\/123_48138.html\" target=\"_blank\">attacks<\/a> against the US and South Korea &#8211; North Korean origin?<\/p>\n<p>Security delayed or security denied? A very <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2009\/07\/09\/microsoft_security_delayed\/\" target=\"_blank\">serious IE bug <\/a>known a year<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opensource.org\/node\/445\" target=\"_blank\">Allegation<\/a>: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation &#8211; if you want help from us, use Microsoft products<\/p>\n<p>* <strong>Hardware news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dell&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/businesscenter\/article\/167882\/dells_online_price_error_troubles_worsen_in_taiwan.html\" target=\"_blank\">Online Price Error <\/a>Troubles Worsen in Taiwan<\/p>\n<p>* <strong>Other news<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>* Comic of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/2038.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/2038.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"363\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credit goes to <a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">xkcd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Year_2038_problem\" target=\"_blank\">bug<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>* More about Linux Mint<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>How to <a href=\"..\/..\/donors.php\">donate <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/..\/\/\">Home page <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/..\/\/\">Blog<\/a> <a href=\"..\/..\/planet\/\">The planet <\/a> <a href=\"..\/..\/wiki\/index.php\/Main_Page\">Wiki<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.linuxmint.com\/index.php\">Forum<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Linux_Mint\">Twitter<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mintcast.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mintcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*<strong> Editors comment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As always &#8211; if you find something I\u2019ve missed in the newsletter please tell me &#8211; you can post a comment.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy life<\/p>\n<p>Husse<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* News about Mint Linux Mint 7 \u201cGloria\u201d KDE RC1 released! 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