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Developer Linux News for Jan 18, 2002
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LinuxPlanet: The Start X Files: Between the Sheets with KSpread (Jan 18, 2002, 21:54)
In the office suite game, word processors are often ahead of
their spreadsheet suite-mates. In the case of KOffice, that isn't
so: KSpread holds its own as a partner with KWord. According to
Brian Proffitt, though, it still lags behind a few other offerings
in the Linux office apps world. A look at the good and bad of
KSpread, a well-integrated spreadsheet in search of the right
audience.
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Kernel Cousin Wine #113 by Brian Vincent (Jan 18, 2002, 18:49)
Wine is a free implementation of Windows on Unix.
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Havoc Pennington: What's New in GNOME 2 for Users
(Jan 18, 2002, 17:56)
"Lots of rumors have been going around that GNOME 2 won't have
any new user-visible features, but while this was the plan and
would have resulted in releasing sooner (cough), it's not really
what happened. So here's some hype for you."
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Kernel Cousin KDE #30 by Aaron J. Seigo (Jan 18, 2002, 17:01)
KDE is a powerful Open Source graphical desktop environment for
Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary
functionality, and outstanding graphical design with the
technological superiority of the Unix operating system.
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Opera 6 TP3 Released (Jan 18, 2002, 15:08)
Opera Software has released the third technology preview release
of its browser: Opera 6 for Linux. Download and changelog links
within.
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LinuxDevices.com: An interview with preemptible kernel patch maintainer, Robert Love (Jan 18, 2002, 10:00)
"Rick Lehrbaum chats with Robert Love, the principal maintainer
of an increasingly popular kernel-preemption patch that improves
the real-time responsiveness of the Linux kernel. Love describes
his role in the project, explains why the preemption enhancement is
important to a broad range of Linux applications beyond just
embedded/real-time (including end-users' desktops), and shares his
vision of the future of Linux in the embedded and desktop
markets."
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