FSF-sponsored GNU/Linux distribution gNewSense has recently been updated to version 2.0. The release announcement states:
I've just released the LiveCD for gNewSense 2.0, the first full release of DeltaH.
This is less than a week after Hardy was released.
All bugs reported since the 1.9 beta have been addressed. Thank you to everyone who reported bugs, they were useful in making this release better.
For those not already in the know, gNewSense is a distribution based upon Ubuntu. The aim of the distro is to strip Ubuntu of all non-free software components and offer a completely 'pure' free software distribution to those who wish for it. This new 2.0 release is based upon the recent Ubuntu Hardy Heron version, as the announcement states.
Other than the removal of non-free components, and lack of Ubuntu branding, there isn't an awful lot of difference between gNewSense and the distro it is derived from. Nevertheless, for people looking for a complete operating system that has no proprietary components, gNewSense offers this with the same ease of installation and use as Ubuntu.
You can download the new gNewSense release using the available torrents, or download normally using a mirror.
The first release candidate version of Firefox 3 is now available from Mozilla.
If you're already using the beta of Firefox 3, which many people on the latest Linux distros will, it is unlikely there will be that many functionality changes and new features in this RC release, but it is designed to bring greater stability and move closer towards the final release of Firefox 3.0.
Having said that, this new RC does have some new features that don't make an appearance in the most recent beta.
Cited are some new user interface improvements, which improve the consistency with Firefox on each platform it is available from. There are also some updates to the location bar, among many backend changes.
The RC1 release is available to download, see the announcement for download links and more information.
The Fedora Project has announced the immediate release of Fedora 9, codenamed Sulphur.
The new release features the latest versions of the two desktop environments, GNOME 2.22 and KDE 4.0.3. In addition it also features PackageKit, a new graphical package manager built on top of the yum system, the latest Firefox 3 Beta 5 brower, a new upgrade system for upgrading to new releases of the distro, Upstart as the system startup mechanism and more.
You can read a summary of the changes on the Fedora Wiki here.
You can download the new release from this page, in either BitTorrent or standard HTTP download using a mirror of your choice. There are three variants to download - an Install-only disc, a GNOME Live CD and a KDE-based Live CD.
