Right now you have multiple desktops but only from the applications point of view: you can move applications from one desktop to another and that's it. There is currently a mockup posted @ Gnome Shell Design Playground website (and a lot of discussion about it on the Gnome Shell mailing list) which seems very interesting:
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First Impressions of Unity
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Mark Shuttleworth and Canonical unveiled the new Ayatana work that has been happening. Unity is a new interface for Ubuntu Netbook Edition which targets the instant-on market. What does Unity look like on my netbook? Take a look.
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Lugaru goes open-source
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In the spirit of the Humble Indie Bundle, we have decided to release the source code to Lugaru! Our community has already made some great mods by editing the levels and graphics, but source code access will allow for much deeper modifications.
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Scroogle has been blocked
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"We regret to announce that our Google scraper may have to be permanently retired, thanks to a change at Google. It depends on whether Google is willing to restore the simple interface that we've been scraping since Scroogle started five years ago. Actually, we've been using that interface for scraping since Google-Watch.org began in 2002."
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Nearing The Release Of Fedora 13
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This week the Fedora 13 release candidate is available via their compose system as all hands are on deck to prepare for the release of Goddard.
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Making 3D Free for Innovation: Fedora 13 Graphics Drivers
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Manufacturers today produce a dizzying array of video hardware whose graphics processing power alone outstrips entire computer systems of just ten years ago. However, it’s not always been easy for Linux users to take advantage of this hardware. Until recently, the more exotic 3D acceleration features in particular have often required introducing closed source, proprietary drivers.
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Why there is a Market for Linux Games
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Alright - enough speculation and assumptions, lets look at some cold hard numbers. Two recent games that had successful Linux ports would be 2DBoys World of Goo and Frictional Games enumbra Series. 2DBoy reported that since they released their Linux port of the game 10% of their total game sales have been for the Linux platform.
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There’s a good chance that if you’re reading this, you’re familiar with VLC. VLC can do a lot more than basic video playback, including things like video encoding, DVD ripping, volume normalization and more.
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4.4.3 Is Upon Us
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KDE today released the 3rd monthly update to the 4.4 series, bringing a slew of bugfixes and translation updates to our users. Konsole has seen some love, so has Okular. Check out the changelog to get to know more about it. This release, as all our x.y.z releases (where z > 0) does not contain new features but concentrates on stabilizing the existing codebase.
Read more »The Legend of Edgar 0.55
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Changes: Added the Armoury map, you can get to it via the Fortress Ground Floor. Fixed a problem with some key mappings. Added some statistics, such as play time and enemies killed. Fixed a bunch of memory leaks. Added more Medals to earn, check Parallel Realities for details. Scripts no longer freeze when they are interrupted when loading a game
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Mint 9 features new software manager, backup tool
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The Linux Mint team has released a development RC version of Linux Mint 9 ("Isadora"), based on Ubuntu 10.04. Linux Mint 9 features a new software manager with 30,000 packages, a new backup tool that restores previous software selections, and various menu improvements, says the team.
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Totem Gains New Features For GNOME 3.0
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The first development milestone for GNOME 3.0 is expected to be reached tomorrow with the release of the unstable GNOME 2.31.1. Many mature packages are receiving new features and work too.
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KDE vs. GNOME: DVD Tools and Desktop Design
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DVD tools are more important on Linux than on most operating systems. While Windows or OSX users rarely burn CDs or DVDs except for an occasional backup, for many Linux users, burning a Live CD to investigate a distribution is a common task.
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Linux Mint 9 “Isadora” RC released
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The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 9 “Isadora” RC.
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KDE Plasma Media Center Status Report and Introduction
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So here it is, prepare for some stunning screenshots and much magnificent marketing mash :-) . Article doesn't talk about the technical/coding stuff, just about what you get at the moment. Details will be for another post.
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