* News about Mint
Linux Mint 6 “Felicia” x64 RC1 released!
Linux Mint 7 will be named “Gloria”
mintInstall 5.3.6 – faster refresh
We have had some problems in the forum – Mint is ever more popular and our servers become overloaded. We will soon have a new server and better bandwidth
* News about Linux
The latest news about the kernel is always found here
Debian 5 release approaches… binary blobs included
Btrfs (the file system) aims for the mainline
openSUSE Project Announces csync
* News about IT
SSL broken! Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions (this is serious)
The worm Downadup infected Swedish hospital including equipment used on patients causing severe danger (Swedish only link)
Weak Password Brings ‘Happiness’ to Twitter Hacker
Jobs: Hormone imbalance causing weight loss
OLPC – Refocusing on our mission
China targets Google, Baidu in latest ‘Net filth crackdown
Police set to step up hacking of home PCs (UK)
Private firm may track all email and calls in the UK
Reply-all e-mail storm hits State Department
* Hardware news
Accell introduces their USB 2.0 to VGA Adapter at CES – dual monitors even if you don’t have a video card with dual possibility
Freescale chip targets sub-$200 netbook market
Rumor that Google is developing its own router
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