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• Waugh partners call it quits after nine years

  Australian open source industry identities Pia and Jeff Waugh have separated after nine years together, the last six in wedlock.

• Fedora 15 released, first with GNOME 3

  The Red Hat-backed Fedora project has released version 15 today and is the first major Linux distribution to include GNOME 3 as the default desktop environment.

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  Ubuntu Studio says no to Unity, adopts Xfce

  In another sign Canonical’s Unity desktop environment is not resonating well with the wider Ubuntu community, multimedia-centric Ubuntu derivative, Ubuntu Studio, will move from the GNOME to the Xfce desktop for its next release.

• Ubuntu Natty released, Unity for desktops and netbooks

  The latest generation of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system, 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’ has been released and marks the first release to ship with the Unity desktop environment by default.

• GNOME 3 is out: will Ubuntu reconsider?

  The open source GNOME project has released the next generation of its desktop environment, GNOME 3, with new features and a redesigned interface, but will its flagship Linux distribution, Ubuntu, choose it above its own Unity?

• Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty' goes into beta, brings on Unity

  The first beta release of Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' arrived today and with it comes one of the biggest changes since the project began – the default desktop changes from GNOME to Unity.

• OpenSUSE 11.4 now available with GNOME 3 preview

  The OpenSUSE Linux distribution has reached another milestone with the release of 11.4 including a preview of the upcoming GNOME 3 desktop environment.

• Bug delays Tomboy Online alpha

  GNOME’s foray into developing a free integrated Web and desktop software stack has taken a step backwards with the news that the release of the alpha of Tomboy Online has been delayed by up to four weeks.

• OpenSUSE 11.3 released with two netbook options

  After nine months of development, the Novell-backed openSUSE Linux distribution has released version 11.3 which adds support for netbooks, touchscreen interfaces and a cloud-based backup and synchronisation service.

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  Ubuntu 9.10 'Karmic Koala' release gives KDE a boost

  Open source software vendor Canonical has released the new version of its Linux-based Ubuntu operating system, Ubuntu 9.10 -- codenamed "Karmic Koala" -- and with it comes a number of updates to improve the KDE experience.

• GNOME 2.28 released

  The latest version of the GNOME desktop, GNOME 2.28 has been released. True to GNOME’s six-month release cycle, GNOME 2.28 builds on the earlier 2.26 release with new features, improvements, hundreds of bug fixes and translations.

• GNOME 2.26 big on device, messaging integration

  Like gum to a shoe, the GNOME Project has stuck to its six monthly release schedule again, issuing version 2.26 of its open source desktop environment.

• Move over GNOME, Ubuntu Mobile looks at Qt, other desktop environments

  The Ubuntu Mobile operating system is undergoing its most radical change with a port to the ARM processor for Internet devices and netbooks, and may use Nokia's LGPL Qt development environment as an alternative to GNOME.