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OpenOffice.org 3 beta is ready for testing

By Truong Anh Tuan, on May 9th, 2008%

The OpenOffice.org Community is pleased to announce that the public beta release of OpenOffice.org 3.0 is now available. This beta release is made available to allow a broad user base to test and evaluate the next major version of OpenOffice.org, but is not recommended for production use at this stage.

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Is Linux still safe? Do we need to use antivirus?

By Truong Anh Tuan, on May 9th, 2008%

Linux itself (the kernel) is mostly safe. Until someone find a new ptrace or vmsplice bug of course…

But a desktop OS, whatever it is, will never be really safe IMHO. I would even declare that no computer system as large as an OS could be totally safe. The real difference is what the malware . . . → Read More: Is Linux still safe? Do we need to use antivirus?

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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 442 February 6, 2012
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Distribution Release: Netrunner 4.1 February 4, 2012
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Distribution Release: KahelOS 020212 February 4, 2012
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