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Today, Wed Nov 19 2008 we are happy to announce the newest release of PC/OS. The new release follows PC/OS OpenCore 1.0. PC/OS OpenDesktop 2009 and PC/OS OpenWorkstation 2009 have been fully tested and ready for broad consumer adoption. This release updates the PC/OS 2008 line of products.

Some of the changes include a newly layed out user interface and updated packages and all important security updates applied. Some of the updated packages are as follows.

OpenDesktop 2009:

Firefox 3.0
Abiword 2.6.4
Exaile
GTKPod
Gimp 2.6
Pidgin 2.5
GNOME PhotoPrinter
Skype 2.0
VLC 0.9.5
TrueCrypt

OpenWorkstation 2009:

OpenOffice.org 3.0
Eclipse
QT Designer
Songbird 0.7
VLC 0.9.5
Wammu, Mobile Phone Manager
Gimp 2.6
Pidgin 2.5
TrueCrypt

The Feature Pak which is an additional ISO download includes:

Tracker
Songbird 0.7
Scribus 1.3.3.13
Picasa 3.0
Serpentine
Sound Juicer

PC/OS OpenDesktop is available now from the downloads site.

http://www.pc-os.org/downloads

PC/OS OpenWorkstation 2009 ISO is available for download from the site and PC/OS OpenWorkstation 2009 + multimedia extensions is available commercially from On-Disk.com for $24.99.

All torrents have been updated as well.

On desktops and Netbooks, it has been a stellar year for Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux distribution. But on the server, Ubuntu continues to face long-term challenges in terms of application and vendor support. Here’s the scoop from The VAR Guy.

First, let’s be clear: The VAR Guy isn’t pressing the panic button. It will take several years for Canonical to build a business around Ubuntu Server Edition. The effort will require an ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs), server hardware makers and VARs.

Remember: It took Microsoft roughly four years to build a decent ecosystem around Windows NT Server, which originally launched in 1993 but didn’t gain much traction until 1996 or 1997.

Now that The VAR Guy has set some expectations, it’s time to offer some key observations.

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