The main goals of this test release (aka "Shredder") is to find out about possible problems caused by the changes in the underlying platform. Though much has changed in the underlying code, there are only few new features, among them a new add-on manager, improved search results in content (message bodies), and a reported improved JavaScript performance.
On the Mac, Thunderbird is now a native Cocoa application, and it includes initial integration with the system Address Book (read only).
Didn't get a chance to try mudkip-player yet, source code only.
"Over the last few days, I have been working on merging audacious-1.5 and bmpx, to create an XMMS-lookalike GStreamer player... The goal here is to create a simple player which looks like XMMS to satisfy the demand created by XMMS removal in many distros. Both already existing projects have their own direction, this is just a shared goal to create a solution for the strain placed on our projects."
* Beep Media Player is an early fork of XMMS (Winamp clone) that uses GTK+ 2, while Audacious is a fork from Beep Media Player made after Beep Media Player was remade as BMPx. Audacious replaces XMMS in many distros, though many mainstream reviewers (Hebrew, from PC Magazine) still recommend new users should install XMMS.
Not too much, but it is even easier on Linux. Actually, this genre of stories (I'm responsible for one, in Hebrew) are so common, yet the myth still holds. I may have my doubts about Linux desktops readiness for prime time, but there's no doubt that hardware support is (in many ways) far better then in Windows. Most of the time I don't need to do anything to start using my hardware, from Printer/Scanner to Camera and other peripherals.
New release of this OpenOffice.org port to Mac OS X. New features since the previous update in March include: support for Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, Excel VBA macros, and QuickTime video support. Also, menus are now available when no documents are open, it is possible to import images from scanners and cameras, and NeoOffice will use Mac OS X Leopard grammar checking support.
Photo credit: Planamesa Software
Minimum Machine Requirements for NeoOffice 2.2.3: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher, 512 MB of memory and 400 MB of free disk space.
Penumbra is a game series developed by Swedish Frictional Games. It's a first person adventure game, which focuses on story, immersion and puzzles. Instead of using violence to progress the player has to use his/her wits to guide Philip, the main character, on his quest to unravel the past. "Penumbra: Black Plague", the final part of what meant to be a trilogy, is now out for Linux as well.
From the website:
"Played from a first person viewpoint, Penumbra is very different from other adventure games. Not only is it powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, it also has an advanced physics system which allow for a never before seen environment interaction. The player can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects and more using natural mouse movements creating a highly interactive and immersive game world.
The weapon system differs from your average game; swinging a melee weapon is done using the mouse which increases the realistic feel of combat. Fighting enemies is not something best done with brute force though, in most situations fighting is a last resort and the player is often better of using his/her wits. The AI of the enemies will also do its best to hunt and scare the player. The creatures encountered can break down doors, use group co-ordination, interact with the physics and more.
Penumbra: Overture will keep players on the edge as they have to explore scary and immersive environments never knowing what is behind the next corner. The world is detailed, graphical as well as a story wise making the player feel part of the world as secrets are uncovered."
Video: Teaser
Linux Minimum Requirements:: Kernel 2.6 or higher(2.4 untested), glibc 2.3, X11R6 with 3D acceleration, For x86_64 CPU, 32-bit environment must be installed
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