[TechRepublic] Ubuntu pulls the plug on Kubuntu

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Ubuntu pulls the 'official' plug on Kubuntu The news that Canonical has dropped Kubuntu as an official distribution hits the KDE desktop where it counts. Jack Wallen offers up his take on this developing situation. Read more Resource of the day Look Beyond Traditional Solutions for Effective Disaster Planning The latest technology trend provides a cost-effective way to protect your business from downtime: Virtualization. View this webcast to find out how you can deploy virtualization as part of your disaster recovery strategy. The languages of Debian Wheezy How many lines of COBOL or Ada do you think make it into a Debian distribution? Read more Open source software: What is holding back adoption by government? Despite the potential benefits of using open source software, use of it by the government is slow to increase Read more Ubuntu gets enterprise desktop remix Canonical has launched a new Ubuntu desktop spin aimed at corporate and government desktops. Read more DIY: Connect LibreOffice Base to a MySQL database By connecting LibreOffice Base to a MySQL database, it makes the office suite much more flexible and powerful. Learn how to make that connection. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Gentoo-based Sabayon Linux 8 available for download Gentoo-based Sabayon Linux version 8 is available. Check out some of the features. Read more Sandboxing of Adobe Flash coming to Firefox Patrick Lambert explains why Adobe Flash sandboxing for Firefox will help protect end users. Read more Do Not Track Plus: A tool to protect your online privacy If you're concerned about privacy online, but find anti-tracking software difficult to understand, there's an app for that. Michael Kassner checks out DNT+. Read more Featured multimedia   Firefox to change its look--again Part of the Mozilla plan for the future of Firefox involves revising the browser's interface, currently code-named Australis. Check out the company's plans for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Fast and Efficient Business Security Strategies Check out this webcast to learn more about fast and efficient business security strategies. You're in the midst of an arms race, make sure you win it. Today's recommended downloads Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage (APC by Schneider Electric) Determining TCO for data center infrastructure (APC by Schneider Electric) Look Beyond Traditional Solutions for Effective Disaster Planning (VMware) Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers (APC by Schneider Electric) Rethink Your Storage With IBM (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic Gallery: Winning photos under the microscope in 2011 If you're interested in taking photographs under the microscope, the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition for 2012 is accepting entries until April 30. Here's a look at the top 20 from 2011. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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