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Ask Slashdot: Good, Useful Free Software For Gifts? 377

Posted by timothy from the lump-of-coal-doesn't-fit dept.
First time accepted submitter Jeng writes "I'm planning on sending flash drives to friends and family as stocking stuffers. Rather than just send a blank drive, I'm looking for what good useful free software that I can load on it — from system utilities and encryption software to fun little games." We've asked similar questions before, but software keeps getting better, and so do the prices on flash drives. So what would you give as a gift this holiday season?
Open Source

Submission + - Fedora 16 released (fedoraproject.org)

Submitted by ultranerdz
ultranerdz writes: Fedora 16 has been released. Now with GNOME 3.20, KDE 4.7, GRUB2, Blender 2.5, new version of Boost, support for OpenStack, Xen Dom0 pvops and more.

Submission + - hAPPY cAPS lOCK dAY!! (capslockday.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: sO, TODAY, OCTOBER 22TH IS THE CAPS LOCK DAY. cAPS lOCK DAY IS A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND FOREVER SCREAMING TEXT FOR ALL ETERNITY AND LOVE. yOU CAN CHECK MORE INFO AT THE OFFICIAL CAPS LOCK HOME PAGE HERE

Submission + - StarCraft II Released (blizzard.com)

Submitted by ultranerdz
ultranerdz writes: So Blizzard finally released SC2 today. How long will be until they get theis 100e6 dollars back? What is your bet?

Submission + - The Pirate Bay Hacked (thegamersblog.com)

Submitted by ultranerdz
ultranerdz writes: In an interview with security blog Krebs on Security, Argentinian researcher Ch Russo revealed that he and two of his associates discovered multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities on the world's most popular torrent site, The Pirate Bay. They successfully exploited these vulnerabilities to gain 4 million users user names, e-mail, and internet addresses.
Security

Submission + - Hack Exposes Pirate Bay User Data (krebsonsecurity.com)

Submitted by tsu doh nimh
tsu doh nimh writes: Hackers from Argentina recently broke into the database for thepiratebay.org, the Internet's largest torrent search engine, exposing user names, Internet addresses, and (MD5) hashed password data on more than 4 million users, according to Brian Krebs. He interviewed the leader of the group, which is also marketing a new browser exploit kit called "Impassioned Framework," as saying they briefly considered what the information would be worth to the RIAA and MPAA, before going public with the breach. From the story: "Probably these groups would be very interested in this information, but we are not [trying] to sell it,” Russo told KrebsOnSecurity.com in a phone interview. “Instead we wanted to tell people that their information may not be so well protected.”
Red Hat Software

Submission + - Fedora 13 is out (fedoraproject.org)

Submitted by ultranerdz
ultranerdz writes: Fedora 13 has just been released. It includes some major features like Automatic print driver installation, Automatic language pack installation, Redesigned user account tool, Color management to calibrate monitors and scanners, Experimental 3D support for NVIDIA video cards, and more
Linux

Submission + - Fedora 13 Released (fedoraproject.org)

Submitted by think_nix
think_nix writes: Fedora 13 has been officially released. Following with the official release announcement email. Fedora 13 includes GNOME 2.30, KDE 4.4, experimental 3D support for NVIDIA video cards, NFS version 4, and a Python 3 stack installed parallel to an existing Python stack, to name just a few. The full Feature List can be viewed here. You can get fedora here.
Idle

Submission + - Technology Fail: Volvo Test Car Crashes During Col (dailytech.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It's no secret that computers and advanced electronics are seemingly taking over many functions in today's vehicles. Volvo was happy to show off its latest technological advancements this week in Sweden and invited a score of journalists to watch the demonstration.
What Volvo didn't count on, however, was that the demonstration would be a failure.

Submission + - Japanese Researchers Create See-Through Goldfish (dailytech.com)

Submitted by ultranerdz
ultranerdz writes: South Korean scientists may have created a glowing cat, but Japanese researchers have successfully developed a transparent goldfish.
The clear goldfish allows observers to see the tiny fish's beating heart, which allows scientists to observe living creatures and reduces the numbers of dissections. I wonder when they will start to make transparent humans.

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