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Wiki Changes

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Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

GhostBSD 3.5
BSD-based Linux distro; LXDE, MATE, Openbox and Xfce desktops; #29 in popularity
http://www.ghostbsd.org/

MariaDB 10.0.5 Beta
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra db engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
- I don't usually list alpha/beta databases, but this one is interesting due to the inclusion of multi-source replication
- "do not use beta releases on production systems"
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100 (What is MariaDB 10.0?)
https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.5/ (MariaDB 10.0.5 page)

Slackware Linux 14.1
independent distro; Blackbox, Fluxbox, FVWM, KDE, WMaker, or Xfce desktop; #20 in populrity
http://www.slackware.com/

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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