beta release

OStatic: "The fourth beta release became available Monday, with some new bug fixes, updated versions of GNOME, Banshee and the kernel, and webcam support re-enabled.

One of the changes long time openSUSE users will notice right away is the new YaST disk partitioner."

Softpedia: "Compared with the beta release, which brought Firefox 3.0.3, PAM authentication framework and a BBC plugin for Totem, this version comes with two brand new and useful tools: a System Cleaner and a USB Startup Disk Creator."

openSUSE Lizards: "openSUSE 11.1 Beta3 is a bit later than expected (it should go out later today). Of course, this raised couple of questions why.

So let me explain how a build of a Beta release works in general from release manager perspective and what are the reasons for the slip."

DesktopLinux: "Only ten days after the release of Linux 2.6.27, the SimplyMEPIS project has decided to work the new kernel into its next release.

The project today used the kernel in both 32- and 64-bit versions of the third beta release of SimplyMEPIS 8."

Phoronix: "Though with the Intrepid artwork final deadline passing last week, what does the desktop look like in the Ubuntu 8.10 Beta release due out this week?"

OSNews: "The Omega 10 Beta release is roughly equivalent to the Fedora 10 Beta to be released tomorrow, but integrates multimedia support not found in Fedora."

The KOffice Project: ""This is the first beta release of KOffice 2.0, and the first version we encourage users to download and try out.

After a very long development cycle KOffice is now in feature freeze."

IBM Developerworks: "You're looking at the beta release of the new look for developerWorks articles. This new design is more streamlined and lets you interact with developerWorks and other users.

It also provides the most up-to-date resources within the articles to save you time and energy. Using this article, learn how these new features integrate related developerWorks and community-generated content in a dynamic and context-sensitive manner.

And then, tell us what you think."

I have rolled a first beta release of PHPUnit 3.3.

In its current state, PHPUnit 3.3 is mostly stable.

However, there are a couple of areas that require some attention before the final release:

KDE.org: "The KDE Project is proud to announce the first beta release of KDE 4.1..."