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Scribus: After almost 4 years of intensive work, the Scribus Team (www.scribus.net) has released the new stable version 1.4.0 of the Open Source desktop publishing program Scribus

LifeHacker: Recoll is a free, open source, desktop search tool that can find nearly any type of text on your system

The H Open: "The VirtualBox development team has released a second beta of version 4.1.0 of its open source desktop virtualisation application for x86 hardware."

InfoWorld: "Try as they might, open source desktop apps never gained much ground against proprietary rivals -- and maybe they never will"

Linux User and Developer: "Let's take a look at how to use Scribus, an open source desktop publishing application available for all these three platforms, to create a smart PDF document containing a form which your client can fill out."

Linux.com: "Whether you want to crank out your master's thesis or dash off a few quick business letters, you can take your pick from among dozens of different open source word processors, “proprietary” Linux word processors, open source desktop publishing (DTP) programs, and online offerings."

Datamation: "Remember vaporware? That's the name that used to be applied to software that was described in glittering generalities before it was written. It wasn't a compliment."