Kernel release: 2.4.25-pre6, Jan 16, 2004

2.4.25-pre6 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.

Files added: 310
Files changed: 1405
Files removed: 39

After a long explanation of why he handed his homework in late, SCO attorney Ryan Tibbitts explains what this is. Only, he doesn't sound quite sure.

Tibbitts complains that with only an old version of AIX to go on - and only one CD of Dynix/ptx source, SCO can't say for sure.

"It was therefore not possible to directly compare IBM's contributions to Linux with another likely source of those contributions, namely the missing versions of Dynix/ptx."

It's not a surprise, but for some it still hurts.

Users of Red Hat operating systems this week received an "end-of-life" (EOL) e-mail notifying them that support for the popular Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8 versions has ended.

"We will no longer be producing security, bugfix, or enhancement updates for these products," said the statement delivered to Red Hat Network (RHN) subscribers. RHN is a systems management platform helping administrators patch, update and monitor their infrastructure.

Red Hat Linux 9 will have its RHN support terminated April 30.

f SCO thought threat-born licensing fees would provide a quick boost to the bottom line, it looks to have miscalculated. As fellow Fool Tom Taulli noted last month, SCO has tried to cast its lawsuits in apocalyptic terms. But with the entire computing world putting its money behind Linux, it appears that, for SCO, the apocalypse is now.

The Mozilla Foundation late on Thursday released the next version of its open-source Web-browser suite.

The Mozilla 1.6 release, out in a beta version since December, includes expanded authentication support that is particularly useful for enterprises as well as greater integration with the GNOME desktop that is popular among Linux users.

The music industry has the Grammies. Hollywood has the Oscars. And now, the open source software community has the Open Source Awards.

Okay, so the name isn't quite as catchy as, say, "Tony" or "Golden Globe," but then, that's the very nature of open source software—people toiling away in this industry are not in it for the glitz and glamour. It's about the challenge. It's like climbing Mt. Everest—you do it because it's there. But, the funny thing is that along the way these teams and individuals actually develop something useful to a greater community of users: the open source community.

Oracle Corp. is ready to extend its "Linux Everywhere" campaign to client systems. At next week's LinuxWorld in New York, Oracle will announce that it will enable the Mozilla open-source Web browser to run Oracle applications in the coming year.

Dave Dargo, vice president of Oracle's Linux Program Office and the Performance Engineering team within its Platform Technologies Division, told eWEEK.com that Oracle will look to expand its 1.5-year-old Linux support program by supporting Linux not just as a server but as a client.

Voting has closed for the 2003 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards and the winners have been decided. The Members Choice awards allow members of the Linux community to choose their favorite products in a variety of categories including Linux Distribution of the Year, Office Suite of the Year and Web Browser of the Year. The polls were open from November 15th to January 10th. Winners will be presented with their awards at the LinuxQuestions.org booth in the .org Pavilion during the LinuxWorld Expo in New York City on January 21-23, 2004.

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