Linux Online - News from Oct 18, 2004

News from Oct 18, 2004

Kernel release: 2.6.9, Oct 18, 2004

2.6.9 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 605
Files changed: 4712
Files removed: 104

Advice to Microsoft: Learn to love Linux, Oct 18, 2004

Management guru Clayton Christensen has a paradoxical answer for Microsoft to the challenge posed by open source: Invest in Linux applications for handheld devices

Digital Home Edges Nearer, Oct 18, 2004

The next generation of HP home entertainment gear will be based on the Linux operating system rather than Windows.

IT Is Recovering, Bit by Bit, Oct 18, 2004

Corporate spending on computer hardware is expected to grow in the mid- to single-digit range in 2004, with stronger demand for Intel and Linux-based servers.

Confessions of a recent Linux convert, Oct 18, 2004

Was it difficult? Did it take time to learn? No, not at all; switching from Windows to Linux is easy because the programs (office, browser, email) are nearly identical.

Driving Mr. Tux -- Linux takes on automotive apps, Oct 18, 2004

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) is Metrowerks's term for a strategic investment the company is making around improving Linux for use in automotive telematics.

Matrix's Red Hat Linux sales soar tenfold, Oct 18, 2004

Matrix, which locally sells the Red Hat Linux infrastructure, has reported that its Linux sales reached NIS 1 million in the third quarter...

New bug in open source database MySQL, Oct 18, 2004

Users of the open-source MySQL database could be at risk from remote attacks from a bug in phpMyAdmin, the web-based MySQL administration tool.

Linux wants to earn your trust, Oct 18, 2004

Secure version of operating system seeks to compete with Unix

IBM launches top-end Power5 servers, Oct 18, 2004

IBM has expanded the top end of its eServer range with three multiple-processor systems aimed at datacentres and large enterprise clients.

Schools, patents and the future of Linux, Oct 18, 2004

Open source activists need to get Linux into schools if Windows' pre-eminance on the desktop is ever to be seriously challenged, a panel discussion at LinuxWorld conference in London last week concluded.

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