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News from Sep 09, 2005

Kernel release: 2.6.13-git9, Sep 09, 2005

2.6.13-git9 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 397
Files changed: 3483
Files removed: 195

Microsoft marketeer goes open source, Sep 09, 2005

Laszlo Systems, the creator and sponsor of the OpenLaszlo platform for Web application development, has hired Kent Libbey away from Microsoft to fill the position of chief marketing officer.

Gartner: Linux 'five years away from mainstream' use, Sep 09, 2005

Open source is still up to five years away from mainstream use in enterprise IT infrastructures, despite the progress made in the commercialisation of the platform, according to analyst Gartner.

Industry shuns SCO Linux insurance, Sep 09, 2005

SCO has reported a 16.5 per cent decline in revenue in the most recent quarter to $9.4m. The drop in sales was attributed largely to a drop in revenue from its controversial SCOsource Linux insurance scheme, combined with a sales decrease of the company's Unix products.

Microsoft: Chinese Linux companies struggling, Sep 09, 2005

A senior Microsoft executive has played down the threat of Linux in China, claiming that local vendors are not making a profit and that Windows is growing faster than Linux in the Chinese server market.

Users tackle question of Linux vs. Windows on the server, Sep 09, 2005

The battle between Linux and Windows for server-side dominance is continuing to play out in data centers worldwide.

Linux and NTFS: peace at last?, Sep 09, 2005

Reading from NTFS file systems wasn't too much trouble. Writing to a file or creating a new file, though, was something else again.

Toshiba switches on Linux DVD players, Sep 09, 2005

Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) today announced that it has teamed up with digital media processing firm Sigma Designs to develop a Linux-based platform for consumer digital multimedia appliances such as smart DVD players.

Ballmer on Linux rivalry, Sep 09, 2005

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took written questions from the audience of partners and customers during yesterday's Business Summit on the company's Redmond campus. One of questions wasn't the type you'd ordinarily expect from such a crowd: "How should we think about Linux in our long-term IT strategy?"

Celebrate Software Freedom Day, Sep 09, 2005

South Africa will be celebrating the second annual Software Freedom Day, on September 10, with the aim of promoting awareness and use of Free/Open Source software.

Xandros Co-Founder Berenstein Dies, Sep 09, 2005

Funeral services were held Wednesday in New York for Dr. Frederick H. (Rick) Berenstein, co-founder, chairman and former chief technology officer of Xandros and an entrepreneur instrumental in convincing Wall Street of the financial viability of the open-source software business.

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