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News from Sep 16, 2005

Kernel release: 2.6.14-rc1-git3, Sep 16, 2005

2.6.14-rc1-git3 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 15
Files changed: 441
Files removed: 8

IIS 7.0 Learns a Few Tricks from Apache, Sep 16, 2005

"We've learned from Apache," acknowledged Bill Staples, product unit manager for IIS. Version 7.0 takes the IIS feature set and breaks it down into individual components, or modules, that can be loaded on an as-needed basis. The result is a Web server with much less overhead.

Kernel release: 2.6.14-rc1-git2, Sep 16, 2005

2.6.14-rc1-git2 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 15
Files changed: 397
Files removed: 1

Linux trademark bid rejected, Sep 16, 2005

An attempt by the nation's peak Linux body to register the name 'Linux' on behalf of Linus Torvalds has failed.

Red Hat up to high for a year, Sep 16, 2005

Shares of the Raleigh company have surged 15 percent this month to the highest level in a year. They rose 7 cents Wednesday to close at $16.31.

Must free beer always taste like Schlitz?, Sep 16, 2005

The mpd homepage lists six graphical mpd clients -- or "MPCs" if you will -- that can run on Linux and X. It also lists four non-graphical clients. Sadly, the non-graphical clients are, across the board, more featureful and usable than the graphical clients, and that's a sad testament to the state of user interface standards for Linux users.

Linux talent scarce as penguins' teeth, Sep 16, 2005

The penguins were on the streets of Kanata yesterday, searching for scarce Linux software developers.

Git With It!, Sep 16, 2005

In belittling his newest creation, Torvalds seemed to tapping the same mixture of hacker hubris and aid-beseeching humility that helped propel Linux itself from a shaky, reverse-engineered version of Minix to a full-fledged alternative to Unix.

Clarkson University wins first TuxMasters invitational, Sep 16, 2005

The 3,000-student university took top honors at the first-ever TuxMasters Invitational coding competition, which awarded Clarkson both first and second place in the intercollegiate contest.

Building an African Linux distro, Sep 16, 2005

"I believe we've created the easiest, most advanced desktop operating system, ever."

Gelato to Promote Linux Itanium at Brazil Meeting, Sep 16, 2005

This semiannual event, which has evolved into the world's largest gathering of Linux-Itanium users, will be hosted by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) and sponsored by HP and Intel.

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