Kernel release: 2.6.14-rc2-git9, Sep 30, 2005

2.6.14-rc2-git9 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.

Files added: 14
Files changed: 545
Files removed: 15

Seriously. Why are there so many people wasting their time inventing and re-inventing Linux?

In the end, the Massachusetts plan represents poor public policy and terrible technology policy.

It's not that Firefox, and other open-source programs, don't have security holes. They do. The key difference, from an open-source advocate's viewpoint, is that everyone can see what's going on, so as soon as a problem is reported it can be fixed.

An agency of the French Ministry of Defence is planning to install a high-performance Linux cluster for technical and scientific work.

Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's third largest personal computer maker, is planning to offer the Linux operating system in consumer PCs it plans to sell in Singapore next year.

Although the financial services industry has adopted Linux more slowly than first expected, Linux is now starting to hold more sway, even if often from behind the scenes, according to participants in this week's High Performance on Wall Street conference in New York City.

The next version of the General Public License may tackle the issue of Web companies that use free software in commercial Web-based applications but don't distribute the source code.

French Linux builder Mandriva and NEC computers have announced a joint initiative to develop customised Linux solutions for the corporate and public sectors.

The NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) is taking a tough stance against Microsoft's decision to make an enterprise edition of Windows Vista only available to companies that have signed on to its Software Assurance program. The tax collection agency has declared it would rather switch desktop operating systems than lock itself into Microsoft's licensing regime.

Over the past couple of months, public opinion of Skype has shifted from "media darling" to "when will their 15 minutes of fame be up?" Judging from forum and blog chatter, it would appear that the novelty of the product is wearing off and early adopters are feeling restless. Luckily, Internet telephony aficionados have standards-based alternatives to choose from.

On the heels of a Versora survey conducted earlier this month about Window-to-Linux migrations, Versora and partner Win4Lin have struck while the migration is hot with new products and services aimed at wresting away customers from the folks in Redmond.

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