Kernel release: 2.6.14-rc3-git5, Oct 05, 2005

2.6.14-rc3-git5 has been released today.
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An Austrian hacker earned the dubious distinction of writing what are thought to be the first known viruses for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system. Written in July, the viruses take advantage of a new command shell, code-named Monad, that is included in the Windows Vista beta code.

Not only is open source proving itself cost-effective, but the industry around it is maturing.

It may first appear that Dell is offering small office/home office buyers a Linux-based PC, but what the company is actually offering is simply a PC without a Microsoft operating system.

The open source operating system is becoming more widespread within the enterprise for use on servers. But even its advocates believe desktop Linux is some way off

Recent research into these versions by large government departments indicates that for many sites, it is now 10 times cheaper to migrate to the new OpenOffice.org 2.0 than upgrading to Microsoft Office 12.

Desktop Linux specialist Linspire is now beta-testing its first enterprise desktop product, with the finished product due in about three months, according the company's CEO, Kevin Carmony

Red Hat, world's leading provider of open source solutions, plans to launch Linux operating systems in eight Indian languages including Marathi, Telegu and Malayalam next year, Javed Tapia, Director, Red Hat India, said today.

Ballmer said governments should not necessarily opt for open source alternatives over proprietary software like Microsoft, even in developing countries where expensive software can impede the rollout of computer access to poorer communities.

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