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News from Nov 18, 2005

Kernel release: 2.6.15-rc1-git6, Nov 18, 2005

2.6.15-rc1-git6 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 67
Files changed: 757
Files removed: 60

Novell Defends SUSE Against MS-Sponsored Study, Nov 18, 2005

Novell Inc. on Thursday lashed out at the Microsoft Corp.-sponsored study released this week that compared the real-world reliability of two platforms—Microsoft's Windows Server System and Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server—under evolving business requirements over an extended period of time.

Panic time: Handling those rare Linux crashes, Nov 18, 2005

Linux's record for reliability may be the polar opposite of what critics consider the crash-a-day life of Windows. Yet, the fact that Linux crashes are rare means that an unexpected outage throws many IT administrators in unmapped territory. Learning the proper steps to prevent such crashes can help Linux admins avoid many headaches over the long term.

Why did SuSE Linux's founder resign from Novell?, Nov 18, 2005

When SuSE Linux founder Hubert Mantel announced his resignation from Novell ast week, he became the third former SuSE executive to leave in the past six months. There was much speculation as to why Mantel left, which was sparked, in part, by the manner of his leaving. He announced his resignation via a Linux e-mail discussion list, claiming that SuSE had changed so much it was no longer the company he had founded 13 years before.

$100 laptop will boost Linux, Nov 18, 2005

The $100 laptop could mark a major breakthrough for the Linux operating system, according to leading CIOs.

Sun backs PostgreSQL, Nov 18, 2005

Sun Microsystems has announced support for the PostgreSQL database on its Solaris 10 OS and has launched new technologies in OpenSolaris, including a next-generation file system.

Linux News Questions Microsoft's Need for a "Get the Facts" campaign?, Nov 18, 2005

Plenty of Linux users want you to know that technology drew us to Linux. We didn't adopt this platform because we found it less capable than Windows. We didn't adopt this technology because it was unreliable and prone to security risks. We didn't adopt this technology because we love re-booting our servers every few days.

Indian OpenOffice rollout picks up pace, Nov 18, 2005

The Indian government is pushing an ambitious project to distribute CDs containing Firefox and OpenOffice in all official Indian languages

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