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News from Dec 02, 2005

Kernel release: 2.6.15-rc4-git1, Dec 02, 2005

2.6.15-rc4-git1 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 1
Files changed: 151
Files removed: 1

At Novell, Too Soon to Celebrate, Dec 02, 2005

A last-minute deal helps the troubled software company top quarterly sales expectations, but that success doesn't mean it's out of the woods

Lack of app support stunting Linux: study, Dec 02, 2005

Corporate adoption of Linux desktops is hindered by the inability to run Windows applications, the difficulty of installing and managing peripheral devices and the challenge of making users feel comfortable with the open-source operating system, a survey shows.

LinkSys courts Linux hackers with WRT54G'L', Dec 02, 2005

LinkSys last month switched the standard model of its ubiquitous WRT54G wireless router from Linux to VxWorks, starting with the "series 5" version. Now, LinkSys is shipping a Linux-based WRT54GL model that it says it created specially for Linux hobbyists, hackers, and aficianados. The L version is identical to the "series 4" WRT54G units that Linux hobbyists have long enjoyed hacking, according to the company.

Skype video phone on its way for Mac and Linux?, Dec 02, 2005

Skype's new video phone service will very likely be available for Mac and Linux, the company has hinted. We spoke to James Bilefield, the company's vice president of business development, and pumped him for news about the future direction of the company and its products.

Time for Linux bigots to take a back seat, Dec 02, 2005

The message is pretty clear when it comes to the growth of Linux and open source software in Australia. The ideologues are going to have to fade into the background and keep their philosophical debates within the confines of the community while the sharp and commercially savvy deal with the hard reality of winning business contracts

GPL 3.0 Beckons Open-Source Community, Dec 02, 2005

The Free Software Foundation and the Software Freedom Law Center on Wednesday released the road map for the long-awaited revision of the GNU General Public License.

Novell posts 4th-quarter loss from year-ago profit, Dec 02, 2005

Software company Novell Inc. on Thursday swung to a quarterly net loss from a year-ago profit due mainly to $38 million in restructuring charges.

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