Kernel release: 2.6.16.4, Apr 11, 2006

2.6.16.4 has been released today.
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Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) this year will get some open-source competition. Linux proponents plan to hold the first-ever FreedomHEC conference for Linux hardware engineers immediately following the Microsoft gathering in late May.

Jim Pulliam remembers his disbelief when he first arrived in Utah to take over as CIO at Salt Lake Community College two years ago. "I couldn't believe how many organizations [in Utah] were still on Novell [NetWare LAN software]. It just shocked me."

While Linux grew steadily in China last year, the open-source operating system still faces some challenges in the country, according to IDC.

2.6.16.3 has been released today.
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Sonos is shipping a Linux-based music player and wireless mesh node that brings its multi-room digital music system to existing audio systems, such as stereos, home theaters, and high-end table radios.

An expert in deploying open source throughout the enterprise tells us how to wean ourselves off the Microsoft drug forever.

The widely used Debian GNU/Linux distribution has a new project leader following an election process spanning several weeks.

The news has hit the Linux world like a thunderbolt--two of the biggest names in open source were coming together. Red Hat was acquiring JBoss. What does this deal really mean?

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