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News from Apr 24, 2006

Kernel release: 2.6.16.11, Apr 24, 2006

2.6.16.11 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 124
Files removed: 2

Kernel release: 2.6.16.10, Apr 24, 2006

2.6.16.10 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 123
Files removed: 2

Larry a big Linux fan, says Oracle exec, Apr 24, 2006

A senior Oracle executive has backed the reasoning behind the software vendor's mooted move into the operating system sphere and illustrated the depth of chief executive Larry Ellison's allegiance to Linux.

Chinese $150 Linux mini-PC races OLPC to market, Apr 24, 2006

A Chinese company is touting an inexpensive Linux-based computer as a way to close the "digital divide." YellowSheepRiver's $150 "Municator" appears to be available now, with a three-month leadtime, suggesting it could reach market well ahead of MIT's $100 "One Laptop Per Child" (OLPC) device.

Success May Threaten Open Source Ethic, Apr 24, 2006

Popularity may be a menace as well as a benefit for the open source software movement, according to an analyst at Forrester Research in Boston, Mass.

IBM to Oracle: you can't buy open source, Apr 24, 2006

Contrary to Larry Ellison's apparent desire to control Linux, IBM prefers to have at least two independent Linux distributors serving corporate customers, an IBM executive said on Wednesday.

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