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News from Jul 17, 2006

Kernel release: 2.6.16.27, Jul 17, 2006

2.6.16.27 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 0
Files changed: 217
Files removed: 2

Ubuntu open to aiding derivative distributions, Jul 17, 2006

Matt Zimmerman has responded to a recent NewsForge article that suggests that the maintainers of derivative distributions are unintentionally violating the requirements of the GNU General Public License (GPL). Ubuntu's technical leader says the project may be able to help.

'No alternative' to Microsoft fine, Jul 17, 2006

On Wednesday, Neelie Kroes, competition commissioner for the European Union slapped Microsoft with a $357.3 million (280.5 million euro) fine for failing to comply with the European Commission's landmark 2004 antitrust ruling

Robot backers turn to Linux, Jul 17, 2006

What the world needs now, according to a Japanese research group, is a low-cost programmable robot.

Microsoft Targets Google, Linux Vendors, Jul 17, 2006

Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner had some strong words for Google and Linux vendors looking to stomp on the software dynasty.

Xen leads Novell's turnaround effort in Linux, Jul 17, 2006

Novell will try to recover from earlier Linux fumbles by releasing major updates on Monday, adding Xen virtualisation software to its enterprise server product and glitzy graphics to the desktop counterpart.

Freespire Linux OS Beta 1 Released, Jul 17, 2006

The first BETA of Freespire Linux was released on Friday. Freespire is a no-cost version of the Linspire operating system based on Linux and Open Source.

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