Kernel release: 2.6.19.1, Dec 11, 2006

2.6.19.1 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.

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Open source code is now used by over 70 per cent of software developers in Asia, according to a new report.

A non-profit organisation that describes itself as "the centre of gravity of Linux" has just gone through its second round of sackings in as many years though on the surface it does not seem to be exactly short of funds.

Novell's openSUSE 10.2 is an exciting desktop operating environment that includes or supports nearly every program you need for work and play.

Mandriva this weekend launched Mandriva Flash, portable Linux version built on a USB key.

This is part two in a three-part series of articles debunking some common myths about the GPL's reach and highlighting the sensible solution that the Linux community has constructed despite these myths.

Microsoft has hit back at critics, including IBM, which voted against approving the software company's Office OpenXML format as an Ecma standard, claiming it is nothing more than a vendor-dictated specification that documents proprietary products via XML.

The open source community's commercial and non-commercial members have debated the intellectual property issues surrounding the GPL and Linux for years, and even more now as the release of GPLv3 approaches.

Swiss robot vendor K-Team is shipping a third-generation model in its flagship "Khepera" line. The Khepera III, which runs Linux on an optional ARM-powered add-in card, adds floor-roving capabilities, the better to support experiments in swarm behavior, K-Team says.

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