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News from Mar 23, 2007

Kernel release: 2.6.20.4, Mar 23, 2007

2.6.20.4 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 2
Files changed: 218
Files removed: 0

The Torvalds Transcript: Why I 'Absolutely Love' GPL Version 2, Mar 23, 2007

I think the GPL has always been a political platform, but I also think that one thing that the Linux community has done (and yes, I'll take at least some of the credit for that personally) has been to try to view it as just a license, i.e. strip the politics away from it.

Novell Launches Pro-Linux 'Get a Mac' Spoofs, Mar 23, 2007

Apple just might create the most parody-inducing advertisements in the world. Both the dancing iPod-listeners and "Get a Mac" have kept YouTube busy over the last year, but very few of the parodies have reflected the efforts of a competing company to actually attack Apple.

Novell, Red Hat compare desktop Linux programs, Mar 23, 2007

Open-source rivals Novell Inc. and Red Hat Inc. are each highlighting initiatives to bring Linux-based functionality to the desktop.

Linspire's CNR Technology to Deliver CrossOver Linux 6.0, Mar 23, 2007

Linspire and CodeWeavers today announced the release and support of CrossOver Linux 6.0 for CNR.

Linux, Opera help fight HIV AIDS in Malawi, Mar 23, 2007

Opera Software reports that Linux and the Opera browser are being used by a non-government organization combatting HIV AIDs in Malawi. The Baobab Health Partnership runs Opera in fullscreen "kiosk" mode on low-powered, Linux-based network terminals used to register new patients and track patient treatments.

Clearing up anti-GPL3 FUD, Mar 23, 2007

There's been a lot of talk about GPL version 3: whether it goes too far to be acceptable to business, whether the Linux kernel developers will ever switch to it, whether our community will fork or undergo unrest over it. Much of that talk is based on a poor understanding of the GPL3 terms, and with release of the new license imminent, it's time to clear that up.

How I Accidentally Un-Installed Synaptic, Mar 23, 2007

I install, begin to configure and unknowingly make a mistake in the second installment of my adventures in Debian-land.

Can Linux save Mot's mobile phone biz?, Mar 23, 2007

In an effort to cut costs and boost margins, Motorola will reportedly use its Linux/Java based mobile phone operating system across "all mid- and high-tier devices."

Oracle's Linux Claims Are a Head Scratcher, Mar 23, 2007

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said on his company's Q3 2007 conference call today that Oracle has displaced Red Hat at Yahoo. Officials at both Red Hat and Yahoo, however, see it differently.

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