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News from Mar 24, 2007

Kernel release: 2.4.35-pre2, Mar 24, 2007

2.4.35-pre2 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 7
Files changed: 62
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.4.34.2, Mar 24, 2007

2.4.34.2 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 0
Files changed: 7
Files removed: 0

HP Gearing Up to Resell Oracle Linux, Mar 24, 2007

Turns out Oracle CEO Larry Ellison does have a few friends and one of them is HP.

Reiser pleads not guilty in wife's slaying, Mar 24, 2007

Oakland computer programmer Hans Reiser pleaded not guilty today to murdering his estranged wife in a case that could go to a jury next month after he exercised his right to a speedy trial.

Novell apologizes for false free software funding claim, Mar 24, 2007

Novell Inc's head of marketing for Linux and open source has apologized to the Free Software Foundation and the open source community after making misleading statements about the company's financial contribution to the FSF.

What Novell could learn from Google, Mar 24, 2007

A better strategy, then, would have been to stand up to Microsoft, rather than to lie down and grovel before it. This would have made Novell a champion, rather than the pariah it has become.

Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring: Here Comes The Spring, Mar 24, 2007

Mandriva, the global Linux distributor, is pleased to announce the upcoming release of its new distribution: Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring. Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring will provide up-to-date and freshly released open source software.

Ubuntu Linux beta Version 7.04 released, Mar 24, 2007

With the next version of its Ubuntu Linux operating system due for final release in April, Ubuntu today unveiled the beta 7.04 version of the operating system today. The software offers improvements such as a Windows migration assistant and wireless networking support.

SAM Linux 2007 targets older, underpowered PCs, Mar 24, 2007

SAM Linux 2007, a light-weight PCLinuxOS-based live/installation CD featuring the Xfce 4.4 desktop and a 2.6.18.6 kernel, was released for free download today. SAM 2007 is positioned as a complete desktop environment that is suitable for older hardware.

Oracle sues SAP for allegedly behaving like it has toward Linux, Mar 24, 2007

"My, but Oracle is cheeky to launch this lawsuit so soon after its (apparently failing) attempts to pilfer Red Hat's support revenues."

Is Red Hat Acting Like Microsoft?, Mar 24, 2007

Red Hat is catching flak from the open-source community over a series of cease-and-desist letters the company's lawyers have sent to independent consultants that provide training and consulting for the company's Hibernate platform.

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