Linux Online - News from Mar 30, 2007

News from Mar 30, 2007

Kernel release: 2.6.20.5-rc1, Mar 30, 2007

2.6.20.5-rc1 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 0
Files changed: 54
Files removed: 0

Oracle Linux customers: Finally they're talking, Mar 30, 2007

How much money changed hands is not known, and won't be. In fact, it's completely unclear from the language used in the press release that anyone is actually using Oracle Linux at all.

Penguin Computing gets $9 million in funding, Mar 30, 2007

Penguin Computing has garnered $9 million in a second round of venture funding, the San Francisco-based company plans to announce Thursday. vSpring Capital led the round, and existing investors San Francisco Equity Partners, Weber Capital and Convergence Partners also participated.

Enea acquires Swedish Linux expertise, Mar 30, 2007

Telecom software and services provider Enea has acquired QiValue Technologies, a small Swedish company specializing in embedded and enterprise Linux development and training services. Enea said the deal will bolster its Linux expertise, strengthen its software offering, and increase its ability to offer embedded Linux solutions.

New GPL draft has olive branches, thorns, Mar 30, 2007

The latest draft of revisions to the dominant open-source license offers an accommodating approach to some significant objections, but it could throw a wrench into the works of a major open-source company, Novell.

Dell releases low-cost Linux desktops...in China, Mar 30, 2007

Dell last week began selling low-cost Linux PCs to enterprise and consumer customers. They just have to be in China to get a hold of the machines.

Red Hat profit drops on expenses, Mar 30, 2007

Red Hat Inc. posted a profit decline of 25 percent and failed to meet analyst expectations for revenue Thursday, compounding earlier fears that larger competitors may bully the budding Linux provider.

Linux and FlipStart, Mar 30, 2007

On the subject of Linux, one reader recently asked whether Paul Allen's new FlipStart miniature computer had been tested for use with the open-source operating system.

Low-cost student laptops to run Mandriva Linux, Mar 30, 2007

Mandriva, the France-based Linux distributor, will have a version of its Mandriva Linux 2007 pre-installed on Intel's new low-end laptop for students, the Classmate PC.

Sun to close Solaris 'usability gap', Mar 30, 2007

an Murdock says he drew a lot of puzzled looks from his colleagues in the Linux community when he joined Sun Microsystems Inc. in its newly created position of chief operating platforms officer. "What's a Linux guy doing at Sun?" he was asked.

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