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News from Apr 27, 2007

Kernel release: 2.6.21.1, Apr 27, 2007

2.6.21.1 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 0
Files changed: 3
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.20.10, Apr 27, 2007

2.6.20.10 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 2
Files changed: 296
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.20.10-rc1, Apr 27, 2007

2.6.20.10-rc1 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 0
Files changed: 34
Files removed: 0

Announcing Fedora 7 Test 4, Apr 27, 2007

The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the release of the fourth and final test release of Fedora 7!

Freespire 2.0, Linspire 6.0, CNR v2 rollout plans published, Apr 27, 2007

Linspire has published the release schedules for its two Linux distributions -- Linspire and Freespire -- and the overhaul of its CNR (click-and-run) software update system to support multiple Linux distributions, including Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu.

Linux-powered robots go global, Apr 27, 2007

Researchers have unveiled internet-controlled wireless robots which are simple enough for "almost anyone" to build with off-the-shelf parts.

Qantas ditches Linux for AIX, Apr 27, 2007

Qantas will next month shift the underlying platform running its internal finance systems from Linux to IBM's Unix variant AIX as part of its wide-ranging eQ transformation project.

Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista: The Battle For Your Desktop, Apr 27, 2007

Is Linux finally ready to take on Windows as a desktop OS? We tried out both Vista and Ubuntu on individual PCs to see which works better. Here's who won.

Review: SimplyMEPIS Linux 6.5, Apr 27, 2007

A few weeks ago, MEPIS released SimplyMEPIS 6.5. The latest version of the Ubuntu-based desktop distribution offers a number of interesting new features, including a 64-bit release and Beryl for 3-D desktop effects. After spending a fair amount of time with the release, I found it to be a worthy update to earlier versions of MEPIS.

OpenSUSE drops ZENworks, opens YAST, Apr 27, 2007

Novell openSUSE project has had a recent history of trouble with its update programs. Now, to make updating openSUSE more pleasant, the project is dropping its support for ZENworks and opening up YAST to community development.

Adobe Open-Source Move Sets Showdown with Microsoft, Apr 27, 2007

Adobe Systems has announced its plans to open-source its Flex Web development framework.

Meet the new Linux kernel: 2.6.21, Apr 27, 2007

It took longer than Linux creator Linus Torvalds would have liked, but the latest Linux kernel, version 2.6.21, has arrived. It brings many minor and major changes in how Linux handles process scheduling and time.

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