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News from Jun 06, 2007

Kernel release: 2.4.35-pre5, Jun 06, 2007

2.4.35-pre5 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 8
Files changed: 81
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.4.34.5, Jun 06, 2007

2.4.34.5 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 0
Files changed: 16
Files removed: 0

How Microsoft-Xandros compares to Novell pact, Jun 06, 2007

Microsoft this morning announced a collaboration agreement with Linux vendor Xandros that's similar, in some respects, to the Novell deal. But not in others.

DreamWorks Animation "Shrek the Third": Linux Feeds an Ogre, Jun 06, 2007

All the big film studios primarily use Linux for animation and visual effects. Perhaps no commercial Linux installation is larger than DreamWorks Animation, with more than 1,000 Linux desktops and more than 3,000 server CPUs.

Dell slips up with Linux PC warranty options, Jun 06, 2007

Last weekend, Dell inadvertently removed the option to purchase extended warranties for its new Ubuntu Linux PCs, but the company said the option will be back Tuesday.

SCO projected billions in Linux licenses, Jun 06, 2007

SCO was projecting that revenues of its SCOsource licenses for Linux would generate billions of dollars in revenues for the company, chief executive Darl McBride testified in a deposition on 27 March 2007.

Why did Microsoft and Sun support SCO?, Jun 06, 2007

Back in the beginning of SCO's all-out assault on Linux and IBM, the Unix company received a much needed financial boost to its lawsuit plans with two major contracts. These deals with Microsoft and Sun brought SCO $26.5 million. This money, in turn, fueled SCO's lawsuits.

Experiment: first schools install Linux, Jun 06, 2007

An experiment is underway in a number of St. Petersburg schools to install Linux OS in computer rooms with by September 1st. However, it is not clear so far who will be funding the program. A number of computers with Linux OS already appeared in Alexander Ponosov’s school.

Sun pushes multicore tools to Linux developers, Jun 06, 2007

Sun has unveiled compiler and tool technologies that work on multicore chip architectures and extend to application development on Linux.

Low-cost SoC fits Linux in cramped quarters, Jun 06, 2007

Atmel has introduced a new low-cost model in its AP7000-series of high-efficiency SoCs (system-on-chip processors) designed to run Linux.

With RHEL 5, Red Hat goes to bat for SELinux, Jun 06, 2007

IT managers that want to secure their Linux environments and keep things running smoothly have a very powerful tool at their disposal: Security Enhanced Linux, or SELinux, an implementation of mandatory access controls originally developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) and integrated in to most mainstream Linux distributions.

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