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News from Jun 11, 2007

Kernel release: 2.6.21.5-rc3, Jun 11, 2007

2.6.21.5-rc3 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 71
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.20.14-rc3, Jun 11, 2007

2.6.20.14-rc3 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 47
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.21.5, Jun 11, 2007

2.6.21.5 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 140
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.20.14, Jun 11, 2007

2.6.20.14 has been released today.
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Files added: 2
Files changed: 361
Files removed: 0

IBM undeterred by setbacks to ODF adoption, Jun 11, 2007

In an interview earlier this week, [Bob] Sutor, vice president of standards and open source at IBM, talked about ODF and Microsoft Corp.'s rival Office Open XML document standard.

OpenOffice worm hits Mac, Linux and Windows, Jun 11, 2007

Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec.

Red Hat makes a security bundle with Symantec, Jun 11, 2007

Red Hat last week continued its appliance assault via a partnership with Symantec.

Second-generation wireless sensor platform runs Linux, Jun 11, 2007

Crossbow Technology will demonstrate its tiny XScale-based platform for wireless sensing, at the Sensors Expo tradeshow next week. The Imote2 is supported by a 2.6.14 Linux port from Intel's Mote 2 project, and will soon gain support for .NET Micro Framework, Microsoft's new low-end embedded platform.

Is the Linux development model flawed?, Jun 11, 2007

Back in the early 1990s, when Linux initiator Linus Torwalds and open source software started to make headlines, the idea of giving software away seemed crazy. Looking at the headway the movement has made since then, you might be forgiven for wondering why Linux desktops have failed to become as ubiquitous as Linux servers are.

Canonical refines mobile Ubuntu Linux, Jun 11, 2007

Ubuntu backer Canonical has pinned down some broad feature lists for its upcoming version of Linux for smaller mobile devices.

Embedded computer maker adds Debian Linux, Jun 11, 2007

Embedded board-maker VersaLogic has started shipping free Linux BSPs (board support packages) for two more of its single-board computers (SBCs). Based on Debian Linux, the BSPs are expected to streamline hardware setup for customers of the company's Gecko and Puma boards.

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