Linux fans demand more from Dell, Jun 20, 2007

More than 20,000 people have signed a petition calling on Dell to offer Linux-based PCs outside of the US.

The first network equipment provider (NEP) to roll its own Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) distribution has launched a new version. Performance Technologies, Inc. (PTI) says NexusWare version 12 adds support for PowerPC processor architectures, along with features aimed at CGL 4.0 readiness.

Last week, more than 230 Linux leaders converged on Google's Mountain View, Calif. campus to discuss the most pressing issues for Linux, at the first-ever Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit. Today, the Linux Foundation released a statement summarizing the event's main accomplishments, and declared the event a success.

Spanish newspaper El País is reporting that Linus Torvalds has been nominated for the prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize (Premio Príncipe de Asturias) in the technical and scientific research category.

Rumors on the Web have hinted that we might be next on the list. So we would like to clarify our position.

Trolltech yesterday said it had acquired Fonav, and would integrate Fonav’s Linux-based unified communications platform into its Qtopia line. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to modify its Windows Vista operating system in response to a complaint that its computer search function put Google Inc. and other potential rivals at a disadvantage, the Justice Department and Microsoft said on Tuesday.

Controversy is erupting in the Linux community following news that Xandros and Linspire opted for a pact with Microsoft, while Ubuntu and Red Hat flat out rejected the advances.

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