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News from Jul 10, 2007

Kernel release: 2.6.22.1, Jul 10, 2007

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

Time To Break Up Microsoft, Which Has Too Many Balls In The Air, Jul 10, 2007

Maybe it's time to seriously think of breaking up the company into smaller companies. The individual parts would flourish and benefit the stockholders to an extreme.

AntiX 'Spartacus', Lightweight Version of MEPIS is Released, Jul 10, 2007

MEPIS has announced the "Spartacus" release of antiX, a lightweight derivative of MEPIS. AntiX is built and maintained by MEPIS community member anticapitalista, as a free version of MEPIS for very old 32 bit PC hardware.

Novell promises protection to Linux users worried by Microsoft’s GPLv3 stand, Jul 10, 2007

Novell will continue to ship the complete version of its Linux enterprise server even though Microsoft is attempting to distance itself legally from the new General Public License (GPL) v3 open source license.

GPLv3 attracts 116 projects in first week, Jul 10, 2007

The third version of the General Public Licence (GPLv3) has been adopted by 116 open source projects in its first week of operation, according to an overview compiled by software risk management firm Palamida.

The $300 Linux-Powered 'iPhone Killer' Arrives, Jul 10, 2007

After seemingly endless delays, the OpenMoko phone is here. The first version of the NEO 1973 mobile phone, which carries the Linux kernel inside and is not locked to a specific network, is available for purchase from OpenMoko.com.

Linux releases a cleaner, tighter kernel 2.6.22, Jul 10, 2007

Master Linux developer, Linus Torvalds, announced on July 8 that the new Linux kernel 2.6.22 is now available. While this new kernel has many new features, it's really more of a bug-fix release.

Dell will sell Linux on PCs outside of U.S., Jul 10, 2007

Dell plans to sell computers with preinstalled Linux outside the United States as well as offer the Ubuntu Linux distribution to small business customers.

Samba officially adopts GPLv3 for future releases, Jul 10, 2007

In a note from leading Samba developer Jeremy Allison, The Samba Group announced that it is keeping its promise to move its code base to GPLv3.

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