Kernel release: 2.6.22.6, Aug 31, 2007

2.6.22.6 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.

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Files changed: 173
Files removed: 1

Agency cites increased competition from Firefox, iTunes, Flash, and web-based e-mail--as well as Dell's Linux-based PC offerings--as evidence that the settlement did its job.

While SCO Group Inc.'s future may seem precarious following a courtroom setback earlier this month, Chief Executive Darl McBride says he has a plan to salvage the controversial software company.

The Linux Foundation on Wednesday has come out against ISO/IEC member countries adopting Microsoft(MSFT)'s Open XML as a document standard. The voting is currently underway around the world, with the outcome still uncertain.

The movie industry may be accustomed to using Linux for creative design and high-powered clustering but Happy Feet creator Animal Logic is content to have the penguin run the bulk of its corporate services.

Mandriva Benelux NV (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) was launched on August 16th 2007 as the sole Benelux partner for Mandriva S.A, offering Mandriva Linux operating systems.

Ubuntu Xorg maintainer Bryce Harrington recently demonstrated the BulletProof-X feature that is planned for inclusion in Ubuntu 7.10. BulletProof-X provides a failsafe mode which will ensure that users never have to manually configure their graphics hardware settings from the command line.

As Sept. 2 comes closer, Microsoft appears to be stuffing the ballot boxes of some countries' ISO organizations while open-source and standard organizations are firing back with furious words.

By 2012, Linux will be running on nearly 31 percent of all smart devices, thanks to a growth rate faster than Windows Mobile and Symbian, according to predictions from a research firm.

Vista's been something of a flop. I know it. You know it. Even in Bill Gates' secret sanctum hidden underneath his mansion they know it. Businesses, in particular, aren't about to touch Vista for corporate desktops until they get SP1. Guess what? They're not going to be getting it anytime soon.

France's second-largest telecom service provider has released source code for a popular residential gateway device based on Linux. Several hacker communities have since sprung up around Neuf Cegetel's Neuf Box 4, an "integrated access device" (IAD) with Internet, phone, and streaming video capabilities.

Founder of Ubuntu Linux Mark Shuttleworth took time out of his busy schedule to talk with us about email, productivity, travel, web applications, Ubuntu, free software and much more. We asked Shuttleworth what you wanted to know and he gave us the full scoop.

As the date draws near for the first round of discussions before the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on the topic of adopting Microsoft's Office Open XML format, allegations have arisen that Microsoft may have used influential tactics to sway the outcomes of recommendation votes in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.

Novell finally has managed to deliver a good quarter. Not exceptional, but solid.

Ending months of rumors, Hewlett-Packard appears to have released its first mass-market PC with pre-installed Linux. Specifically, the company will soon be selling RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Desktop 5 on its HP dx2250 PC to Australian customers.

A German state has signed a major contract with Novell for the supply of Linux server and desktop products to 33 universities.

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