Kernel release: 2.6.16.55, Oct 12, 2007

2.6.16.55 has been released today.
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Files added: 49
Files changed: 771
Files removed: 4

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

IBM has added a mainframe gas gauge to more than 1,000 z9s deployed since May 11 to monitor energy usage and cooling statistics.

MontaVista's inaugural partner event this week attracted 400, including many long-time embedded industry vets. Well-run and successful, the "Vision" event nevertheless underscored the modest role embedded developers play in Linux development, despite an explosion in consumer spending on Linux-based devices.

Two years after acquiring the company that developed the AppArmor security software for Linux, Novell has laid off team members behind the project, CNET News.com has learned.

The Linux guru seems to be trying very hard to make the latest Linux kernel update as boring as possible.

IP Innovation LLC has just filed a patent infringement claim against Red Hat and Novell. It was filed October 9, case no. 2:2007cv00447, IP Innovation, LLC et al v. Red Hat Inc. et al, in Texas. Where else? The patent troll magnet state.

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