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News from Dec 20, 2007

Kernel release: 2.6.24-rc6, Dec 20, 2007

2.6.24-rc6 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 1790
Files changed: 10126
Files removed: 1261

Major Chinese handset vendor adopts Linux for 3G phones, Dec 20, 2007

One of China's largest handset and infrastructure vendors has reportedly adopted a Linux-based mobile phone software stack as part of its standard 3G mobile phone operating system. ZTE will incorporate Trolltech's Qtopia Phone Edition into its Linux-based "U980" platform for 3G TD-CDMA phones, according to Trolltech.

Another Day, Another GPL Win, Dec 20, 2007

Xterasys settles a suit filed by the Software Freedom Law Center regarding GPL violations involving the BusyBox tool set.

iPlayer for Linux wins approval of open sourcers, Dec 20, 2007

The Open Source Consortium has welcomed the BBC's move to make its iPlayer online on-demand TV service available for streaming on operating systems other than Microsoft Windows.

Linux distributor wins automotive award, Dec 20, 2007

Wind River has been named the Frost & Sullivan 2007 European Automotive Software Company of the Year. The award is based on criteria including business development, competitive strategy, and leadership in automotive telematics.

Manufacturer boosts mainframe with Red Hat Linux, Dec 20, 2007

Italian olive oil manufacturer Fratelli Carli has standardised its IT infrastructure on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

MIT Students Power Supercomputer With Bicycles, Dec 20, 2007

Human-powered computing team supplies a supercomputer with enough juice to model a nuclear fusion reaction.

Drupal developer bags $7 million, Dec 20, 2007

Belgian developer Dries Buytaert is on the verge of putting open source CMS (content management system) Drupal officially into business.

Dell spills its Guts over Ubuntu gear, Dec 20, 2007

Dell has caught up to the Ubuntu release machine, adding the latest version of the operating system as a standard option with Linux-friendly laptop and desktop.

Interview with Richard Stallman: Four Essential Freedoms, Dec 20, 2007

When Richard Stallman announced the GNU Project back in 1983, he launched a movement that would, in time, transform the software industry. The Free Software Foundation, also created by Stallman and now sponsor of the GNU Project, has become a driving force behind the adoption of the widely used GNU GPL software license.

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