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News from Feb 25, 2008

Kernel release: 2.6.24.3, Feb 25, 2008

2.6.24.3 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 0
Files changed: 47
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.23.17, Feb 25, 2008

2.6.23.17 has been released today.
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Files added: 0
Files changed: 311
Files removed: 0

Kernel release: 2.6.22.19, Feb 25, 2008

2.6.22.19 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 0
Files changed: 370
Files removed: 1

The open source link of AMD and Nvidia, Feb 25, 2008

About a week ago I got an e-mail asking me to comment on rumors that Nvidia might buy AMD.

The true cost of one laptop per child, Feb 25, 2008

... can the likes of Peru, Mexico, Ethiopia, Haiti, Rwanda, Mongolia and a myriad of other impoverished countries stump up with the cash needed to join the OLPC bandwagon? The sums are not that difficult to do.

How To: Run Linux Applications in Windows, Feb 25, 2008

Linux fans that need a Windows app or two can take advantage of WINE, but what about Windows fans that need to run Linux apps? If you're lucky someone has already ported your favorite Linux app over to Windows, but if they haven't, you might want to check out and Linux.

Ubuntu Linux Sets Its Sights on the Future with 'Intrepid Ibex', Feb 25, 2008

The next release of Ubuntu is slated to arrive in April, but already the developers are making plans for the future of the popular Linux distribution.

Microsoft's open-source promises, Feb 25, 2008

Microsoft made headlines yesterday for its overtures to the open-source software community, including some that practically cast the move as a surrender by the company. "Microsoft to Open Source: You Win," declared the Web Worker Daily blog.

Can XP users really switch to Linux or Mac?, Feb 25, 2008

With the Save XP campaign continuing to capture momentum, and signatures, and myriad XP users facing, in the words of one such reader, a choice between "an operating system that would soon be obsolete (XP) or one that was buggy and would break much existing hardware (Vista)," both Linux and Mac desktops could be appealing right about now.

Linux Terminals Increase 32% YoY Says Report, Feb 25, 2008

POS Terminals running Microsoft Windows operating systems drove $3.8 billion of the $5.56 Billion North American Retail POS Terminal Market in 2007, according to a new study by IHL Group. IBM 4690 terminals generated $1.02 billion and Linux-based machines $475 million, with DOS and other operating systems being installed on the remainder of units. These figures take into consideration the 2007 current shipments and maintenance on existing terminals installed in the U.S. and Canada.

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