Kernel release: 2.6.30.3, Jul 24, 2009

2.6.30.3 has been released today.
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2.6.27.28 has been released today.
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So, Microsoft submits 20000 lines of code to the Linux kernel, all licensed under the GPL. Microsoft, who considers Linux a great threat, and once called the GPL a "cancer". Opinions on this one are flying all around us, but what does Linus Torvalds, Linux' benevolent dictator, think about all this?

Red Hat is sowing the seeds of open source software development among college professors.

In Germany, two of the top 10 best-selling laptops currently run Linux. What do these folks know that we don't?

In the dispute over bankruptcy-threatened SCO Group's legal claims, the company has submitted testimony in which it confirms having paid $100,000 to investor Steven Norris.

If you are new to Linux, a few common mistakes could land you in hot water.

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