Ubuntu 'Feisty Fawn' a step closer, Feb 28, 2007

Ubuntu developers are finalising preparations for the release of the next version -- dubbed Feisty Fawn -- of the popular Linux distribution in mid-April.

Local software vendor Squiz has re-licensed its MySource Matrix tool under the popular GNU General Public License (GPL), nearly two years after facing criticism the software's previous licence wasn't "open" enough.

The president of the Sydney Novell User Group (SNUG) expects end users to benefit from Novell's new relationship with software giant Microsoft, but remains suspicious about Redmond's intentions.

Local poultry producer Bartter Enterprises is evaluating the future of around 70 Microsoft Windows servers, in the context of a recent migration of other systems to Red Hat Linux.

Linus Torvalds has picked up one of Apple's new Intel-based Mac minis to play with, but the Linux creator still prefers Apple's old PowerPC architecture for his primary desktop machine.

The NSW state government yesterday went to market for its desktop, notebook and small server needs for at least the next three years, designating the ability to purchase Linux-based systems as "highly desirable".

Linux creator Linus Torvalds today signalled his enjoyment of the annual "Talk Like a Pirate Day" festivities, using the nautical lexicon to launch an update to the kernel at the heart of his open source operating system.

Melbourne will host the linux.conf.au conference in 2008, the event's organisers announced today.

The Debian GNU/Linux project has locked a number of its developers out of their system accounts following a security scare in which the hack of a key internal server was discovered this week

The Debian GNU/Linux project today admitted a hacker had compromised one of its internal servers.

The developers of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution plan to make a new landmark version of the software widely available this week.

"SUSE Linux 10.1 Final will be released on Thursday, 11th of May," a Web site which coordinates development of the software currently states.

Developers of the popular Debian Linux distribution are ramping up coding efforts as they plan to release the next version of their operating system in December this year.

A renewed bid to register the word "Linux" as an Australian trademark must meet an early April deadline or face defeat.

A second test version of the next generation of Samba has been released to the public, with numerous bug fixes and improvements included.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) has partnered with Linux vendor Novell to offer a two-year postgraduate Masters degree which includes formal Linux certification.

RTM is built on a range of readily-available technologies, with the core components being the Javascript, PHP and Python scripting languages, the C programming language, and the open-source database PostgreSQL. The various pieces fit together on a Linux base, and interaction is done using the XMPP protocol (commonly called 'Jabber') recently adopted by Google in its Google Talk instant messaging application.

Enterprise software vendor Computer Associates (CA) has backed the body behind the main cross-vendor Linux standardisation project in a move described by the body's chief as giving the effort "critical mass".

An attempt by the nation's peak Linux body to register the name 'Linux' on behalf of Linus Torvalds has failed.

A consortium of Linux vendors created to promote the commercial use of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution has released its first product, and plans more.