Quarrel over TWiki - Friendly Takeover by Founder?
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more »Video: Interview with New Qt Chief at Qt Developer Days 2008
Oct 29, 2008At the Qt Developer Days in Munich, Anika Kehrer from Linux Magazine Online interviewed Qt Software's new chief, Sebastian Nystroem.
more »Shuttleworth to Continue Sponsoring Ubuntu
Oct 28, 2008Mark Shuttleworth, the main sponsor of Ubuntu, may continue to fund the Linux distribution for a few more years.
more »Torvalds on Linux Kernel 2.6.28-rc1: More Drivers Than Ever
Oct 27, 2008Linus Torvalds presents the first test candidate of Linux Kernel 2.6.28 on his mailing list.
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Oct 20, 2008Dutch Linux consultant Armijn Hemel clarifies in his recently issued GPL Compliance Engineering Guide how to check for GPL breaches of electronic devices.
more »Greg K-H Recommends New Kernel Version Naming
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more »Mozilla and the Open Web
Oct 16, 2008Mozilla Labs has announced a new workgroup dedicated to the open Web. Ajax experts Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith, cofounders of Ajaxian, are the driving forces.
more »Linux-Kongress: Corbet Presents New Kernel 2.6.27
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