Canonical Contributing Too Little to Kernel Development?
Aug 24, 2009This week the Linux Foundation published statistics of the people and companies behind the kernel development. Canonical is not mentioned at all.
more »Path Free for Python with Qt and AMD's OpenCL
Aug 20, 2009The PySide LPGL Python binding for Qt is new and the Python::OpenCL wrapper now runs with AMD's ATI Stream SDK.
more »Kernel Statistics: Who's Writing Linux?
Aug 19, 2009Greg Kroah-Hartman, Jonathan Corbet and Amanda McPherson have published the new Linux developer statistics.
more »Rpath to Foresight Linux: Change to Fedora!
Aug 18, 2009In order for Foresight Linux to follow development trends more quickly, Michael Johnson (the founder of rPath and former head of Fedora) has proposed switching from rPath Linux to Fedora.
more »Linux from Scratch 6.5 Available
Aug 18, 2009The Linux from Scratch (LFS) intensive training has been updated to version 6.5.
more »GPL Breech in Sat Receiver?
Aug 18, 2009Satellite receivers from Viasat, Yousee and Stofa use a Linux system as software base. Danish developer Rasmus Rhode suspects a breach in the GPL.
more »Sun Stops Solaris Express Community Edition
Aug 12, 2009Sun will discontinue production of Solaris Express Community Edition (SXCE) by the end of October. A replacement is being planned.
more »Program for Eleventh Real-Time Linux Workshop
Aug 10, 2009The Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) invites participants to the Real-Time Linux Foundation Workshop from September 28 through 30 in Dresden, Germany. Well-known names such as Jonathan Corbet will be present.
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