Google's latest release, Android 2.1, comes not only with the mobile operating system but also a developer kit.

The Pardus team has published the first release candidate of its Linux distribution with the slightly confusing version number 2009.1.

The very frugal ttylinux distro is available in version 9.1.

The first smartphones based on Intel's Moorestown, the Mini 5 with Android and the Lenovo LePhone: the mobile Linux highlights from this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

The Linux-based instant-on operating system for fast access to the Web and chat adds more functions in version 2.0.

The recent mail from Novell titled "Upcoming maintenance requirement to access patches and service packs for select Novell products" only adds confusion for Linux customers. As it turns out, nothing much has changed.

The project chair has appointed Red Hat employee Colin Walters to the board. John Poelstra begins the year with open feedback to the board's work.

After nearly 7 years at Novell and over 11 years in the Linux business, the newly-wed Nat Friedman will take a trip around the world before founding a startup in the U.S.A..