TtyLinux, the Linux distribution that makes minimum demands on hardware , has been updated to version 9.0. Codenamed Rigel, the release comes with upgraded kernel and improved software.

The French company Linutop has released its like-named mini-PC in version 3. The energy-saving Linux machine is perfect for office workplaces, Internet kiosks and advertising displays, for example.

The distribution Frugalware Linux is now available in Version 1.1, codename Getorin. The release includes several updated software packages and is rounded out with the user environment Etoile.

The current Debian Sysvinit boot system will gradually be replaced by upstart due to sysvinit's unreliability, according to Debian boot system maintainers.

Based on Ubuntu 9.04, Easypeasy comes with additional support packages for netbooks and for the first time, support for Intel's UXA drivers.

Kernel developer Ingo Molnar has done a benchmark test to compare his Completely Fair Scheduler (CFS) with the recently released BFS from Australian Con Kolivas.

The regional data processing center in Germany's Erlangen (RRZR) has released a collection of symbols correlating to diverse IT themes under the Creative Commons License CC-BY-SA.

Microsoft caused a sensation with its release of its Hyper-V virtualization driver -- now its inclusion in the Linux kernel could be in doubt.

The goal of a group of photo researchers and developers at Stanford University is to build a camera that runs on Linux and whose open source software is programmable down to the lowest hardware level.

Screenshots obviously conditioning PC sales personnel to lie about Linux have been discovered in a US forum hosting Windows 7 training modules.