Operating Systems News and Articles

A bug in the series 2.6.27-rc Linux kernel can permanently damage Intel's e1000e Gigabit Ethernet card. Linux distributor Mandriva offers a few suggestions -- and not only to its own customers.

Developers of the Gentoo distribution have cancelled the release of Gentoo 2008.1.

The openSUSE project warns owners of systems containing the Intel e1000e gigabit Ethernet card against using the actual Beta 1 of openSUSE 11.1 instead of the Linux kernel version. The Linux version can permanently damage the card.

Eee manufacturer Asus has expanded its sub-notebook series with a desktop version. The Eee Box with the Intel Atom processor is available in Linux and Windows XP.

The OpenOffice project has taken the next step toward version 3.0 of its free office package by publishing release candidate 2 (RC 2)

The Recovery Is Possible (RIP) Linux rescue system is available in its newest version 6.6. A related web forum enables discussion among developers and users.

Greg Kroah-Hartman's keynote address at the Linux Plumbers Convention 2008 was officially about the Linux Ecosystem, but started as a direct attack on Ubuntu developer Canonical. He claims that the company contributes next to nothing to kernel development.

The Dutch company Zarafa turns its groupware of the same name to open source.

In October the free Linux project from Novell will for the first time elect its own board members. Deadline for applications to vote or stand is September 24th.