Linux news

2007 07 03

Ubuntu Linux Has Urge for More Frequent Releases

Joint releases to jolt open source: Shuttleworth

Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth has declared more publicity would be generated for open source software if the three large desktop projects of KDE, GNOME, and OpenOffice.org agreed on a common and regular release cycle. [..] Other emerging technologies the free desktop should foster are sensory immersion, real-time cooperation, and the 3D experience. Shuttleworth also spoke about the challenge of keeping free software really "free". He said he is highly committed to this freedom, both in the "gratis" and "libre" senses, and free software should be too.

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GNU/Linux has no holes.
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Related: Linux Devs, Architects Talk Open Source at Collaboration Summit

Acceptance of the Linux open source operating system has been rising for years. However, the last six to nine months have seen tremendous development of the Linux desktop, according to the Linux Foundation's Amanda McPherson. That progress is remarkable compared to the six years it took Microsoft to get from Windows XP to Windows Vista, she added.

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Where Is the Linux Kernel Going?

Much of the work on the soon-to-arrive 2.6.22 kernel is being devoted to stabilizing these new features. Bottomley observed that the Linux kernel developers must deal with the "tension between new features and stabilizing those features." He urged users to remember that, "If you're running Fedora Core 7, then you're helping us to stabilize and test the kernel."

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