OpenSUSE 12.1 bulks up on features for cloud, servers, desktops
Written on Wed, 11/16/11 - 2:10pm
The OpenSUSE project has released its next stable version, a.k.a OpenSUSE 12.1. It includes the Linux kernel 3.1, tons of enhancements for use with public and private clouds and the cool new Tumbleweed tool, a project conceived by SUSE kernel engineer Greg Kroah-Hartman.
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Microsoft contributes GPL'd code to old enemy Samba project
Written on Thu, 11/10/11 - 4:10pm
On October 10, a group of developers contributed a patch to the Samba Technical Mailing List. That would be an unexceptional event except that these developers worked for Microsoft, Samba is covered by the GPLv2 and there's a long and not-very-friendly history between Microsoft and the project. NOT...
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