Linux Weather Forecast

The 2.6.30 kernel was released on June 9.  The 2.6.30 development cycle saw the addition of almost 12,000 individual changes from over 1100 developers representing some 200 different companies.  2.6.30 has  624,000 more lines of code than 2.6.29.

Benchmark for Linux Desktops

Novell Battles Recession with Better Inhouse Software Testing

Novell's geographically far-flung software engineers produce lots of types of Linux software the some 50,000 SMB and enterprise customers. Now, the major Linux distributor is using quality assurance (QA) testing tools from third-party vendor dynaTrace to help fight the economic downturn.

Group Pitches Linux for Free Netbooks from Mobile Carriers

Mobile carriers may start giving away netbooks for free, and Linux-based application stores could help them profit by doing it, the head of a Linux advocacy group told Chinese companies on Monday.

You Can Put a Supercomputer in a Pizza Box? DARPA Wants to Talk to You