Debian Gets X.Org
Debian Sid has finally migrated to X.org. This was a long-awaited update, as it was put on hold until the release of Sarge. Another major change is the update of the C++ ABI. Some breakage may occur in Debian Sid at this moment, and will take some time to settle down.
- posted by hussein @ 16:43 42 comments

 
Stable Kernel Patch 2.6.12.3 Released
A small patch with miscellaneous fixes. Announcement and changelog here, download patch here.
- posted by hussein @ 08:21 40 comments

 
Kernel 2.6.13-rc3 Patch Released
Short log, big diff. Announcement here. Expect LKML traffic to go down during Kernel Summit and the Ottawa Linux Symposium.
- posted by hussein @ 14:15 40 comments

 
Kernel 2.6.13-rc2 Patch Released
Linus sent an announcement on Tuesday on the availability of the 2nd rc patch for kernel 2.6.13. There seems to be a bit of confusion on whether this is rc2 or rc3, as Linus mentions rc3 in the body of the email and in the git commit message, but the Makefile, tags and patch file name all show rc2 (so it should be rc2).
- posted by hussein @ 18:05 40 comments

 
Software Patent Directive Struck Down In EU
Today marks a win for free software practitioners in Europe, as the EU parliament has struck down the Directive on the Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions. The EU is safe from software patents, for now. However we need to be vigilant for any more attempts to pass such legislation, as the pro-software patent corporate lobbyists will try again, somehow.
- posted by hussein @ 17:58 40 comments