Red Hat profit rises on 42 percent revenue hike

Linux & Open Source News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by VMware No more software installation Accelerate software installation and configuration with virtual appliances. Run virtual appliances on VMware Player, VMware Server or VMware Infrastructure. Reduce your time to value. Accelerate your success. LinuxWorld's Linux and Open Source News Alert, 06/29/07 LinuxWorld.com Feature Story Linux contributor base broadens - LinuxWorld, 06/28/07: As the number of Linux kernel contributors continues to grow, core developers are finding themselves mostly managing and checking, not coding, said Greg Kroah-Hartman, maintainer of USB and PCI support in Linux. More of this week's Linux news From servers to storage: Virtualization saves It's touted as one of the fastest and easiest ways to better manage and control your infrastructure. Download this guide today and see how network IT execs are making virtualization pay off in the real world; discover the 8 virtualization gotchas you need to know; and much more. Click here to download. Free Software Foundation to unveil new GPL Version 3 - LinuxWorld, 06/28/07: After several years of debate and more than 18 months of sometimes passionate public comments and revisions, the latest GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3) software license will officially be released Friday. Red Hat profit rises on 42 percent revenue hike - LinuxWorld, 06/27/07: The introduction of a new version of its Linux distribution and new JBoss software helped Red Hat Inc. increase profit to US$16.2 million, or $0.08 a share, on revenue of $118.9 million, in its fiscal first quarter ended May 31, the company reported Wednesday. Kernel space: two new filesystems for Linux - LinuxWorld, 06/27/07: New filesystem technology for Linux includes high capacity, snapshots, copy-on-write, and on-the-fly corruption detection. Sun to donate Cluster code to OpenSolaris community - LinuxWorld, 06/27/07: Sun Microsystems Inc. on Wednesday is to begin donating its Solaris clustering code to the open-source community, the latest move in the company's ongoing strategy to eventually make all of its software freely available. IBM supercomputer more powerful than 1.5-mile-high stack of laptops - LinuxWorld, 06/26/07: IBM says it has nearly tripled the performance of the technology behind the world’s fastest and most energy-efficient supercomputer, developing a system that is potentially 100,000 times more powerful than a home computer. Greens don't accept Berlin 'nein' to open source - LinuxWorld, 06/25/07: The Green Party is accusing the Berlin city government of lacking a coherent IT strategy and thus not being in a position to adequately judge the merits of open source software. Talk your way to better pay - LinuxWorld, 06/25/07: IT salaries have been on a steady incline during the past year. While analysts and industry groups tout a nationwide shortage of suitably skilled candidates, a resource boom and widespread uptake of technology is driving the job market up and up. State legislators keep e-voting apps in public hands - LinuxWorld, 06/25/07: With this year's New York Senate and Assembly session now ended, local voting activists are chalking up a victory for the public at the expense of Microsoft Corp. and the e-voting industry. Spiceworks adds troubleshooting to its free net mgmt. tool - LinuxWorld, 06/22/07: Spiceworks adds remote-access and antivirus capabilities to enhance the troubleshooting features of its free network management software. LinuxWorld Community New in Fedora: Jack Aboutboul, 06/27/07: Tickless kernel, new GUI, virtualization management—sure Fedora is bleeding-edge, but if it were ever tempting, now is the time. (podcast, 17:50) LinuxWorld Community, 06/28/07: Raw editor's notes on the Linux Symposium in Ottawa. What's in the future for the kernel?

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