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  • Linux lab hires second guru

    A day after Linus Torvalds joined the Open-Source Development Lab, the group hires the developer who will assume responsibility for the upcoming 2.6 version of Linux.

  • Torvalds wraps up current Linux core

    Linus Torvalds has published the last release of the current Linux development kernel, clearing the way for work on the next version of the operating system core.

  • Linux lab cuts staff and focuses on legal work

    Open Source Development Labs, an industry-funded consortium, has cut a third of its staff, lost its chief executive and scaled back some technical work.

  • Linux lab looks to bridge GNOME and KDE

    Open Source Development Labs is previewing work that attempts to make life easier for software companies by bridging GNOME and KDE, the two competing graphical interfaces most widely used with Linux.

  • Linux lab lays off programmers

    The Open Source Development Labs, the organisation that employs Linux leader Linus Torvalds, has laid off nearly a sixth of its staff as part of a shift to new priorities.

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  • Linux calling: Are mobile phones ready?

    The Open Source Development Labs, an industry consortium devoted to improving Linux, plans to launch an initiative Monday to bring the open-source operating system to mobile phones.

  • Torvalds: What, me worry?

    In this interview Linux's creator, Linus Torvalds, sounds off on the SCO lawsuit, patents and the future of Linux.

  • Torvalds wraps up work on Linux core

    Linus Torvalds has released the last update to the current Linux development kernel, and says he will now turn his attention to the next version of the operating system core.

  • Linux licence overhaul -- don't hold your breath

    General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.

  • Linux to get mainstream server test

    A consortium devoted to improving Linux for high-end servers has developed a suite of tools designed to make widely used speed tests available to Linux programmers.

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