What's new in kernel 2.6.38

What is new in kernel 2.6.38
A quite minor change in the process scheduler makes systems with 2.6.38 feel much faster, and more far-reaching changes to the VFS (virtual file system) make some tasks much faster. Some of the changes to driver code that deserve mention include Wireless LAN (WLAN) drivers and expanded support for current graphics chips from AMD and Nvidia.

Red Hat Releases Beta of First Update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 takes another step forward with the availability of the beta for the first update to the platform.

Red Hat delivered its latest major operating platform release Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. in November 2010,  A new standard of flexibility, efficiency and control for customers’ commercial open source environments. The release included features applicable to all computing environments — from physical to virtual to the cloud – with improvements in performance, scalability and reliability. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 takes another step forward with the availability of the beta for the first update to the platform. The beta includes new features, bug fixes and support for new hardware from our key partners

Nagwin - Nagios for Windows

Nagios for windows is now available for those users who want to run Nagios on their windows environment.  Tevfik Karagulle produced a distribution package of Nagios Core for Windows systems using Cygwin.

You can download the package at sourceforge : 

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Open source : the electronic equivalent of generic drugs

Open source: the electronic equivalent of generic drugs

Like the generic drugs that have transformed health care provision in the South, open source software is royalty and license free, and is therefore substantially cheaper to acquire than branded alternatives. The reason for this is that open source software is developed by volunteer collectives who are not seeking to profit from its sale.

In addition, just as the recipe for generic drugs is made public, so the source code or inner workings of open source software is accessible to the user. Any qualified person can see exactly how the software works and can easily make changes to the functionality.

- IICD Open Source in Africa Briefⁱⁱ