The new Xandros 4.1 professional has been released. There are already some reviews.

With the version 2.6.18 of the Linux kernel (Linus Torvalds had announced it on September 19th), basic real-time support is now standard in the vanilla kernel. This will ease the developement of embeddedLinux applications, whwhich no more needs external real-time patches. Much of the work was done by Thomas Gleixner at TimeSys and Ingo Molnar at Red Hat.

The Slackware team has released the version 11.0. As usual recommanded dowload method is BitTorrente.

The Ubuntu team has released the version 6.10. As usual best download practice is by means of BitTorrent.

Fedora Core 6 has been released and more informations can be seen in the release notes. Suggested download method is via BitTorrent.

DesktopLinux.com has a brief review of the recently released Freespire Linux.

Ubuntu 6.06 'Dapper Drake' has been released. Ubuntu 6.06 offers 5 years of fixes/patches and the availability of global commercial support where needed. There is also a Linux Forum review.

Fedora Core 5 CD images are now available from download page in the i386, ppc and x86_64 versions. Also available the torrent link page.

On linux.com Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier has published a report on how well Linux runs on older hardware, examining various distros.

A recent article in a blog explains how the output of the ps tool can be misleading and how you can get a better idea of how much memory a process really uses.

Joe Barr published at Linux.com a good old review of the recently released Slackware 10.2.

Linux kernel 2.6.14 was released on 28 Oct. Among the new features we list HostAP, FUSE, the linux port of the plan9's 9P protocol, netlink connector, relayfs, securityfs, centrino's wireless drivers, support for DCCP (currently a RFC draft, PPTP, full 4 page-table support for ppc64, numa-aware slab allocator, lock-free descriptor lookup and more.

Mandriva Linux 2006 was released on October 13. As usual Club members got it some time before. The download version can be found in the mirror listed in this site.

Novell released OpenSuSE 10.0 for download. Product highlights include kernel 2.6.13, gcc 4.0.2, glibc 2.3.5, improved boot times and Xen 3. Torrents are available for the i386, ppc and x86_64 versions.

A lengthy article covering the state of linux graphics has been published by Jon Smirl.

Linux-watch has a humorous article about the top 5 reasons for not using Linux.

Novell has started a full-open branch of its Suse Linux. This move, while similar to the RedHat - Fedora affair, has its own rationale: "The openSUSE project aims to creates a stabilized, polished Linux distribution (SUSE Linux) that delivers everything a user needs to get started with Linux".

Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrakesoft, announced an agreement to purchase main assets from Lycoris, the popular Linux distribution aimed at novice users. As part of this agreement, Lycoris' founder and CEO Joseph Cheek is joining Mandriva to integrate the best features of Lycoris into Mandriva Linux, especially into the Discovery product aimed at new Linux users.

Knoppix 4.0 on DVD is close to release and was unveiled at LinuxTag 2005. There are alredy some torrents available.

Fedora Core 4 is now available from Red Hat and at mirror sites, and is also available in the torrent. Fedora Core is available for x86-64, i386, and ppc/ppc64.

The live-cd Linux distribution Knoppix has been updated to version 3.9. This is likely the last single-CD version of Knoppix before the split into Light and Maxi versions.

The new Debian stable release, codenamed Sarge, has officially been released on Monday June 06. Changes include Gnome 2.8, Firefox 1.0.4, Thunderbird 1.0.2, Apache 2.0.54 (1.3.33 is still available), Postgresql 7.4.7, and more.

Novell has released a live DVD edition of SUSE LINUX 9.3. From the press release: "For rich, reliable and secure home computing, there's no better choice than SUSE LINUX Professional 9.3."

Following its recent merger with Conectiva, Mandrakesoft has decided to change its name to 'Mandriva' for two reasons: "1. The recent Mandrakesoft - Conectiva merger. 2. The long-winding trademark lawsuit with Hearst Corporation.

Mandrakelinux issued a press release presenting a new one-year release cycle, with a year-based naming scheme and their updated development roadmap. Next fall will see Mandrakelinux 2006, merging Mdk and Conectiva know-how.