Stable Linux Kernel 2.6.22.17 Released
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| Coming to us from Greg KH and the rest of the -stable folks is a mid-week
| Linux kernel release. What's new in this one? Quite a few bug-fixes, and all
| users of 2.6.22 are encouraged to upgrade.
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http://pcburn.com/article.php?sid=2520
If Torvalds quit Linux would anyone notice?
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| If Linus Torvalds stepped away from his position as coordinator of the Linux
| kernel, it is unlikely many people would notice, according to the man
| himself.
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http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/If-Torvalds-quit-Linux-would-anyone-notice-/0,339028227,339285720,00.htm
Many of the main Windows developers have already left, which is one of the
reasons Vista is a mess (or maybe they left /because/ Windows was already
becoming a mess).
Related:
MS Insider: The Office Crew Isn't Smart Enough to Supplant Real Windows
Developers
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| "With Alchin retiring, MarkL and MarkZ, two of the most talented
| architects in MS already having left, the picture gets really
| ugly for the Windows division," my friend claimed, and the BV's
| core team members, Ian McDonald, Jack Mayo, Todd Wanke, Clyde
| Rodriguez and others are starting to connect the dots.
|
| [...]
|
| He concluded ominously. "A trainwreck of biblical proportions looms.
| Pick a good seat on the sidelines, trainwrecks this large take
| awhile to complete. Vista may be the last MS OS for some time to
| come, especially if Cutler decides to play hardball."
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http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/09/11/ms-insider-the-office-crew-isnt-smart-enough-to-supplant-real-windows-developers/
http://tinyurl.com/35eqrt
Veteran Windows architect resigns from Microsoft
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| On the heels of a week of news of a number of Microsoft executive departures
| and reshufflings, another has come to light. Rob Short, Corporate Vice
| President for Windows Core, has resigned from the company.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1110
Allchin's 'Buy a Mac' E-Mail Exposed
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| "I must tell you everything in my soul tells me that we should do
| what I called plan (b) yesterday. We need a simple fast storage
| system. LH [Longhorn] is a pig and I don't see any solution to this
| problem. If we are to rise to the challenge of Linux and Apple, we
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| need to start taking the lessons of 'scenario, simple, fast' to
| heart. Jim"
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/allchins_buy_a_mac_email_exposed.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/y5cuu6
Microsoft admits Vista screwed - report
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| Vista SP1 is code named "Fiji", presumably after a pretty looking
| island which is paralysed by coups.
|
| In a statement regarding the service pack Microsoft admits that
| Vista has "high impact" problems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37125
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