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Open source guru Eric Raymond says Linux kernel patching is in crisis, and he has renewed calls for someone to assist Linus Torvalds as a \'penguin patch lieutenant\'.

AMD announced that SuSE Linux AG, has submitted enhancements to the official Linux kernel to support AMDs x86-64 instruction set. The Linux kernel is the fundamental source code upon which all Linux operating systems are based.

It\'s not \"Lord of the Rings\" but this is certainly a fellowship. Ximian, Inc., Wipro, and Sun Microsystems Monday say they will jointly develop an open source desktop environment for the Solaris Operating Environment (OE) based on the upcoming GNOME 2.0.

CodeWeavers, Inc., a Windows-to-Linux software developer, today unveiled CrossOver Plugin Version 1.1, the newest version of the company\'s Windows-To-Linux adapter for Windows browser plugins and email viewers. Among its many improvements, CrossOver Plugin 1.1 provides new support for multi-user environments, enabling quick and easy rollout to literally thousands of desktops without reconfiguration.

Opera Software ASA today unleashed Opera 6.0 for Linux Beta 1 with a wide range of speed-boosting functions and exclusive features only available to Linux users. The earlier version of the Opera

for Linux browser, Opera 5 for Linux, has already been downloaded and installed a record one million times.

In a move that could undercut its anti-Microsoft campaign, Sun Microsystems plans to start charging for the next version of its StarOffice software, a suite of programs that competes with Microsoft Office but runs on Linux (news - web sites) and Solaris as well as on Windows.

I first became interested in Redmond Linux, now officially known as Lycoris Desktop/LX, back in January, when a new release of the distro was officially announced. I must admit that I wasn\'t expecting much more than an imitation of other distros, combined with an attempt at Windows XP graphics.

There is a lot of activity around Linux in the marketplace today. Strategies differ from vendor to vendor, and there are a variety of ways companies are experimenting with, evaluating, and deploying Linux in their IT infrastructures. Just like any technology decision, if and where to deploy Linux is a substantial decision which involves matching the right technology to the right business problem.

Nokia yesterday promised to \"share\" core mobile network technologies with its competitors. It also unveiled its own range of \"open\" network modules, making Linux-based systems a part of its core infrastructure product portfolio for the first time.