Linux kernel 2.6.37.There had been three major updates to the Linux universe in recent months. The first of them was the release of Debian 6.0 “Squeeze” on last February. Then -a second vibe- we received openSUSE 11.4 and most recently was released CentOS 5.6.
Let’s take a look in these distributions.
Debian 6.0
Debian 6.0 "Squeeze"
Last February was released Debian 6.0. Major improvements to this distribution includes:
- Kernel 2.6.32 including only free content. Firmware non-free can be added from certain repositories.
- Gnome 2.30, KDE SC 4.4.5, Xfce 4.6 y LXDE 0.5.0.
- Python 2.6.6, Python 2.5.5 as well as Python 3.1.3.
- Perl 5.10.1 and PHP 5.3.3.
plus OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, Iceweasel 3.5.16 and Icedove 3.0.11 web browsers.
For a full reference of new software in Debian 6.0, check out this link.
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Dell's PowerEdge C2100
Dell has outfitted its PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 servers with Canonical’s Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) in order to serve Ubuntu-based cloud services.
These Ubuntu cloud servers are very useful for companies developing applications to run on Amazon Web Services (AWS). These companies can take advantage of the PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 servers to test applications locally before uploading them to the paid AWS platform.
The servers have a preconfigured testing and development environment, Eucalyptus, which duplicates the AWS APIs. Eucalyptus is a private cloud software that runs on the Ubuntu Server Edition operating system.
The C2100 server is suggested to act as a cloud compute node, while the C6100 one can act either as a cloud compute server or as both a server and a node.
This is the first time that Dell sales Linux-based Ubuntu OS on their servers, although it has used Ubuntu Desktop Edition for some of their netbooks, laptops and PCs.
Dell is making a good approach for companies that want to improve their applications and to save money on the same time.
ServerPronto Dedicated Servers
Polish government wants to enforce Internet filtering to eliminate online gambling and child pornography. Everything for the benefit of our children, as this is the argument which is hard to stay against.
However, a notable group of Polish lawyers, journalists, academics, enterpreneurs, politicians and bloggers think otherwise and signed a letter (written by myself, btw) to President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, asking him to turn the law down (in Polish legal system, president has the right to do this, but the parliament can then overcome president’s opposition if 2/3 of the delegates vote for it).
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