From Alan Cox via LWN.net: “Since 2.2.17 isn’t out yet I’ve released 2.2.18pre2 versus 2.2.17pre20. So
you need to grab 2.2.16 then apply the 2.2.17pre20 patch then the 2.2.18pre
patch of choice. Ok 2.2.18pre2 merges the large stuff that doesnt interfere with other parts
of the kernel and some small fixes that are needed. Microcode.c also now
compiles correctly. Pretty much all of this is stuff vendors are already
shipping so while it is experimental (paticularly some of the USB) it
shouldn’t impact mainstream code. The AGP/DRM stuff is 2.4 compatible and
works out of the box with the same Xserver setup on the i810 as on 2.4.” Read more.

AMIRIX Systems Inc. has released a new Open Source configuration tool for embedded Linux systems. Amirix is a sponsor of the non-commercial “Embedded Debian Project” whose goal is to create a completely open, multi-vendor embedded Linux software resource based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. The
press release is at LinuxPR.

CTitek Inc. has developed a Linux technical support Web site at www.FixMyLinux.com. FixMyLinux.com is designed to support the Linux Community by making Linux easy to use. The press release is at LinuxPR.

The problem: The dynamic linker ld.so uses several environment variables like LD_PRELOAD
and LD_LIBRARY_PATH to load additional libraries or modify the library
search path. It is unsafe to accept arbitrary user specified values
of these variables when executing setuid applications, so ld.so handles
them specially in setuid programs and also removes them from the
environment. The
update is at LWN.net.

A class-action was filed Thursday on behalf of Emulex shareholders who sold common stock or call options or bought put options based on information contained in a hoax press release. The lawsuit was filed against Internet Wire, which published the press release at its Web site, and Bloomberg, a news wire that wrote stories based on the hoax information, InfoWorld reports.

RadiSys Corp., a designer and manufacturer of building blocks enabling next-generation Internet and communications systems, has signed a partnership agreement with MontaVista Software Inc., a developer of the Hard Hat Linux operating system for embedded applications, to promote the Linux operating system on RadiSys’ embedded solutions. The full
press release is at LinuxPR.

The DukeofURL releases a Linux buyer’s guide.

The recent announcements regarding the formation of a GNOME Foundation coupled with the Sun/Hewlett Packard decision to use GNOME as their standard desktop has resulted in a deluge of requests to the KDE Core Team asking what our “position” is. Well, this is it. We offer this position paper in the hope that we can put this behind us and get back to coding. The full statement is at Linuxdevices.

SOT, publisher of Linux in Finland, has unveiled its new Best Linux developers’ site, BestLinux.org and joined Linux International as a sponsoring corporate member. The press release is at LinuxPR.

PR News Wire reports that Lineo has announced the availability of the Lineo Embedix GPL Compliance Toolset, which protects OEM and embedded system developers from accidentally violating the GNU General Public License.