heise-online.co.uk - 10/22/2008
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After the release of Linux 2.6.27 , kernel developers are currently busily integrating patches for the next kernel version into the main development branch of Linux. This usually involves discarding some old code and adding new code though on balance, there are usually more new lines than old ...
access-company.com - 10/23/2008
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access-company.com —
ACCESS Linux Platform The Worldwide Mobile Standard ALP
microsite ACCESS Linux Platform enables the creation of world-class...
mobile phones and wireless devices by providing an integrated, flexible, and complete commercial-grade LINUX platform designed ...
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palminfocenter.com - 10/23/2008
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palminfocenter.com —
Access Linux Platform 3.0 Access has announced a
number of new initiatives around its Access Linux Platform...
at a company event this week in Tokyo. The company has announced version 3.0 of the Access Linux Platform . Providing little technical details, ...
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Access Announces ALP v3.0 and ALP mini
debian.org - 10/17/2008
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debian.org —
What is Debian? Debian is a free operating
system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is...
the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic ...
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Debian -- The Universal Operating System
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More than 10 million lines of Linux source files
TG Daily - All News —
After the release of Linux 2.6.27, kernel developers are currently busily integrating patches for the next kernel version into the main development branch of Linux. This usually involves discarding some old code and adding new code though on balance, there are usually more new lines than old ones, making the kernel grow continually. Read the complete story here. ...
The Kernel May Be Worth $10.8 Billion, but Is Linux for Everyone?
LinuxInsider —
... on the heels of Linux's Rackspace is the expert when it comes to delivering Windows and Linux hosting solutions. Click here to learn more. 17th birthday came two more notable milestones for the operating system, both of which came to light in the past week. First, the Linux kernel surpassed 10 million lines of code -- albeit with blank lines, comments and text files included. A full 96.4 percent of that code is written in C, while 3.3 percent is written in Assembler, according to the Heise article that reported the news, attributing the counts to the SLOCCount tool. Some ...
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