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Kernel space: udev rules, but whose?
Udev tells Linux what names to use for devices, how to set the ownership and permissions, and which kernel modules it needs to use them. But who configures udev: the kernel developers or the distribution maintainers?

Google issues long-awaited Android SDK update
Following some developer complaints of slow progress, Google on Monday released an updated version of the Android software development kit as well as a timeline for future releases.

Dell loses bid for 'cloud computing' trademark
Dell cannot register "cloud computing" as a trademark because the term is a generic one describing services offered by many companies, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has said in an initial ruling.

Android phone could come in November
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission released documents on Monday that may indicate that the first Android phone will hit the U.S. market in November.

Key Legal Win for Open Source
Open-source software has been in widespread use for longer than most people realize-consider the majority of websites running on Apache Web server software for more than a decade. It has particularly flourished in the business community over the last several years, despite some uncertainty regarding the legal status of open source software licenses. But an opinion by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit this week is likely to go a long way toward dispelling that uncertainty.

ISO, IEC reject appeals, approve OOXML spec
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have given the green light to publish the Microsoft-backed Office Open XML (OOXML) specification after organization leaders rejected appeals from four countries to protest the vote that approved OOXML as a standard.

Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus'
Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, says he's fed up with what he sees as a "security circus" surrounding software vulnerabilities and how they're hyped by security people.

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