[Linux] Kernel 2.6.31 released

If you have some spare time there's a good way to help open source graphics driver developers:

"The testing's very easy to do and it shouldn't take more than an hour of
your time to boot the live CD and run the tests. There's no need to
install anything to hard disk. You don't even need to be a Fedora user
to take part, and what's in Fedora's drivers today will be in everyone
else's tomorrow, so helping us test this benefits all distributions down
the road."

[Test-Announce] Graphics Test Week (ATI, NVIDIA and Intel graphics Test Days)

Test Out The New Intel, NVIDIA, ATI Linux Drivers

Lots of Intel related problems has been fixed. If you have Intel's chip and you have had problems with it, it would be great if you could make those tests and help the developers to solve the problems.

Upcoming Ubuntu (Karmic Koala / 9.10) will have the old X.org 7.4/xserver 1.6 but it shouldn't be a problem.

"Less than a week after Linux kernel 2.6.31 was released, the kernel developers are beginning to submit changes and improvements across virtualization, power management, file systems and device driver code for the upcoming 2.6.32 version."

Linux kernel 2.6.32: virtualization, power management and more drivers

Yes, that's right. After merge window sites like LinuxNewbies and H-Online covers up well what new is coming. During the merge window the best place is LKML.