GNOME 2.20 shows significant improvement.
GNOME 2.20 was released yesterday. Even though I use GNOME regularly, I normally don't get excited over new releases, because most seem to offer little more substance than previous versions, with most of the work being done under the hood. This time, though, GNOME has a solid list of new features and upgrades. more... and GNOME 2.20 arrives on Linux desktops.

Intel open-source project to make Linux greener.
Power management in Linux has been difficult to do. On Sept. 20, Intel announced the launch of an open-source community project, LessWatts.org, which is designed to meet the demands for increased energy efficiency from data center servers to personal mobile devices. more... and Intel dreams of draining Linux power.

Ohio LinuxFest 2007.
The Ohio LinuxFest is the largest conference and expo for Free and Open Source software professionals and enthusiasts in the midwest. Join us at the fifth annual Ohio LinuxFest on September 29, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio. Everyone interested in Linux, Open Source and Free Software are welcome. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Ohio Linuxfest.

Seam Carving with Gimp plugin “Liquid Rescale”.
Seam Carving is perhaps the the most interesting image resizing technology out there. It works by changing the height and width ratio of the image without distorting the image itself by croping the image. more... and video... and more...

First U.S. GPL lawsuit filed.
For the first time in the U.S., a company and software vendor, Monsoon Multimedia, is being taken to court for a GPL violation. Previously, alleged GPL violations have all been settled by letters from the FSF (Free Software Foundation) or other open-source organizations, pointing out the violation. more... and SFLC files GPL lawsuit on behalf of Busybox developers.

Who's writing Linux?
The Linux kernel project's "git" revision control tool offers up some numbers on which developers, and which companies, contributed the most code to Linux, and who's reviewing other people's code. more...

Buddi: A simple way to track personal finances.
Although the idea of using an application to manage your personal finances makes a lot of sense, not all of us have the time and patience to learn all the intricacies of tools like GnuCash or Money Manager Ex. If that sounds like you, try Buddi, probably the easiest to use personal finance manager out there. more...

Nvidia releases 100.14.19 with proper X.Org 7.3 support.
Well, Linux team at Nvidia certainly know their job, because they released new version of Nvidia Linux display driver 100.14.19 not long after X.Org 7.3 started showing up in popular Linux distribution. It even looks like they actually waited for X.Org to release 7.3 first, so they could sync with it pretty fast. more...

13 reasons why Linux won't make it to a desktop near you.
There's an old joke that begins like this: What if operating systems were airlines? Windows Airlines, Mac Airlines and Linux Airlines. more...

Tutorials.
Free OpenOffice.org Tutorials.

Applications.
Buddi is a personal finance and budgeting program, aimed at those who have little or no financial background.
DD-WRT is a third party developed firmware released under the terms of the GPL for many 802.11g wireless routers based on a Broadcom chip reference design.
Vyatta has changed the networking world by developing the first commercially supported, open-source router and firewall solution.

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