Stable kernel 2.6.25 released.
Linus has released the 2.6.25 kernel. After nearly three months of development and the merging of over 12,000 patches from almost 1200 developers, this kernel is now considered ready for wider use. more... and Linux 2.6.25 -- the "motherload" release and Sweeping Changes in New Linux Kernel and 2.6.25 is out and Secure Real-Time on the Desktop.

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server and desktop releases.
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, the Hardy Heron, is scheduled for release on Thursday, April 24, 2008. In anticipation, Canonical has issued a pair of press releases for the server and the desktop editions. more...

What’s Going On With Red Hat Desktop Systems?
Red Hat is well known as a supplier of server systems, so the latest developments with our desktop products and technologies sometimes find themselves in the shade. It’s time for an update on the current state of the desktop at Red Hat. more... and Did Canonical Just Get Punked by Red Hat and Novell?

MySQL users frustrated as Sun limits new features for paying customers.
Open-source darling MySQL is facing a new uprising within its customer base over plans disclosed this week to reserve some key upcoming features, and their source code, for paying users of its database. more... and Sun debuts MySQL 5.1 with no licensing change.

Atheros hires ath5k developer.
Good news. I write to you to inform you that I have decided to join Atheros as a full time employee, as a Software Engineer, to help them with their goals and mission to get every device of Atheros supported upstream in the Linux kernel. more...

New Inkscape 0.46 is good news.
Version 0.46 of the open source vector graphics editor Inkscape is out, showcasing new tools, new effects, new filters, and a host of interface and speed improvements. more...

Songbird media player: the love child of Mozilla and WinAmp.
Songbird is an open source media client with tight web integration that is designed by Pioneers of the Inevitable, a San Francisco-based company whose previous efforts include WinAmp and the Yahoo Music Engine. Songbird is still in early stages of development, but is already quite usable on the desktop. Version 0.5 was released late last month with MTP device support and user interface improvements. more...

OpenOffice.org Storms Away – on the Continent.
Some people get sniffy about OpenOffice.org, calling it mickey mouse in comparison to the “serious” and “grown-up” Microsoft Office. That may have been a vaguely plausible jibe for version 1, but I've found version 2 to be incredibly fast and powerful – it really does everything I need in an office suite, and it does it well. And yet OpenOffice.org rarely gets the respect it deserves. more...

Mounting archives with FUSE and archivemount.
The archivemount FUSE filesystem lets you mount a possibly compressed tarball as a filesystem. Because FUSE exposes its filesystems through the Linux kernel, you can use any application to load and save files directly into such mounted archives. more...

Applications.
SQL-Ledger® ERP is a double entry accounting/ERP system.
CitrusDB is a web based customer care and billing software solution.
osCommerce Online Merchant is an Open Source online shop e-commerce.
Magento is a new professional open-source eCommerce solution.
Flumotion is a streaming media server created with the backing of Fluendo.
Tikiwiki can be used to create all sorts of Web Applications, Sites, Portals, Intranets and Extranets. TikiWiki also works great as a web-based collaboration tool.
KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit.

Misc.
Technology Spot TV 13 Interview about Linux and video.
Tux for President Cast your vote for Open Source.
12 Step Program for Ubuntu Update-Manager Addicts.
LinuxMCE is the Latest Smarthome Darling.
Google releases Picasa 2.7 for Linux.
Google Earth 4.3 Offers a Number of New Features.
Earth moon orbit.
South Park Studios.
Musicians Friend Catalog and Edirol UA-4FX.
American Musical Supply Catalog.
Fedora 9 Release date slipping by two weeks and 5 Reasons Why You’ll Love Fedora 9.
Linux-based diskless notebook costs under $300.
Asus Eee 900 to hit shelves on 1 May and $549 Eee PC 900 to hit U.S. May 12.
Hardware Review: Shuttle LinuXPC SD3002Q.
Upstart 0.5: Job Lifecycle and Upstart 0.5: Job Environment and Upstart 0.5: Job Lifetime.
Vista SP1 won't install on dual-boot systems and Windows XP SP3.
Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test and more...

How To Tips.

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