Adobe Open Screen Project.
Adobe is making a couple of big announcements today that relate to our openness and the openness of the Flash Player. Starting today, there will be no restrictions on the use of the SWF specification or the FLV and F4V specifications that make up video in Flash. more... and Adobe’s Open Screen Project: Write Once, Flash Everywhere and more... and more... and Free Flash community reacts to Adobe Open Screen Project.

VirtualBox 1.6: new features.
VirtualBox has released the newest version of its virtual machine software. Among the features is seamless window support for Linux guests and MacOS and Solaris host support. more... and Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.60 Just Released for Ubuntu Hardy Heron and other Os's! and Getting started with Linux virtualization and Commercial KVM-based virtual desktop program arrives.

Computer makers push device builders for Linux-compatible hardware.
At the Linux Foundation meeting in Austin, Texas, last month, major PC vendors ASUS, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Lenovo said they would be telling their chipset, component, and peripheral OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) that they were going to demand Linux-compatible hardware from them. more...

The Progress Of X.Org 7.4.
If all goes according to plan, X.Org 7.4 will finally be released this month. This release isn't quite as elaborate as X.Org 7.3, which introduced input hot-plugging, EXA enhancements, and RandR 1.2 to just name a few features, but X.Org 7.4 is another update better enhancing this X server. more...

Migrating to ext4.
Ext4 is the latest in a long line of Linux® file systems, and it's likely to be as important and popular as its predecessors. As a Linux system administrator, you should be aware of the advantages, disadvantages, and basic steps for migrating to ext4. more...

Microsoft walks away from Yahoo.
Software giant Microsoft has dropped its three-month-old bid to buy internet firm Yahoo because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price. more...

Applications.
AstLinux is a custom Linux distribution centered around Asterisk, the Open Source PBX.
Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS (Integrated Library System).
HTML Validator is a Mozilla extension that adds HTML validation inside Firefox and Mozilla.

Magazine.
Linux Gazette May 2008 (#150).

Misc.
Use following form to generate backup ftp script.
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide.
The Hello World Collection.
Filesystem Basics.
Twitter Said To Be Abandoning Ruby on Rails.
Subversion’s Future?
Sun launches OpenSolaris.
Asus Forecasts Quarterly Shipments Nearly Doubling for Eee PCs.
Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong and Recife Pictures.

How To Tips.

See you next Thursday 7 P.M. at 420 Cafe, 420 Washington Ave, Eau Claire, WI.

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