SCO goes down and Sun’s in Trouble.
The decision is in, and SCO has gone down in defeat. The U.S. District Court in Utah has ruled in favor of Novell in SCO vs. Novell, the keystone case in SCO’s long, and ultimately unsuccessful war against Linux. more... and Is SCO finally dead?

Dell Select Systems Now Available with Ubuntu 8.04.
After months of testing and development we are ready to release Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on select Dell consumer systems. For consumers in the United States, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, United Kingdom and many Latin American countries (like Mexico and Colombia) Ubuntu 8.04 will be offered on the XPS M1330N and Inspiron 1525N notebooks and the Inspiron 530N more... and Dell begins rolling out Ubuntu 8.04, adds media codecs and Evidence mounts for August Eee PC carnage with $299 Dell E launch.

The Economic Motivation of Open Source Software: Stakeholder Perspectives.
Open source software has changed the rules of the game, impacting significantly the economic behavior of stakeholders in the software ecosystem. In this new environment, developers strive to be committers, vendors feel pressure to produce open source products, and system integrators anticipate boosting profits. more... and Bringing Open Source Best Practices into Corporations Using a Software Forge.

Six Things I Love About The Opera Browser.
Starting as a research project in 1994, Opera has been responsible for some world changing innovations (think tabbed browsing) and yet never seemed to achieve the kind of success it deserved. more...

KDE on KDE 4.0.
There has been a bit of a dustup about KDE 4.0. A lot of opinions have been expressed, but I thought you might like to hear from KDE. So I wrote to them and asked if they'd be willing to explain their choices and answer the main complaints. They graciously agreed. more... and KDE 4.1. The promise of a better future!

Linus Torvalds, Geek of the Week.
Linus Torvalds, an acknowledged godfather of the open-source movement, was just 21 when he changed the world by writing Linux. Today, 17 years later, Linux powers everything from supercomputers to mobile phones. In fact ask yourself this: if Linux didn't exist, would Google, Facebook, PHP, Apache, or MySQL? more...

TuxSoftware.com is up and running.
Kevin Thompson has been in touch with details on his new website, TuxSoftware.com. Like the recently launched Linux App Finder, the site aims to make it easier for Linux users to find programs and install them with a few mouse clicks. more...

Misc.
PC vendors want to sell you desktop Linux.
Security is no secret.
10 + 2 things you’ll get with Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” and A first look at Ubuntu 8.10.
List of Download Managers Available in Ubuntu.
42 of the Best Free Linux Video Software.
Dirac news.
Amarok 2 on Windows (will full codec support).
PulseAudio FUD.
NetworkManager 0.7 Nears Release.
ASUS' Big Development.
Four Useful FUSE Implementations.
Fedora 10 themes - round 1.

How To Tips.

How To Get $23.99 AT&T Dry Loop DSL.
How To Record Skype Calls.
How To Nautilus File Selection.

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