Ubuntu 9.04 released.
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop and Server editions and Ubuntu Netbook Remix, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. more... and Ubuntu Users Looking a Bit Jaunty Today.

Android 1.5 Released.
The first major update for Google's Android platform, based on the Cupcake development tree, was released today in source form at the project's git repository. Now it's up to the OEMs and carriers to deploy it, and the community to port it to other platforms. Dig in for a list of new features. more... and Android 1.5 firmware available.

Google Android 'five weeks' from MIPS port.
As it announced Thursday, Embedded Alley is porting Google's Android stack to the MIPS microprocessor architecture, widely used in set-top boxes, HDTVs, and other devices you'd never mistake for a cell phone. more...

Report: First Android Netbook to cost $250.
The first Netbook running Google's Android operating system is expected to be available in the next three months and cost about $250, according to a Computerworld report. more...

OIN spearheads review of Microsoft FAT patents.
The Open Invention Network is making good on its pledge to try to overturn the Linux-related patents that were contained in Microsoft’s recently settled litigation against TomTomNV. more...

Packard on the state of Linux graphics.
Keith Packard has posted an extensive summary of the state of the art in Linux graphics support and where things are going in the future. more... and Xorg 1.5 - a step in the right direction.

Analysis of Git and Mercurial.
This document summarizes the initial research for adding distributed version control as an option for Google Code. Based on popularity, two distributed version control systems were considered: Git and Mercurial. This document describes the features of the two systems, and provides an overview of the work required to integrate them with Google Code. more...

GParted partitioning software - Full tutorial.
No matter which operating system you want to have installed on your machine, there's one thing they all have in common: partitions. These are logical pieces of your actual hard disk space, defining the size and the file system format for the operating systems and data that are going to be placed on them. more...

Misc.
Sugar on a Stick learning platform beta released.
Europe Funds Secure Operating System Research.
Judge in Pirate Bay Case Member of Pro-Copyright Groups.
Meta-cycles: 2-3 year major cycles for free software?
Gnote is my experimental port of Tomboy to C++.
Music Notation Software for Linux: a Progress Report, Part 2.
15 Beautiful Ubuntu GDM Themes.
Ubuntu brings advanced Screen features to the masses.

How To Tips.

How To Parsing XML with SAX and Python.
How To Coolest Firefox About:Config Tricks.
How To Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Ubuntu 9.04.
How To Sound Solutions for Ubuntu 9.04 Users.
How To Install Virtualbox 2.2.0 in Ubuntu 9.04.

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