FSF and Cisco Settle - For Real, This Time.
The Free Software Foundation and Cisco have now settled the litigation over the GPL and Cisco's subsidiary, Linksys. Cisco has agreed to appoint a Free Software director for Linksys, and it has agreed to notify previous recipients of Linksys products of their rights under the GPL and other licenses, to publish a licensing notice on the Linksys website, and it will "continue to make the complete and corresponding source code for versions of the FSF programs used with current Linksys products freely available on its website." And Cisco will make a monetary contribution to the FSF. more... and Cisco Settles, But Where From Here? and How the GPL is enforced.

Google Chrome 2.0 released.
Eight months after Google's Chrome web browser was originally launched, Google has announced the release of version 2 of Chrome. Chrome is a web browser based on Apple’s open source WebKit browser application framework. more... and Google Chrome 2.0 - Fast but lacking features.

Digital and Analog Circuit Simulation with Ksimus.
I took a Computer Logic Design class in college, so when I stumbled upon the Ksimus Circuit Simulator, I was intrigued. At the risk of waxing nostalgic, I remember what it was like to build circuits in school. We'd spend hours the night before the lab designing our circuit, being careful to list each interconnection. more...

Pluggable NAS now supports Linux desktops.
A $100 networked-attached storage (NAS) device using the Marvell SheevaPlug reference design has been updated to support Linux desktops. more...

Router platform runs OpenWRT Linux.
Ubicom is shipping a OpenWRT Linux-based router platform and reference design using the company's new Ubicom IP7100 Router Gateway Evaluation board. The Ubicom board incorporates its StreamEngine IP7100 series network RISC processor, and includes a gigabit WAN port and four gigabit LAN ports more...

Intel previews next-gen Atom, updates Moblin.
Intel on Tuesday gave the first preview of its next-generation Atom chip, with a more integrated design intended to improve performance and energy efficiency. more...

Moblin v2 beta targets netbooks.
Moblin.org has released the beta version of its open-source Linux "Moblin v2.0 for Netbooks and Nettops" stack. The Moblin beta shows extensive upgrades in the user interface (UI), including a new toolbar, and an "m_zone" home page that aggregates social networking content. more... and Intel brings rich UI to Moblin Linux platform.

Linux Myth: Lack of Accounting Software … with Payroll.
To date Intuit has failed to create desktop GNU/Linux versions of Quicken and QuickBooks. Some “experts” tout this as a “show stopper” keeping people from switching from Microsoft systems to GNU/Linux. more...

Misc.
Online Storage Options Compared.
Video Editing On Linux: Looking Up.
WiiFit board speaks to Linux.
Modify xorg.conf for better performance.
Alleged Nokia Linux smartphone plans exposed by leak.
Kiwi Imaging System - Forge your own operating system images in a matter of hours.
ODF Alliance Tests Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 ODF Support - Finds Serious Shortcomings.
The Chippewa Off Road Bike Association.

How To Tips.

How To Use an ISO as if it were a real CD.
How To Install VMware Server 2 On Ubuntu 9.04.
How To Fedora 11: Firewall - Using the Wizard.
How To Turn a photo into a card with GIMP.

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