A Death Blow to DRM.
Less than two months after Apple chief executive Steve Jobs challenged record labels to stop insisting on "digital rights management" copy restrictions, one of the major record labels took him up on the invitation. more...

New GPLv3 draft takes new approach to patents, lock-down technologies.
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has released the third draft of the revised third version of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3). more...

Torvalds 'pretty pleased' about new GPL 3 draft.
Linus Torvalds, leader of the Linux kernel project and a major figure in the open-source programming movement, said Wednesday he's "pretty pleased" with changes in a third draft of the General Public License (GPL) released Wednesday. more...

System 76 Darter laptop.
While users are pleading with Dell to sell systems with Linux pre-installed, smaller vendors have been offering Linux on OEM hardware for some time. One of the more recent arrivals in the OEM Linux market is System 76, which sells a decent selection of desktop, workstation, and notebook systems with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed. more...

Here come the Dell Linux desktops, laptops.
Dell contacted DesktopLinux.com on March 28 to let us know that the company will be releasing select desktop and notebook systems with pre-installed Linux as an option in the coming weeks. more... Since launching Dell IdeaStorm a little more than a month ago, one idea has risen to and stayed at the top: better support for Linux. more... Linux Driver Support is Key more... Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux. more...

Dell, the Linux desktop, and timing.
Dell may have picked the perfect time to begin offering Linux-powered desktops. Why? Because, the next generation of Windows, Vista, has just sprung its first major security leak: the .ANI vulnerability. more...

OpenOffice 2.2 available.
The OpenOffice.org Community on March 29 announced the release of a major upgrade to OpenOffice: version 2.2. The group claims that with upgrades to its word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software, the free office suite provides a real alternative to Microsoft's recently-released Office 2007 product. more...

Linux kernel gains paravirtualization option.
The next stable release of the Linux kernel will reportedly have a new paravirtualization ABI (application binary interface) contributed by Vmware. more...

Applications.

Distros.
Dreamlinux more...

How To Tips.
How To share Ubuntu desktop using remote desktop.
How To display "MyComputer", "Trash", "Network Servers" Icons On A GNOME Desktop.
How To enable Desktop Effects and Install Beryl on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn.
How To enable The Cube In Feisty’s “Desktop Effects”.
How To change the Console resolution in Ubuntu.
How To advanced SSH security tips and tricks.
How To AppArmor now in Ubuntu Feisty. more...

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