Ubuntu Linux: Free and Fabulous, Apr 26, 2005

I'm going to just come right out and say it: I absolutely adore Ubuntu Linux 5.04 (the "Hoary Hedgehog" release, often referred to as "Hoary"). I'm now running Ubuntu on both my laptop and my desktop PCs, and I don't think I've ever been such a happy Linux user.

Microsoft may have raised eyebrows when it announced its intentions to turn Windows into a "trustworthy" platform, but the open source Linux is set to support trusted computing, among other enhancements, in its next release.

Not only is Linux a formidable competitor in the server market, but now Microsoft actually paints itself as the underdog.

A new "hack for the dole" scheme will allow unemployed people to meet their mutual obligation requirements by working on open-source software projects.

Branden Robinson was recently elected by Debian developers as the new Debian Project Leader (DPL) and issued his first report yesterday.

Novell has recently inked deals with four specialty distributors, including D&H Distributing, as part of a multimillion-dollar initiative to get more VARs to sell Linux solutions.

The open-source movement has received another boost with an announcement from the South African Revenue Service that is will migrate its SAP system onto Linux.

School is almost out, and before you know it Duke’s Unix computers will be as well.

Kontron has introduced a small, Pentium-based industrial computer targeting field buses, processor control, firewalls, human-machine interfaces, and embedded applications.

Brazil's federal government is drafting a presidential decree to make it obligatory for administrative government entities to use open-source software, local daily Valor Econômico reported.

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