Introducing Foreskin Linux, Mar 31, 2006

If you like changing the look of your desktop every 5 minutes, then a new distribution might just be for you.

The Digital Preservation team at the National Archives is looking to migrate its Xena preservation software to the new OpenDocument format with the next release of the software, in turn being the first Australian government agency to do so.

It is an interesting view, but I'm not sure that the sandal and ponytail look is really an issue any more.

Rumors that Palm Inc., may be developing a Linux-based mobile phone have resurfaced, fueled by a Palm job listing for a "Linux Engineer -- Mobile Handset, Embedded Systems," responsible for the "design and development of components of a new software platform."

The future of open source will be discussed in a lecture delivered by Alan Cox, on 4 April at Technium CAST, Parc Menai, Bangor. Cox, a graduate of Swansea University and a renowned software developer, is well known for his contribution to the Linux kernel

IBM is putting dough behind an effort to encourage partners to forklift Exchange Server users to Notes/Domino on Linux.

Linux purists may cry foul, but many of us still need to dual-boot between Windows and Linux. And while the latest Linux distributions are adept at putting themselves on a PC that runs Windows, the resulting configuration may make it difficult for you to share files between operating systems.

Is Microsoft getting ready to attack Linux and open-source software with its patents?

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