World's lowest cost Linux thin client?, Oct 20, 2007

Bangkok-based Norhtec has unveiled a sub-$85 mini-PC claimed to be the most affordable Linux thin client system to date. The "ultra-low-power" MicroClient JrSX is based on a 300MHz x86-compatible SoC (system-on-chip) and includes both CompactFlash and 2.5-inch hard drive storage options, along with 10/100Mbps Ethernet networking.

While work on Firefox 3.0 continues, the developers at the Mozilla Foundation have released a new update for the 2.x series of its open-source web browser. Firefox 2.0.0.8 is already available in several languages for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The new version is also being gradually distributed via the browser's automatic update function.

How would you set a value on Linux? It's widely used in highly competitive businesses, such as Travelocity, Google, Amadeus, Amazon. It's used by start-ups. It's used by individual developers and in mainstream business.

One thing is clear with new Linux distros such as Ubuntu's just-released "Gutsy Gibbon", or version 7.10, and openSUSE's 10.3, nipping at Windows' and Mac OS X's heels: The desktop OS is at a crossroads.

Canonical has released the latest version of its Linux distribution, Ubuntu. It's easy to install and use. Why don't more people use it?

How is the third version of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3) being received four months after its official release? Not well, if you believe the Evans Data survey released on September 25.

What's up with GPLv3? Hoping to clear up both confusion and FUD, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) Compliance Lab will hold a public Q&A session on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 2 PM (ET).

Thanks to Canonical's System Builder Program, pre-installed Ubuntu Linux PCs are available throughout the world and not just from Dell.

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