"Software developer Hans Reiser was found guilty today of first degree murder in the death of his wife in late 2006, a conviction that carries up to 25 years in prison and a possible death sentence for the Reiser4 file system."

OAKLAND, California (AP) -- A software programmer was convicted Monday of first-degree murder for killing his estranged wife, whom he contends may be living elsewhere.

>> Can we go ahead and take his filesystem out of some of these distros? I never was a fan of it in the first place... but seriously, what was this man thinking?

"I've never looked at the Reiser code though the comments I get from friends who use it are on the order of 'extremely reliable but not the fastest filesystem in the world'," Matt Dillon explained when asked to compare his new clustering HAMMER filesystem with ReiserFS, both of which utilize BTrees to organize objects and records...

Using a forum board or IRC channel is a lot like trying to solve your problems by walking down a dorm room hallway. Room by room you poke your head in, say hi to everybody, and ask around quickly to see if anyone has an idea. The responses can vary depending on which door you knock on.

Groklaw's reporters who attended the SCO bankruptcy hearing on the 27th reported that SCO portrayed Hans Bayer as not an officer of the company and not authorized to speak for SCO about the unXis deal. As a result, some emails by Bayer about the proposed sale to unXis were stricken from the record. I'll show you in a minute why SCO was so eager to have the emails stricken.

The court proceedings concerning the bankruptcy of the SCO Group were finalised on Monday with a 12-hour marathon hearing. The judge's ruling is expected in about a week. A surprising aspect of the hearing was a controversy that developed around the role of SCO's Vice President Hans Bayer, the former CEO of SCO Germany.

We share with you and interview with scientist, professor and author Hans Petter Langtangen about his well known book A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python. We delve into the story behind the book, future plans and, as always, the importance of free/libre software in science.

Over the last several weeks I have been cleaning out my computer room. Stacks and stacks of paperwork have gone into the shredder. Piles of papers and receipts from 15 years ago have all been thrown away. I have been trying to simplify my life. I have been trying to cut through the clutter. While digging through paperwork I found a pen that someone had given to me.

This question has been asked many times before in many different settings. It’s the mantra of Windows desktop devotees: “Linux is fine in the server room, but…”