Recently I received a gift from a stranger -- a copy of Blood Bowl for Windows. Based on the fantasy football board game of the same name, the gift may have seemed like a no-brainer for someone who doesn't know you very well, and may be forced to buy a gift based on your apparent likes and dislikes from your posts on a forum or website.

There's absolutely no denying that we're in a terrible economy right now. Unemployment is way up over the last year and consumer spending is down significantly. So what's a person to do for Christmas gifts this year? the gift of Linux!

In our efforts at Groklaw to explain the General Public License, or GPL, over the years, we've used many words. But the other day I asked if anyone could think of a way to show it graphically, and PolR has done it.

Actually, it was on the 25th of december. Linus Trovalds plays Santa clause and released a gift for all Linux users. It's the New Kernel. Let's take a closer look to this piece of art!

In case you forgot to put the Linux community on your list or in case you just couldn't find anything for them, you're in luck. There's a last minute gift opportunity...

Holiday shopping season is about to hit full swing, and personal computers already rank high on many people's wish lists. If you're going to give the gift of a new PC, should you consider giving one with Linux? If the receiver is a tech-savvy individual, it may be the perfect gift, and the growing availability of preloaded machines means setup headaches are easily avoided.

Got a Linux Gadget Geek on your shopping list? You can't fail with a gift from this guide to the ten hottest Linux-powered devices gleaned from LinuxDevices.com's news throughout 2007. There's something for everyone, at prices from $150 to $1,000, organized from least to most expensive. Enjoy!

A few Christmas gift ideas to your Linux love ones.

"...In my recent public speeches I focused on one value of Free Software: business ethics within digital society. In short, my argument is that since the society has changed to an economy of information, those that write software have the power to control information and therefore control society. Modern societies evolved systems, like democracy, so that big powers could be balanced.