OK, so sometimes I'm wrong. Miguel de Icaza called out an error I made in criticizing Novell for its open-source strategy. I admit that I find it hard to see beyond Novell's patent pact with Microsoft but, as Miguel pointed out in a string of emails between us today (which he graciously allowed me to cite), this leaves out a lot that Novell does well.

If you're a Linux user who's just been issued an Apple computer, you might want to look into a virtualization solution for Mac OS X.

Ever wanted to run RISC OS apps on a Linux powered PC? Simon Willcocks has, so he's developed a solution in the RISC OS Look and Feel (ROLF) project for Linux.

Any software with substantial risk to harm your life or liberty must be open source. Some breathalyzer software that people were fighting to see the source code of has been revealed by a a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling and the results are breathtaking.

Tagua, a generic boardgame for KDE, is approaching version 1.0, and the developers decided it's time to get the word out on this exceptionally cool application by releasing a first Alpha. Read on for more!

In the history of computing there has never been a situation like this. This year, this time, is the first time a widespread and almost universally used operating system is on the verge of collapse. I think that Microsoft have been taken by surprise at the speed of Linux adoption and especially at how quickly it has matured.

For a system that hasn't even shipped yet, the ASUS Eee PC is certainly generating its share of hype. We've already covered the system specs and plans ASUS has for the device, including the company's stated goal of becoming one of the top five laptop manufacturers within the next three years.

In a move which may raise eyebrows amongst the Linux developer community, the CEO of the smartphone vendor, HTC has said that mobile Linux will face difficulties unless it gets support from a major long term partner - and named the company's own long term partnership with Microsoft as an example to follow.