Here's what we know beyond doubt. First, the Linux desktop is gaining in popularity. Second, it's doing so at the expense of the Windows desktop. After that, things get muddy.

It has long since been my own personal experience that Linux documentation is largely ignored by Linux beginners in exchange for the interactivity of Linux forums. The reasons why will be further explored in this piece

Companies and individuals were chained in virtual slavery to the companies the produced these proprietary programs and there were no alternatives to be seen. Now there are alternatives and they are not just on the horizon. They have been slowly building up and improving behind the scenes until they are at the stage where they are fast becoming household names.

SMB benefits from virtualization in small IT environment. This allowed them to reap benefits of advanced technology without breaking the bank to get it.

Miguel de Icaza's path from programmer to free software evangelist to Novell Inc. vice president has unfolded like the lives of many luminaries -- he fell into it by chance and seized the opportunities.

France's second-largest telecom service provider has released source code for a popular residential gateway device based on Linux. Several hacker communities have since sprung up around Neuf Cegetel's Neuf Box 4, an "integrated access device" (IAD) with Internet, phone, and streaming video capabilities.

Hungary decided to re-vote due to irregularities. Here is the rest of the story, notes by Tomka Gergely, who attended the second meeting as a technical expert.

The libquantum Development Team proudly announces the release of libquantum 0.9.1. With this release, the free high-performance quantum simulation library not only covers quantum computing, but allows to simulate arbitrary problems within quantum mechanics as well.