• All That Got Stolen Was Microsoft's Thunder

• Microsoft makes final heroic grab for OOXML votes
• How Microsoft killed ODF
• Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking
• Should Microsoft be afraid of Linux?

news.com (blog): Intel's low-cost Atom processors will be at the core of inexpensive PCs. And inexpensive computers these days often come with Linux. How do PC companies shave off the last hundred dollars or so to get to $299 or in some cases $199? Easy.

Dana Blankenhorn: I’m not trying to be political here. But what seems to upset most people about Hillary Clinton, and Bill Clinton for that matter, is this habit of parsing. Microsoft also likes to have it both ways. They want to be seen as cooperating with open source, but

hardware.no: Draco Linux and similar distributions, are often referred to as KISS-distributions (Keep It Simple, Stupid!). One of the most popular KISS distributions to date is called Arch Linux which, compared to Draco, has a much larger community and number of developers. To help us understand what make Arch Linux so great, we've asked the lead-developer - Aaron Griffin - some questions.

computerworlduk.com: Aaron Seigo joined the KDE project, which produces a free software desktop system for Linux and Unix platforms, in 2000 and is sponsored by Trolltech. Here he describes how porting KDE4 to Windows and MacOS will enable Kontact, the Open Source groupware application, to challenge the dominance of Microsoft Outlook in the enterprise.

slashgear.com: Desktops starting with Dell have begun being sold with Linux pre-installed, almost all of the new UMPC Eee-like notebooks that are selling with Linux, and lots of new computers are getting SLED certified. It has me wondering why there hasn’t been a spike in Linux’s market share?

linuxfud.wordpress: IDM’s UltraEdit is arguably the world’s best text editor…for Windows. I first used it in 2002 as part of a basic programming tool set provided by my client at the time. I was hooked. Alas, my conversion to Linux several years ago forced me to abandon UltraEdit. I check the UltraEdit user forums from time to time, and what did I see?

labs.opera.com: Two days ago Opera reached a 100/100 pass rate on the Acid3 test for the first time. I am pleased to announce the first public build with a 100/100 pass rate and pixel-perfect rendering!

junauza.com: “At 25 MB, it has to be the smallest desktop distro ever created”. These were the words of Ladislav Bodnar in the most recent issue of Distrowatch Weekly when he announced this fresh and minuscule distribution as a new addition to the waiting list.

• Poland confirms its approval for OOXML in ISO

• Romania maintains OOXML approval
• What Really Happened at the BRM for OOXML
• Denmark changes OOXML vote to 'yes'

foogazi.com: We’ve all stumbled on those Linux articles that you read and either change your opinion on Linux or add to your understanding of Linux. Here is a list of what I believe are 20 Linux articles you definitely have to read if you call yourself a Linux user.

blog.wired.com: Adobe recently launched Photoshop Express, the company's new online photo editing and sharing service, but as savvy readers have pointed out, to use Express you need to agree to terms of service.

• A Lil’ Guide to Installing Ubuntu

• Thinkpad Fingerprint Reader on Linux
• Ubuntu 8.04 + Broadcom Wireless
• BurnCDDA, a tool for creating audio Cds
• FreeBSD: Updating ports with csup
• Checking password strength for squirrelmail

opensuse.org: This week we meet #openSUSE IRC supporter, and openSUSE Quality Assurance team member Marco ‘daemon’ Michna in one more ‘People of openSUSE’ interview!

lebokov21.com: Recently, I have been trying out the Linux Mint operating system which caught my attention in DistroWatch.com. Linux Mint is a variant of Ubuntu with integrated media codecs. After using Linux Mint for a few hours, I can immediately see that it is trying to get the good things all together in one place.

andyhollyhead.wordpress: Linux does seem to be everywhere nowadays. Take yesterday as a case in point. I checked the order status of my Elonex One, and then caught the train to the Queen Elizabeth hospital, watching the in-train tv which is powered by Linux.

linux.com: LifeType is a full-featured GPL blogging platform designed for use with a MySQL database and PHP. You'll need access to a server in order to properly install and use LifeType, but the installation is easy with LifeType's wizard, which can even create your MySQL database and all the tables you need, automatically.

reghardware.co.uk: Asus has posted a Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Eee PC, the better to help coders write new programs to run on the elfin laptop's Xandros Linux distribution.

• HTML 5 Support by Browser: Opera Continues to Lead the Pack

• Linux Install Podcast Episode 48 Gentoo part 3
• Mormons for open source
• Welcome Lumiera! (video editor)
• XO Laptop Training Begins in Peru
• WUSTL Open-source innovation conference April 4-5
• Linux Product Insider
• KNetStats
• Top 10 Reasons to Avoid Ubuntu
• Another Reason Microsoft's OSP Isn't Good Enough
• SFLC Releases Paper on Shareware Redistribution of Free Software
• Impossible thing #5: Open hardware, from the LART to the Common
• Plans for the Linux-next Tree

abclinuxu.cz: The general purpose of binary packages, package management systems, is to provide a prebuilt software to easily maintain systems and applications programs so that the system remains consistent and its resources are used in a efficient way. There are various package formats, but probably most widespread are RPM, deb and TGZ formats.