glgroup.com: Oracle is having a new go at Red Hat. But this time, instead of a RHEL clone, it’s offering an improved version of Linux designed to optimize the performance of its own hardware and software. Although it won’t deal a knockout blow to Red Hat, Oracle’s Linux will certainly take share.

Also: Open Source War Heats Up At MySQL and Open Office

elevenislouder.blogspot: So, in an article at PCW Robert Strohmeyer argues that the dream of desktop Linux is dead. I disagree. I strongly disagree.

Also: Is the Linux desktop dream dead?

techrepublic.com: The GNU Project is hailed by a lot of people as the genesis of the entire free Unix-like OS ecosystem, the reason we even have open source OSs like Linux-based systems. There have been some criticisms of the GNU Project’s toolset over the years.

This week in DistroWatch Weekly:

• Reviews: First look at Kubuntu 10.10
• News: Looking back at Ubuntu "Maverick" release cycle, Smeegol versus Meego, Arch Linux Handbook and security guide
• Interview: Elizabeth Naramore, Community Development Manager at SourceForge
• Released last week: Sabayon Linux 5.4 "SpinBase", "CoreCDX", Tiny Core Linux 3.2, Super OS 10.10
• New additions: antiX, Fusion Linux
• New additions: Linux MintPPC, 3MX
• Reader comments

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