This posting is not about Ubuntu, directly. This is about security: what is is and how does one achieve it. Certainly, having an operating system that is not subject to the assorted malware that’s out there is helpful. But the FIRST thing one must have is the proper attitude.

This morning I upgraded my G1 gphone from RC33 to CRB43, otherwise known as the Google Android 1.5 Cupcake. Flashing my G1 was quite easy...

Linux International executive director Jon ‘maddog’ Hall looks forward to a time when users aren’t forced into ‘closed’ relationships with phone providers.

In shocking news, Microsoft's support of ODF in Microsoft Office is basically unusable in many respects, according to the OpenDocument Format Alliance.

A startup in Spain is readying a mini-netbook with open source Linux software and a solar power option. he under-$200 "Gyy" is based on a MIPS-based Ingenic processor clocked to 400MHz, offers an 8-inch, 800 x 480 display, and is made of biodegradable materials.

Despite a bevy of questions—looming competition from Oracle (ORCL), takeover rumors and a weak economy—Red Hat (RHT) appears to be humming along, according to Jeffries analyst Katherine Egbert. But in the long run, Red Hat will have to be subsumed into a large company—most likely IBM.

The Kubuntu desktop is clean and familiar, with lots of bells and whistles. Now that I'm back doing freelance work again, tweaking the very cool resident desktop features, all the time, is beginning to distract me from pursuing fame and fortune as a humble word-smith.

I think i can say that this story is finally ended!!! Let me now tell the full story...