"I’m glad to have one last opportunity to attend the Hackers On Planet Earth conference before it ceases. [...] Here are a few pointers I am requested to keep in mind while representing the FSF: ..." -- http://www.thelasthope.org/index.php

There is a sizeable amount of free video software available on the Linux platform which is both fully featured and mature. Become a digital video editing master, turn your Linux machine into a Home Theatre box are two avenues that are explored in this article.

I've been looking at a very interesting variant of Linux called Damn Small Linux, (hereafter called DSL). Its 3 major contributors have basically taken a minimalist approach to Linux and have created a system that can provide a basic desktop running on an OS that's right around 50 Megabytes.

How do you put a value on the products created through open source? Do you consider all the time spent crafting quality software? Take into account your own effort in advocating its use? Charge for packaging and a profit margin? How, exactly, would Best Buy have come to the conclusion that Ubuntu Linux is worth $19.99? I think the answer is fairly simple: they guessed.*

One of the oldest arguments against anarchism is that it is impractical, that without central authority to keep the peons in line any large project will dissolve into chaos and disorder. Yet the open source software movement provides modern day proof that anarchism works, even when not conducted by anarchists.

Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS) has announced Secret and Below Interoperability (SABI) level certification for its Linux-based, thin-client access software. With the SABI rating, the cross-domain SecureOffice Trusted Thin Client (STTC) software now enables easy transfer between classified and "unclassified but sensitive" domains, says TCS.

MSI is trying. Acer is trying. Everex is trying. But Asus is about to face the biggest competition yet for its bewilderingly large Eee PC range -- the Dell E. With a possible August launch date in the US, the E could make a big impact on the market with Dell's marketing muscle. Especially if the $299 price point turns out to be true. Any guesses what that will be in UK pounds?

Although digital works are ubiquitous and easily duplicated, they are also ephemeral and at risk of disappearing unless preservation efforts begin soon after they are created, according to a study by the Library of Congress and three international partners.