Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #92 for the week May 18th - May 24th, 2008.

No, it's not a rumor. PlayOnLinux version 3 is planned for release very soon. By the way, it explains the reason why there hasn't been any new release the last days couple days.

Some lucky beta testers even had the opportunity to test this new version. For those who are curious, here is a video.

Non-profit organisations are keen to take advantage of emerging technologies such as social networking for fundraising and software as a service for administration, but a lack of perceived support options is keeping them away from open source software and focused on traditional providers such as Microsoft.

Laptops are easily lost or stolen and in order to protect your emails, web passwords, encryption keys, etc., you should really think about encrypting (at least) your home directory.

Microsoft's decision to add support to Office 2007 for the Open Document Format instead of its own OOXML office file format is due to backwards compatibility issues with OOXML, it has emerged.

It’s a big question: how trustworthy is the software I use on my computer? When it comes to open source, can you trust the quality of programmers who work for free? You can, according to a new report out this week – which also proves major open source offerings to be especially well written. It equally shows up the projects which are slow to respond to vulnerabilities.

Last year (2007) we setup up a computer with internet access, in the breakfast room for guests to use. To help keep costs down and to reduce maintenance we installed the Ubuntu 7.04 operating system - which comes with Firefox 2, Open Office etc. It has been a great success with guests commenting regularly about how useful it is to have quick and easy internet access while staying with us.

The Open CourseWare movement is centered on freedom of information, so it’s only natural that Open CourseWare offers education on an open format such as Linux. Whether you’re just getting started or are an advanced developer, there’s something out there for you to learn. Here, we’ve highlighted more than 50 of the best Linux courses you can take.