"I didn't post about 0.9, the most significant release in a while, and I didn't post about 0.9.1, its first refresh. Another bit of news has come in, and the list-of-thing-I-should-write-about has become just a tad too big to keep postponing [...] The Mozilla platform is in great shape. XMPP seems to be quickly turning from the future of instant messaging into its present" -- http://sameplace.cc/wiki/frequently-asked-questions#toc8

"Please note: We do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download the Firefox 3 Beta 3 milestone release. It is intended for testing purposes only. Firefox 3 Beta 3 is now available for download. This is the eleventh developer milestone focused on testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for Firefox 3. Ongoing planning for Firefox 3 can be followed at the Firefox 3 Planning Center, as well as in mozilla.dev.planning and on irc.mozilla.org in #granparadiso. New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include..." -- ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/3.0b3/linux-i686/

SAM Linux Desktop, an Xfce-fronted distribution based on PCLinuxOS, aims to be a complete and modern desktop operating system. Though it has problems that need to be worked out before it will match the competition, it offers an easy install, a 3-D desktop environment, and a flurry of programs to suit your needs.

Some critics dismiss Asterisk as a “toy.” The open source VoIP platform, skeptics say, lacks a service and support network for big enterprise and university deployments.

Well. I started my new job today. Really great first day, I will say. They had me fill out the normal required paperwork and agreements for working in a law office, and that sort of thing... Then they set me up with administrative privileges on the network and I began to beta test some software. They have Virtual Server 2005 setup, so I can test the software on Win98, 2000, XP, and Vista through Internet Explorer using an extension of remote desktop. This got me thinking a lot... Windows... or Linux?

Alien Arena 2007 is a free/open-source first-person shooter game based on source code released by id Software. Started by COR Entertainment in 2004, the game combines a 1950s-era sci-fi atmosphere with gameplay similar to the Quake, Doom, and Unreal Tournament series. Alien Arena is primarily an online multiplayer action game, although single player campaigns are also available against bots.

This is something that had to come out eventually - has Xandros picked up where the SCO Group left off? Well, let me put it this way. The single most effective way to defeat something that's offered for free it to find a way to make it better, then make a fortune doing it.