As we close in on the release of Ubuntu 7.10, codenamed Gutsy Gibbon during the development cycle, we thought we would tell you a little bit about some of the new features and improvements that make the release exciting. So over the next ten days, we will talk about one rocking feature each day until the 18th of October, when Ubuntu 7.10 goes live.

I’ve just been informed by e-mail that not only are some defenders of Puppy Linux flaming me on the new DistroWatch Weekly comments but one actually issued a death threat against me for being “negative” about his or her favorite distribution in a recent post here on O’ReillyNet. It’s one thing for a distribution to be well liked and inspire loyalty.

This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking.

Orgullosamente anunciamos que Mandriva 2008 esta ahora disponible para descarga por BitTorrent y sobre la red de servidores públicos HTTP y FTP.

Mandriva 2008 es el resultado de seis meses de pruebas y desarrollo exhaustivo, la 2008 incluye todo lo ultimo en Software Libre y muchas mejoras, aun más que las versiones anteriores.

Fluxbox 1.0 stable version has been released with many new improvements and also bug fixes.

" Interview with Eben Moglen, Professor of Law and Legal History, Columbia University Law School."

"In cooperation with Digital Freedom, Free Culture @ NYU will be hosting the first American a screening of the 2007 film Good Copy Bad Copy. The documentary highlights the current state of copyright and culture, and features prominent copyright players such as Girl Talk, Lawrence Lessig, Renaldo Lemos, and Dan Glickman..."

"...Unlike Apple, Google is not expected to release an actual phone, but instead has developed an open-source software solution..."