The VideoLAN Project developers have released version 1.1.0 of their of their popular VLC Media Player, a major update that includes a number of new features, such as support for GPU decoding on Windows and Linux

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) needs to rethink its methods; Groklaw asks the OSI, "have you pruned out the Microsoft toadies/partners yet?"

The Russian president makes a mistake by looking for help from Microsoft rather than from companies which distribute Free/libre software

Many businesses want to run their email servers on Linux for greater control and flexibility of corporate communications, but getting started can be complicated. The attractiveness of a free-to-use and robust email service running on Linux can be undermined by the apparent technical challenges involved.

This is the first in a series of a "Linuxables," short, quickly consumable tutorials that can provide easy reference while at work or at home. We hope they're useful for you.

Open source is great. Code is knowledge and knowledge should not be hidden forever. ASAP it should become public for all to use and benefit from. In the past the flow of information was slow, but nowadays is fast, and the faster we share and need information, the greater the need society has for all code, which is knowledge, to become public, with no strings attached.

Recently, a new client called with a Quickbooks issue. I should probably mention that I do a lot of Quickbooks (POS and Financials) troubleshooting. Most generally this work is done in Windows. Sometimes, however, we get a call about a Quickbooks Linux server. That was the case this time.

A Dell executive has revealed that the company is in talks with Google and is exploring the possibility of shipping netbooks with Chrome OS, the search giant's cloud-centric Linux-based mobile operating system. The news reflects Dell's interest in experimenting with new platforms.