April 24 will be a red letter day for the Ubuntu project. It will be three-and-a-half years since the experiment began and the release that day of Hardy Heron, as version 8.04 is known, will be a defining moment. This could well be the release that either makes or breaks the project.

On 28 February 2008, Elonex launched the Elonex ONE—the first sub-£100 laptop in the UK. Clearly competing against the much in-demand Asus EeePC [2], Elonex say they are aiming at the school-student market. The thing is, I just can’t stop asking: isn’t £99 too cheap for a laptop?

Third lawsuit over open source license violations is now closed. This time, it's a 'learning experience.'

There's a lot to this story, because Manuel de Icaza -- GNOME architect and now a Novell VP -- had a lot to say at this MIX panel. Besides the Microsoft comment, he discussed Moonlight patent indemnification and third-party use, and had a very interesting view on the future of Linux and Windows. He's not saying they will die, he just questions their long-term relevance.

In this episode: an overview of a few games for adults and kids alike that work great in Linux:

The surprise success of the Asus Eee could mark a change in how people view open source — and cause problems for Windows

KDE Community Ships Second Translation and Service Release of the 4.0 Free Desktop, Containing New Features in the Plasma Desktop And Numerous Bugfixes, Performance Improvements and Translation Updates

Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data-forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations.