There’s been a lot of talk recently about the meaning of “open source” being eroded thanks to the likes of Centric CRM and Microsoft with a feeling that Microsoft is out to “corrupt the meaning and value of ‘Open Source’.”

This guide describes how you can use the CD/DVD burning application K3b to convert songs from an audio CD into MP3 or Ogg files that you can use on your MP3 player, for example (if you choose the Ogg format, your MP3 player must support it).

If you have the VLC media player (VLC) installed on your computer, you probably already know how versatile this tool is: it can handle virtually any media file, it can play network streams like Internet radio stations, and it can stream media contents across the network.

"...We make use of an installation script to install the GNU/Hurd system, which resides in the intial ramdisk having the base linux file system. The file system contains all the necessary binaries for the execution of the script...."

Opinion: Microsoft's deals with China needn't deter open-source backers.

The advent of desktop virtualisation will provide the missing link for Linux to shine on the corporate desktop, Dell chief technology officer Kevin Kettler predicted in a keynote speech at the Linuxworld conference in San Francisco.

Motorola is close to releasing its much anticipated, first Linux-based Razr2 V8 handset in the U.S, ” said Christy M Wyatt, vice president of ecosystem and market development for Motorola during a LinuxWorld press conference.

For open source backers who love to bash Microsoft (and other proprietary software companies), this LinuxWorld was not for you.