* News about Mint
Lots of improvements leading up to Mint 6 Felicia
mintUpload to support FTP
mintNanny introduced – a simple tool to prevent children from accessing certain websites
Three new commands – search, apt contains and apt content.
Mint is now to be on the major distributions page on Distrowatch
* News about Linux
Bruce Perens: A Big Change for Open Source – An appeals court has erased most of the doubt around Open Source licensing, permanently in a decision
Michael Robertson sued over Linspires missing cash
New releases recently
Mandriva Linux 2009 and Puppy Linux 4.1
Debian Lenny was not released – What you can do for “Lenny”
Ubuntu Confirms Linux Netbook Returns Higher than Anticipated
A Guide Through The Linux Sound API Jungle
Mono 2.0 has been released
The Ubuntu Upstream Report
LinuxWorld will relaunch as the OpenSource World Conference & Expo
How PowerTOP, LatencyTOP, and Five-Second Boot Improve Desktop Linux
The latest news about the kernel is always found here
* News about IT
Security researchers warn of new ‘clickjacking’ browser bugs The latest version of NoScript protects against this
Flash Player workaround available for “Clickjacking” issue for 9.0.124.0 and earlier
Nasty web bug descends on world’s most popular sites
Researchers uncover major IP flaw
Council sells security hole on Ebay
Hackers exploit Neosploit to booby trap BBC, US postal service
Shadowserver to Build ‘Sinkhole’ Server to Find Errant Bots
Norwegian standards body implodes over OOXML controversy
Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman
Obviously the new Facebook layout is not liked by all, there are at least three groups claiming a million members
Google: Commitment to Sustainable Computing
Microsoft will move its main office for enterprise search to Norway
Microsoft gives users six months longer to flee from Vista – Buckling to OEMs?
Microsoft tries to put fear of God into scareware vendors
Venezuela orders 1 million laptops from Portugal
New trans-Pacific submarine cable completed
Japan home owners to be offered 16Gbit/s Internet connection
How Online Fraudsters Are Using SAAS in Their Networks
World’s electrical grids open to attack (not sure where to put this)
* Hardware news
AMD to split the company
Report: Fujitsu to sell hard drive business to Western Digital
New plate from BT promises broadband boost
Lightbulbs Could Replace Wi-Fi Hotspots
* Trivia and other links
Clean Energy 2030 Google’s Proposal for reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels
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