* News about Mint
Linux Mint 7 “Gloria” RC1 released!
Gloria has already been rewieved by Softpedia and here
A call for more translations to Gloria
* News about Linux
Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring released
Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE: Stable release
Linux fast-boot tech targets Windows users
A Gaming Team For Ubuntu Has Been Started
Vulnerability in Adobe Reader for all OSes including Linux (in javascript)
Linux Breaks 1% on the Client However such figures are very unreliable
The latest news about the kernel is always found here
* News about Open Source
Open Invention Network seeks prior art to burn FAT patents
The Spanish free software association Hispalinux is protesting plans by the Spanish government to massively introduce Microsoft’s operating systems and applications on school computers.
* News about IT
Taking over the Torpig botnet – interesting information on how a botnet works
Hackers Break Into Virginia Health Professions Database, Demand Ransom
Nefarious Conficker worm racks up $9.1 billion bill – and is supposed to stop working on May 3
UK plan to monitor all internet use
Pirate Bay Verdict Gives Urgency to Italian Case
And interestingly DVD sales rise in Sweden after the verdict (link in Swedish – have not found one in English)
GeoCities has closed down
The first Yahoo email client
Swine Flu Outbreak Headlines Used For Spammer’s Gain
ID thieves advertising on YouTube
Microsoft looks to Facebook with Windows Live
Windows bugs never really die
Google Joins Mozilla, Blames IE for Chrome Bug
Cloud security stokes concerns at RSA
Researcher argues for CERTs with teeth
* Hardware news
nVidia’s GT300 specifications revealed – it’s a cGPU!
Qualcomm, Broadcom reach $891 million settlement
Acer Revo Ubuntu Nettop GBP 149, Windows Model GBP 249
* Other news
* Comic of the week
We also use packages….
Credit goes to xkcd
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