05.11.08
Links 11/05/2008: GNU/Linux in the Defense System, New Stable Linux
Kernel
- Is The US Ready For The Next Level Of Cyber Combat? Maybe.
- Stable [Linux] kernel 2.6.25.3 released
- Phoronix Test Suite 0.6.0 Released
Moving to the Web…
Hypervisors
- Linux in Under 5 Minutes
- Running Linux Over Windows Without Virtualization
- The truth about KVM and Xen
Reviews
- Amarok Review
- gNewSense 2.0 (deltah) Review
- A good day for Ubuntu 8.04
- The Simply Simple Mandriva 2008.1 Spring
- A Look at PCLinuxOS
- Puppy Linux 4.0: Has it Learned New Tricks?
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.