GNU/Linux

• 24 Core, 48GB RAM Linux cluster runs on 400W
  
  

  The Helmers project shows that there is 3x the performance at 1/2x the cost for those willing to innovate. By no small coincidence, this is what I see every day when I visit Red Hat customers who are replacing proprietary systems with open source solutions.

  
  
  
• Linux captures the 'green' flag, beats Windows 2008 power-saving measures
  
  

  Our tests point to Linux as the winner of the green flag by margins that topped out at 12%. But we must note that our results are full of stipulations imposed by our test bed, and as the more truthful car advertisements might warn -- your wattage may vary.

  
  
  
• Technology Today: Linux — A new user’s review
  
  

  All in all I have been very impressed with Ubuntu Linux 7.10 and would recommend it to anyone who is willing to learn a new operating sytem.

  
  
  
• People wonder why I don’t use windows
• Ubuntu after a month
• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 94
• Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva Performance Compared
• Slackware 12.1 - The Newest Version of the Oldest Surviving Linux Distribution
• What Makes Amarok the Most Popular Audio Player on Linux?
• Stallman attacks Oyster's 'unethical' use of Linux
• Military Supercomputer Sets Record
• There is only one Linux!!!
• Linux training
• Getting To Grips With Netpkg In Zenwalk 5.2
• Michael Chen: India Third-Largest Contributor To Fedora Community
• MontaVista Vision 2008 Embedded Linux Developers Conference to Present Educational Sessions and New Technology from Top Companies

Laptops/UMPCs

• Rock star Linux: remixed, unplugged and live
• Acer introduces Aspire one, its first low-cost notebook
• Crystal Ball Sunday #4: Linux and System Builders and Integrators
• The impact of the Eee PC
• Ubuntu Chief: OEMs Turning to Us for Netbook OS
  
  

  Adds Shuttleworth: "The aim was to do something very simple that could be tested easily, work with touch devices and made shippable very quickly. It also needed to be efficient on lower-power devices, and work well with Intel hardware, which seems to be the preferred platform for this generation of devices and allows us to slip a few nice effects in that would be hard without the right hardware support."

  
  
  
• How Ultra-portable Laptops will help Linux

Open Source

• Eclipse framework overshadowing proprietary embedded tools
  
  

  It may still take a few years to solidify its position, but Eclipse appears to be on the way to overshadowing proprietary embedded tool chains.

  
  
  
• Talend Announces First Open Source Product with Change Data Capture for Real-Time Data Integration
• How to Pick a Good Gift for a Geeky Dad

Books

• It’s a book! Two Bits
• Networking Futures: The Movements against Corporate Globalization

Leftover

• I Started Some Vole-bashing