GNU/Linux

• OpenMoko Neo Freerunner - Part 1
  
  

  All said and done I really like the phone. And, like the main devs, am hesitant to call it a "phone". It is really a handheld Linux computer that happens to have GPS and a GSM phone built-in.

  
  
  
• Will freedom ring on LiMo's Linux-based mobile platform?
• Run Linux? Save the World, Please.
  
  

  Issues like privacy, transparency, and the open sourcing of software that plays out in the public domain are tremendously important subjects, but they’re equally tremendously unsexy. People don’t seem to want to learn about them, let alone fight for them. So, has it fallen to tech savvy citizens to step up, and lead society away from the potential pitfalls and abuses of new technology? Or have citizens got an obligation to educate themselves, and just pay the price if they don’t?

  
  
  
• Review: NimbleX 2008
  
  

  Overall I'm rather impressed with NimbleX 2008. It's got a little something for the minimalist, something for the new user, and something for the power user. The entire system is very clean, very stable, and exceptionally well done. I'd easily give this my two thumbs up as I really couldn't find much of anything to complain about. Admittedly the installer still needs some work. But aside from that, I'm very pleased with what NimbleX has to offer. For more information about this distribution, you can check out their homepage, their distrowatch page, or if you're ready to dive in, you can grab a copy of the installation ISO. Of if you're really adventurous, you can even make your own install cd exactly to your liking.

  
  
  
• Make Your Ubuntu Desktop Rotate As a Cylinder/Sphere
  
  

  For Linux users those who like to impress their friends with the the awesome Compiz eye candy and desktop effects, here is another new trick that you can show: make your desktop rotate as a cylinder or sphere.

  
  
  

F/OSS

• A Non-insider's Guide to Free and Open Source Software
• LinkedIn Clicks With Sun Microsystems and MySQL to Power Over 25 Million Professionals Worldwide

Clouds

• Cloud Computing Could Invite Data Lock-In
• New search engine takes aim at Google

Political/Corporate Corruption

• One Strike and They Miss the Point
• Comcast faces FCC slap over P2P throttling
• Leaked Ofcom blueprint bashes Beeb