webupd8.org: GNU Midnight Commander (MC), Vifm and Last File Manager (Lfm) are 3 visual file manager applications for the Linux console. All of these 3 applications will remind you of Norton Commander, but each has something special.

techdirt.com: Cars are now more complicated than ever, and now computers play a crucial part in the safe and efficient operation of modern automobiles. with the recent massive Toyota recall, "Should we be worried that our cars are controlled by software?"

• Apache Software Foundation Announces the 15th Anniversary
• Cassandra Database accepted as a Apache Top-Level Project

blog.taragana.com: With the emergence of netbooks there is an increasing demand for lightweight and faster OS with minimal/low-footprint. We listed the 10 best:

earthweb.com: The universe of open source tools is large and rapidly expanding. If your desktop doesn't look and perform exactly like you want it to, you really have no excuse.

techdrivein.com: Ubuntu Artwork pool in flickr is busy with contributions from everyone in and around the community. There is simply a lot to choose from. This is a collection of 15 beautiful wallpapers for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx from Ubuntu Artwork Pool.

elevenislouder.blogspot: I was on a BBS in 1995 and I saw this post about Linux. I had heard about Linux before. I had seen it on other BBSs. I even heard about it from a distant cousin. It was really popular.

junauza.com: Safari 4, the latest version of the browser, offers a lot of features and noticeable performance improvements over its predecessor. There are already a number of releases of Safari for Windows but none for Linux so far. However, that doesn't mean that we can't install and run Safari on Linux.

duncsweb.com: Most of you guys by now probably know that i am a Linux user judging by most of previous posts and i like using Linux so i thought i should make a post on why i would recommend Linux to other people.

cnet.com: A Microsoft executive recently compared quitting Google to quitting smoking. As I approach the 10th anniversary of my last cigarette, I decided to put that to the test.

This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.1.x on a headless Debian Lenny server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment. Fortunately, VirtualBox comes with a tool called VBoxHeadless that allows you to connect to the virtual machines over a remote desktop connection, so there's no need for the VirtualBox GUI.

pcpro.co.uk: The deal has already stirred up open-source advocates. "If the strategy isn't to create uncertainty around Linux, it's hard to say what it is," said Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation.

Also: Microsoft puts an end to "free" Linux

• Trivial but appreciated: new pause/unpause display in Totem
• NZ users and analysts upbeat about Sun’s future
• Microsoft's anti-Google weapon: Open-source Bing
• Linux Training Week: Which Distribution To Choose?
• Takeover of Kongoni Linux…
• Microsoft-Amazon patent deal covers Kindle, Linux
• New Python shell is a DreamPie
• DeLi Linux: A Linux distro for old computers
• Jupiter - Awesome Netbook Power/Config Applet
• MeeGo Support in MonoDevelop
• Byzanz-record, Record your Desktop
• Kofi Annan Foundation using Drupal
• Le Figaro using Drupal
• Controversial Free-Software Activist to Speak at UB
• Managing software legal compliance
• The Linux Action Show! s11e01: Intel & Nokia Kill Maemo

• Changing Wallpapers and Themes in KDE 4.4
• IMAP: cannot create subfolders in mail-client
• simple security script
• LiVES - Mixes real-time video performance and non-linear editing
• Let’s Learn LaTex: Part 2
• Compiling Ada with gcc
• reset forgotten user/boot password in Ubuntu
• MYSQL_PS1: 6 Examples to make your mysql> prompt like Angelina Jolie
• Perl 5, Version Numbers, and Binary Compatibility
• Skin your Opera
• Managing ANDs and ORs in OOo Calc Standard Filter
• Playing Encrypted DVDs in Ubuntu: The Complete Guide
• Meet the GIMP: Episode 134: Dynamic Range Therrory

abybashit.co.cc: Finally another milestone. I’m trying openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 2 to tinker with it and see if I can report something. Let’s go.

• Awesome Ubuntu Software Center Updates
• Sorbet- Another proposed theme for Ubuntu 10.04
• My Artwork Landing A Ubuntu 10.04

ubuntulandforever.blogspot: Mono is a software platform designed to allow developers to easily create cross platform applications.

ghabuntu.com: Drupal is a great CMS no doubt. I have gone round and tried lots of them, but I still come back to Drupal. However, the more I use it, the more I feel that the following five modules should actually come by default with every Drupal installation.

linuxfordevices.com: Habey USA announced an ultra-compact PC with a choice of Intel Atom processors. The BIS-6620 has a 4.7 x 4.7-inch footprint, runs at 1.1 or 1.6GHz, comes with CompactFlash and SD expansion slots, and uses just nine Watts, the company says.

mikethecoder.com: Gedit can be a really awesome editor if you give it a few plugins and an open mind. Here are a few of my favorites.