Linux Today

CIO Journal: Facebook’s recipe for building servers and data centers is not only providing a blueprint for CIOs to follow, but is changing the way hardware and software vendors bring products to market.

Softpedia: The new release of GNOME Tweak Tool also fixes some nasty bugs like the support for the user-theme shell extension, which now requires pygobject >= 3.2.1, and a missing schemas issue.

The VAR Guy: The fact that Inktank has chosen to cast an eye on the Ubuntu world first thus stands out as a mark of Ubuntu’s momentum in the server world.

IT World: Geek TV star uses Ubuntu 12.04 download as example of legal BitTorrent use.

Linux.com: Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) has a lot to like

Groklaw: Oracle, as expected, is going to drag in Larry Page and Eric Schmidt,

 Unixmen: VLC media player is one of the most well known and successful open source projects.

OStatic: While waiting for the Mandriva management to decide the future direction of the distribution, the community is taking matters into their own hands and beginning the planning stages for the next release,

MakeUseOff: Popular Linux distributions make it pretty easy to encrypt your home folder or even entire partitions if you’d like, without many issues.

UbuntuVibes: a big part of Toy Story 2 was almost deleted because of an accidental Linux command 'rm' and poor backup system

V3: Jim Zemlin, as the executive director of The Linux Foundation, campaigns to accelerate the adoption of Linux software

 Really Linux: The battle to position Linux on the desktop has always been tenuous.

 ZDnet: Got design chops? Love Linux? Want to go to LinuxCon in San Diego or Barcelona, Spain later this year on the Linux Foundation's dime?

Linux Magazine: Storing sensitive data like passwords and confidential information on your Android device unprotected is risky to say the least. Fortunately, the Secret Space Encryptor (SSE) app can take good care of your precious data.

InfoWorld: The rise of mobile computing in the enterprise, coupled with the Android's rapid adoption worldwide, contributes to the trend as developers race to be the first to market with mobile innovations.

eWeek: FuseSource, the open source integration company, announced the availability of new products that enable enterprises to use open-source technology for all of their integration and messaging needs.

Unixmen: I want to ask all people that write on public view to stop using Ubuntu Defaults and show to their readers that there are more choices.

Softpedia: The Ubuntu Bliss Lens is a simple replacement of the default Application Lens found in Ubuntu, allowing users only to search their installed apps.

Linux User & Developer: Newly released Ubuntu based distribution Hybryde allows you to switch between desktop environments without even logging out, and comes with Unity, KDE, and LXDE by default.

The VAR Guy: Red Hat and IBM Corp. are countering VMware in the government market, promoting a secure virtualization platform on IBM x86 servers. But here's the twist: VMware has offered a similar level of security since at least 2010. Here's what you need to know.

InternetNews: From the 'Most Successful Open Source Foundation' files

Softpedia: Nautilus 3.4.2 is part of the GNOME 3.4.2 upgrade, which will be available sometime tomorrow, May 16th, 2012. It is a maintenance release, bringing several fixes and a couple of improvements.

 ITWorld: Skype for Linux seems poised for movement after many months of stagnation. But with all the competition, is Skype itself about to fade away?

 techtarget: Oracle's case against Google could be more than it appeared. It could be a declaration of war on the cloud and open source.

Wazi: The Java-based Liferay intranet portal offers an organization;s users the ability to publish and collaborate on documents and web content, and offers social networking features.

The Register: Making a Linux distribution is easy, and lots of people have done it and continue to do it. All you have to do is get the source code and integrate the pieces you like and slap your logo on it.

Datamation: The testosterone-heavy field of software development faces numerous challenges. Will boys always be boys?

ServerWatch: When Red Hat had its IPO in 1999, there was no such thing as Enterprise Linux.

Linux Notes from DarkDuck: Puppy Linux 5.3.1 is a big change from the earlier version of Puppy. It has even more automated tools and wizards now. At the same time, It is still lightning fast and feature rich, as it was before.

HowtoForge: This tutorial shows how you can set up a Xubuntu 12.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop.

InternetNews: From the 'I miss Mozilla Weave' files

freedesktop.org: So you are working on a Linux distribution or appliance and need very fast boot-ups?

Linus Torvalds: This is almost certainly the last -rc in this series - things really have calmed down, and I even considered just cutting 3.4 this weekend, but felt that another week wouldn't hurt.

TechRepublic: Jack Wallen suggests ditching the Windows Terminal Server and migrating to using a Linux box. Learn how to set up and use NX Free, a tool that can help with this task.

OMG! Ubuntu: After Microsoft’s aquisition of Skype – the worlds most popular VoIP application – many users had assumed that it marked the beginning of the end for the clients’ life on Linux.

InternetNews: At Interop 2012, there was one theme that dominated all others - Software Defined Networking (SDN).

The Register: Turning love for Linux into cold hard cash

HowToGeek: You can hide media players in the menu or add any application you like.

Linux Planet: When Red Hat started out, there was no such thing as an enterprise Linux distribution.

Debian: The Debian project is pleased to announce the fifth update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename 'squeeze')