Infrastructure Linux News for May 05, 2008:

Ubuntu Hardy Heron: Beyond the Hype and into the Dilemma
(2008-05-05 00:00:31)
Datamation: "Who did the first review of Ubuntu 8.04... is debatable, but something of the same consensus seems to have hit tech journalists, with the majority proclaiming that the release shows that GNU/Linux has finally producer a challenger to Windows..."

I Like My Bazaar!
(2008-05-05 09:00:12)
The Beez' Speaks: "In his article 'Why the Linux world should embrace the BSD's,' Steve Lake proposed a closer cooperation between Linux and BSD..."

Time to Choose, Ubuntu Fans: Rage or Reason?
(2008-05-05 10:30:24)
Interop News: "My post last week about Ubuntu's embrace of the profit motive (exemplified in sponsor Canonical's release of a proprietary and non-free management tool) triggered a pretty remarkable flood of venom and invective in my direction..."

The Progress Of X.Org 7.4
(2008-05-05 12:00:33)
Phoronix: "If all goes according to plan, X.Org 7.4 will finally be released this month..."

Slackware [12.1] Release Announcement
(2008-05-05 13:30:46)
Slackware: "Well folks, it's that time to announce a new stable Slackware release again. So, without further ado, announcing Slackware version 12.1...!"

Reports on the Last Day of the Trial in Novell v. SCO
(2008-05-05 14:15:16)
Groklaw: "...McBride, who was in court for the final day of testimony and arguments, said afterward that SCO plans to appeal Kimball's Aug. 10 ruling that Novell, and not SCO, owned versions of Unix prior to the 1995 sale..."

Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared
(2008-05-05 18:00:46)
InformationWeek: "We tested openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.4, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora, SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1. All performed well, and each had at least one truly outstanding feature..."

Should Linux Standardize on a Single Distro?
(2008-05-05 20:15:43)
Linux Journal: "The reason is simply because Ubuntu is extremely popular, but it begs the question, should the Linux community standardize on a single distribution...?"

OLPC Mission Has Changed
(2008-05-05 22:30:19)
Yet Another Linux Blog: "Has the mission of OLPC changed so much? I say it has. No longer are the five core principals initially employed when the project started valid..."

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