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A Tale of 20 Interns, 1 Project and 1 Fiery 'Mythical Man-Month' Debate March 18, 2010 
Few geeks are unfamiliar with the concept of the Mythical Man-Month from Fred Brooks'
classic software engineering tome by the same name. It's a classic for good reason, which is probably why the debate has been so intense in the past week over a high-profile example that some say refutes it.
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North Korea's 'Red Star' Linux, and Is FOSS an Enemy of the State? March 15, 2010 
If a totalitarian regime uses Linux, does that mean Linux is an enemy of the state? That's the mind-bending question of the day following some politically charged Linuxy news that emerged over the past few weeks. North Korea, it appears, has developed its own Linux-based operating system.
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Ubuntu Dumps the Brown March 11, 2010 
Color is not typically a topic of much discussion on the Linux blogs, but in recent weeks, it's been drawing a lot of attention. Why, you ask? Simple: Ubuntu recently announced a major change to its longstanding "Human" earthtone-palette theme and branding. "I don't know whether to call it 'poo brown' or 'dirt brown,' but either way it is seriously awful," said Slashdot blogger hairyfeet.
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Microsoft and the Incredible 'Internet Usage Tax' March 08, 2010 
It's not often that Linux Girl is struck speechless by some tidbit of news in the tech world, but every once in a while it happens. Last week, it happened. Amid all the high-level discussion of Internet security at the RSA Conference 2010 in San Francisco, Microsoft's Scott Charney actually suggested a government tax to help the company improve Windows security.
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The Linux Desktop Will Have Its Day: Q&A With Canonical Founder Mark Shuttleworth March 05, 2010 
Canonical founder and CEO Mark Shuttleworth, developer of the Ubuntu open source operating system, announced in December that he was stepping aside to develop cloud product design and curry new partners. He named Chief Operating Officer Jane Silber to take his place as CEO. Several weeks ago, Silber announced the hiring of open source industry veteran Matt Asay to fill her old job as COO.
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A Big, Linuxy 'Thank You' to Matthew Katzer March 04, 2010 
Sometimes there's nothing like a good lawsuit to force people to acknowledge just how much something is worth. Take FOSS, for example. Sure, there are estimates made of its value from time to time -- the latest, in fact, just recently put the kernel alone at $1.4 billion -- but for many people out there, "free" in price tends to be viewed as free of value.
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The Echo of TomToms in the Amazon Deal March 01, 2010 
It's hard not to have an overwhelming sense of deja vu every time word of a new Microsoft patent deal reaches the news. Such was the case last week, when Redmond's legal eagles gleefully proclaimed their success in making a patent cross-license offer that Amazon apparently couldn't refuse. The is particularly notable for its relevance to open source.
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Tools for Putting Web Apps to the Cross-Browser Test February 26, 2010 
Web-based applications and cloud computing have presented new challenges for software developers. Most software makers are by no means tone-deaf to user concerns about security and usability issues, but even those software writers who are receptive to these worries must contend with hard-to-plug holes that can open up in cross-platform programs such as Web browsers.
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How the Spinach Pie Got Forked, and Other Tales of Open Confusion February 25, 2010 
Fans of FOSS have no shortage of ways to enjoy openness in the technological world, but when it comes to the other aspects of life, such opportunities can be few and far between. It wasn't until just recently that we saw the open philosophy applied to fine dining. Yes, you heard that right!
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On MeeGo, a Budding Geek and the 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors February 22, 2010 
Well it's been a quiet few days on the Linux blogs, as geeks the world over hunkered down and waited for the Month of Love to come to a close at last. Out with the pink and red, we say! The blogosphere was not entirely without its diversions, of course. There was the news, for instance, of MeeGo, the joint project between Intel and Nokia that represents the merging of Maemo and Moblin.
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Will the Decade's Best Distros Please Stand Up? February 18, 2010 
We may be halfway through February already, but that doesn't mean it's too late to look back at the past 10 years and ponder what has been. No indeed! Bloggers did plenty of backward-gazing last month as well, of course, but recently a fresh example came up that caught Linux Girl's attention. "Best Linux distributions of the decade" was the title of Jun Auza's post.
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The Dating Game, Linux-Style February 15, 2010 
Well the Day of Love is safely behind us again for another year, and not a moment too soon! For some it may be a joyous occasion -- a time of bubbles, flowers and pink puffy pillows -- but let's just say that sentiment is by no means unanimous. No, at the other end of the introversion scale, Valentine's Day is fraught with anxiety, doubt and *way* too much time in the card aisle.
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Pondering a Peck of Possible Pads February 11, 2010 
Well, it's been a few weeks since the launch of Apple's comically named "iPad," and there's no doubt the world has much to think over. That's particularly true for those in the FOSS community, of course, given the decidedly closed nature of Apple's new device. Fans of Cupertino may be swooning with delight, but the picture is less clear for those of us in the rest of the world.
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Open Symbian: New World Order or Big Yawn? February 08, 2010 
It's not every day that a major operating system gets opened up, never mind one that leads the global market in its category. So, when the news came out last week that that's just what the Symbian Foundation had done -- and four months ahead of schedule, no less! -- it was hard not to get excited.
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Motherboard Madness and Mayhem February 04, 2010 
Misery loves company, as the saying goes, and nowhere is that more evident than on the Linux blogs. Case in point: Linux Planet's Carla Schroder recently told a woeful tale about her attempt to upgrade the CPU on her ECS motherboard, and it has inspired a vast outpouring of sympathy from geeks far and wide.
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Will FOSS Jump Into the iPad Fray? February 02, 2010
While the Macintosh, Windows and Linux platforms all compete to varying degrees on PCs, netbooks and smartphones, the iPad currently stands more or less alone in the tablet arena. It's clearly just a matter of time before competitors begin arriving; will an open source device be among them?
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