In the News
"NComputing announced this week that its multi-user virtual desktop software and low-cost virtual PC terminals will be used to equip every school child in the Republic of Macedonia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, with a Linux desktop. " Read the rest at DesktopLinux.com
DesktopLinux.com also reports, "Ending months of rumors, Hewlett-Packard appears to have released its first mass-market PC with pre-installed Linux. Specifically, the company will soon be selling RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Desktop 5 on its HP dx2250 PC to Australian customers."
Read articles by Deborah White, FOSS activist and Bangor Daily News columnist.
The Daily Tar Heel reports, "The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a city to host its international conference for 2008 - and UNC is planning an event that would coincide with it. Among the finalists are Alexandria, Egypt; and Cape Town, South Africa; as well as Atlanta and London."
In the Blogosphere
Free and Open Software in Education writes, "Need help making the jump to Ubuntu? Check this site out!"
Dave Richards releases his new book entitled, "Linux Thin Client: Networks Design and Deployment." It's a quick guide for system administrators.
OpenOffice.org writes about the benefits that will come from IBM's entrance to the OpenOffice.org party. She also informs us that OpenOffice.org 2.3 has been released.
Crucial Thought reports, "Starting November 12, you’ll be able to buy an OLPC laptop which includes one donated to someone else. The price is $399."
Randy Hergett, HP's director of engineering for open-source and Linux organization said, "Linux is "ready for most applications," he said, noting that there are telecommunications companies running mission-critical databases on Linux, and overall adoption levels are ramping up." Read the article at ZDNet.
Coming Up on the Calendar
Don't forget the K-12 Open Minds Conference.
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