Google’s attempt to index print books has come under fire from publishers. How foolish.

What are cluster builders up to these days? Cluster maven peeks into some machine rooms.

Manage your ocean of images with F-spot

The United States is considering reforms to its patent system. Without participation from developers, though, the scales may be tipped against Open Source. It’s time to participate in government the way you write code: just dive in and do it.

Xen 3.0 provides vastly improved stability and a wealth of new features. Xen 3.0 also supports unmodified operating systems and enterprise hardware. Here’s a look at the latest version-- one that’s ready for production environments.

The kernel keeps track of the flow of time. It provides services to sleep wait for long periods and busy wait for short periods, can schedule events to run at a future time, and can do periodic work with microsecond precision. Here’s a look at kernel time.

Learn how to get the most out of USB hardware in Linux.

Evolution is free, Yoda speaks (sort of), and a student must muster a cluster.

Learn how to protect your identity, get thin, and find the best Penguin podcasts.

openSUSE launches; OSDL premieres its patent commons; and Japan pursues petaflops

Discover how to check out the latest development tree of your favorite projects using CVS or Subversion.