The goal of this event is to highlight free software that is currently used in scientific research or that, by its quality, deserves a wider adoption. It will include a special session on free software for embedded systems.

EuroPython brings together developers, designers, and business people in the Python and Zope communities.

The scope of this conference includes all areas of Web technologies, enterprise information systems, and their combination.

The aim of the symposium is to provide a platform to report on recent developments, deployments, technology trends and research results, as well as initiatives related to embedded systems and their applications in a variety of industrial environments.

aKademy is the KDE world summit -- a gathering for hundreds of KDE developers and enthusiasts. aKademy will be opened by the two-day KDE Contributors Conference, followed by the general assembly of the KDE e.V. and an intensive week of developing, discussing and meeting people.

EuroPKI focuses on all research aspects of public key applications, services, and infrastructures.

Linux.com: "In an effort to promote more communication between open source users and vendors, the nonprofit Open Solutions Alliance, Inc. (OSA) is opening up its membership to customers..."

TechIQ: "In recent months, Zimbra deployments have more than doubled in higher education..."

Network World: "Three open-source network management tools were reviewed: Zenoss Core; Hyperic HQ; and GroundWork OpenSource Monitor..."

Heise Online: "Susanne Kastner, the chairperson of the Commission of the Council of Elders on the Use of New Information and Communications Technologies in the Bundestag... has defended the decision in favor of MS Exchange and Outlook as a groupware solution for the parliamentarians..."

Computerworld: "MySQL's CEO calls out Oracle, sets Wall Street straight and explains what open source is really all about..."

A petition calling for Microsoft's OOXML "standard" to not be ratified as an ISO standard.

The Register: "Have you heard of the Red Hat Exchange? Rest easy, you're not alone..."

When I first heard about Zonbu, I was skeptical. After all, much of it sounded too good to be true. But after carefully reviewing it, I found that Zonbu may have hit upon a niche market that to this day is largely ignored.

internetnews.com: "If there is such a thing as a winner in such a competition, however, that would be IBM. Just as last November--the top 500 list is recompiled every six months--Big Blue held the top spot, with its Blue Gene/L - eServer Blue Gene Solution..."

LinuxWorld Australia: "A controversial update to the GNU GPL (General Public License) is set to be released Friday by the Free Software Foundation, a representative of the organization said on Tuesday..."

The intent of this article is to show you how to configure your Linux machine and Samba server to participate in a Windows 2003 Active Directory domain as a Member Server using Kerberos authentication. This involves using the security = ADS security mode in Samba.

KernelTrap: "Posting a series of three patches, Nick Piggin announced that he was working on a rewrite of the buffer layer which he calls fsblock..."

The Linux Symposium is a core technology conference, targeting software developers working on the Linux kernel, OS infrastructure, security, networking, and related research projects.

When you hear the name EPSON, what images come to your mind? Mine, like many of you I’m sure goes to inkjet printers, or even scanners. But Linux-powered PCs? That one never crossed my mind.