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Linspire Helps VARs Custom Build Linux Desktops
Resellers and white box builders will be able to speed their time to market, with Linux Build Service from Linspire.

Open-Source E-Mail Provider Enhances Partner Program
Scalix will offer a subscription version of its e-mail and calendaring product via Red Hat Exchange.

Who Are the Linux Desktop Users?
Analysis: The typical Linux desktop user is male, in his twenties, and while he's a power-user, he may well not be making a living in IT.

Ubuntu 7.04 to Arrive April 19
For Linux business users, the most important Linux release of 2007 so far is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. But for most other Linux fans, the upcoming release of Ubuntu Version 7.04 on April 19 demands more attention.

Dear Mr. Gates: Save Vista, Open-Source It
Opinion: Since Microsoft can't get the bugs out of Vista, why not turn the code over to the people who've shown they can fix intractable software: the open-source community.

Red Hat Makes Major Channel Changes
Red Hat expects program changes, a new channel executive roster and Red Hat Enterprise Linux launching March 14 can grow its revenue from $15 billion to $40 billion by 2010.

Mandriva Moves in on Business Linux Desktop
Mandriva wants its share of the enterprise Linux desktop market with its forthcoming Corporate Desktop 4.0. (DesktopLinux.com)

Google Summer of Code 2007 Heats Up
Google is looking for new open-source groups and students for summer programming jobs. (Linux-Watch)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Is Almost Here
Red Hat will release the latest version of its enterprise Linux operating system on March 14.

Waiting for Dell
Opinion: I'm tired of waiting for the big PC vendors to really support desktop Linux.

Linspire, Canonical, Freespire, Ubuntu Join Forces
Linspire/Freespire will be based on Ubuntu, rather than Debian, and Ubuntu will integrate with Linspire's CNR package installer/updater.

Red Hat Lands Swedish Windows-to-Linux Contract
Red Hat gets Swedish military to move from archaic Microsoft NT to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. (Linux-Watch)

Novell Offers Data Center Management Blueprint
The plan, which includes the desktop, aims to help customers and partners reduce the cost of managing complex IT infrastructures.

The Real Point of Unbreakable Linux: Breaking Red Hat
Opinion: It's becoming clear that Oracle's Unbreakable Linux isn't so much a product as it is an attempt to undercut Red Hat. (Linux-Watch)

Super Kernel Sunday Score: Linux 2.6.20, Vista 1.0
The new Linux kernel is here, and it boasts built-in virtualization. (Linux-Watch)

Linux Hackers Offer to Create Device Drivers for Free
Some of the Linux kernel devlopers have an answer to the problem of not enough Linux drivers. OK, hardware vendors, send us the information and a sample device or two, and we'll build the driver for you for free. (Linux-Watch)

Red Hat Launches Certified Service Provider Initiative
Under new channel chief Mark Enzweiler, Red Hat is trying to make life easier for integrators. (The Channel Insider)

Linux and the Channel: Top Distributions for Resellers
Review: For the vast majority of resellers, Novell and Red Hat should be at the top of their Linux list, but depending on your level of expertise distributors like Ubuntu, rPath, Mandriva, Debian and Gentoo may yet prove to be the right partner for

Do You Want Linux With That?
Ellison ponders restaurant biz as Microsoft goes malling.

Novell's Online App-Build Service Supports Multiple Linuxes
The company launches a service for Linux ISVs that lets them build applications for multiple distributions in one pass. (Linux-Watch)