LWN.net has the tummy.com official release announcing the winners of the Linux 2.4 release date pool winners. Congratulations to all who participated!

Harpia writes “Harpia has released version 1.0.4b. This release fixes operational issues as well as installation issues. We have also included the feature for users to submit items to the system. To read more about this version visit Harpia Release Notes. To download visit Harpia Downloads. The Harpia Team“

An anonymous reader writes ” The i810 motherboard is a great solution when you need onboard video and NIC in a small package. This is why it?s one of the most popular motherboards for 1U rack-mount chassis, and has recently been used in various small footprint workstations & server appliances. So in this article I am going to show you how to install FreeBSD on an i810 based board. So lets get started. Complete Story“

keskoy writes “This excellent article was submitted to userlocal.com by Jesper Juhl. In this article Jesper walks us through using explodepkg, installpkg, makepkg, removepkg, upgradepkg, plus some other things every Slackware user should know.”

Dr. Dobb’s has a roundtable (linked from BSDToday) on “BSD, Security, and Quality.” The roundtable discuses (among other things) the interactions of the free UNIXes and Linux, IPv6 in the BSDs, and the FreeBSD/BSDi merger

Slashdot has posted that Sony has announced it will be using Be’s BeIA software for its Internet Appliance. BeNews has more info, such as planned prices and release dates.

“Open Source Online China (www.oso.com.cn) today announces its second edition of its DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Internet hybrid package called OSO-DAWN No.1 that offers an individual the tools and means to learn, build and host a real website. ” Read the full release courtesy of Linux PR.

Slashdot has a perspective and discussion on gaming in Linux. They mention the releases of next-gen desktop environments (such as KDE2) which allow a lower barrier to entry, XF4’s better 3D infrastructure, and companies like Loki games which make a living by porting games to Linux, as well as what still needs to be done.

PDAHealthWare writes “PDAHealthWare, maker of ‘Health Empowerment Tools’ personal health software, will offer a free health information newsletter that is intended to promote wellness and help users interact on a more informed basis with their physicians. It is not intended to cover purely disease specific information.

In addition, PDAHealthWare plans to offer free add-on E-Documents in the near future for the Palm, based on information in its free newsletter that will be currently available via email.

Find out more about ‘Health Empowerment Tools’, or sign up for the newsletter at their website, http://www.pdahealthware.com.”

Lwn.net has details of the recent Snort release. “Snort is an Open Source (GPL) Network Intrusion Detection System that’s been freely available for just over two years.“