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.“

BSDToday has a semi-rant-ish Op-ed piece about licensing and BSD, specifically as (mis)represented by Tucows. “ This editorial is not to slam on TuCows, but to try to share some thoughts and information to hopefully clear up some of the continuing misunderstandings. First I’ll quickly go through some of problems; then I’ll quickly cover a few lessons that the we can learn.“

Unsure of which desktop environment is right for you? Read this review on 32bits online.
“I’d like to share some experiences with KDE and GNOME in the hope that they’ll be useful to people thinking of giving one or both of them a try. KDE and GNOME: what are they?“

Sick and tired of “the new Kernel makes Linux eaiser to use” and other standard boilerplate articles about the recent 2.4.0 release? ZDNet has posted an interview with Linus himself. And he pulls no punches in helping make this a good, informative, and fun read.

In this editorial on ZDNet, one Linux user writes about how they won’t be running out to upgrade to the new major release of the Linux kernel.

Mayank writes “In a secure multi-user environment like Linux, file permissions access rights are defined. However, these access rights can cause problems for new users who are used to the access-anything style of DOS/Windows. This is a short guide aimed at such novice users that explains the basics and also the commands that are used to manage and administer these permissions. Article here on FreeOS.com“

Mayank writes “The Open Source model of software development has churned out some truly remarkable pieces of software and is a fantastic example of global co-operation. The goal of the Open Source movement is to eventually replace the monopoly over thought and software imposed by companies like Microsoft and create a new order where freedom and flexibility is available to everyone. What is it about, how does it work and more importantly what can it do for you? Article here on FreeOS.com”

BSD Today reports that the SEGA Dreamcast port of Net BSD is now an independant port, no longer part of the NetBSD/evbsh3 port.

PC World reports on the improving conditions for networking your home, with increasing availability of wireless networking hardware and dropping prices.

Wow, that’s fast. From PR Newswire: Lineo, Inc., a leading innovator in
embedded Linux solutions today announced the availability of the uClinux
2.4 kernel. The availability of this operating system for microcontrollers
follows immediately on the release of the Linux 2.4 kernel by Linus Torvalds.
uClinux is available through GPL and can be downloaded at cvs.uclinux.org.