PRNewswire reports, Linux Journal
and Key3Media Events, Inc. announced today that Linux Journal, the computer
industry’s gateway to the world of Linux, will present the second annual
Penguin Playoff Awards at LINUX Business Expo-Las Vegas.

The Debian Sandwich, Part II is a
continuation of the first part which dealt with apt, this one deals with the metaphor of ‘The Debian Sandwich’ and also with dpkg, apt’s elder brother, from Funky-Penguin.

“The big issue, whether you prefer to think of yourself as an
advocate of Free Software or Open Source Software, comes in making
sure everyone, including people new to covering Linux and Free Software, understands what we mean when we say ‘free,'” remarks this All Linux Devices article.

SecurityPortal article summarizes, computer security needs to be viewed as a complex organism,
with all it’s systems interconnected, instead of as a series of discrete
problems to be solved individually.

LinuxWizardry Systems, Inc. Magic Passage VPN Appliances were used by Lineo for its Internet Access at the Embedded Systems Conference held in San Jose California this past week, Business Wire reports.

According to The Register, OS X on Intel web site creators argue that Apple has to make the major strategic shift and release MacOS X – “a beautiful OS, with all the power of a BSD environment” – for platforms other than its own Mac line, and they point to the success of Linux as a sign of the sense in such a move.

PRNewswire on NewsAlert: Oracle Corp., the largest
provider of software for e-business, today announced the industry’s first clustered
database server on the Linux operating system, Oracle8i Parallel Server.

Wired News speaks with Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), the chairman of the House subcommittee of courts and intellectual property, and with key members of his staff.

Linux Weekly News reports, SOT, publisher of the #1 Linux in Finland – the home country of Linux
and Linus – is establishing a distribution office for Best Linux in
the USA in response to growing demand.

VA Linux Systems, Inc., Diamond Sponsor of the IDG LinuxWorld Conference & Expo being held this week in Frankfurt, Germany, today announced that it has expanded its operations in Germany, the
UK, the Netherlands and Belgium with a number of key additions to its European team from Business Wire. (Full disclosure: NewsForge is owned by VA Linux.)