“The very idea of anyone having power over Open Source lies in the culture of corporate management. The very definition of management gives us a clear picture of what lies ahead: Management provides direction, control and administration of organizations. Do you want clueless management directing, controlling and administering your code? How about your life? What’s the difference between that and slavery?” –Kelly McNeill

Short but insightful BusinessWeek Online look at how American dot-com entrepreneurs who rushed to China in 1999 are finding that a potential market of over one billion people means nothing if you can’t make a profit serving the small percentage of them that has Internet access today.

Excellent PC World overview of the latest, lightest laptops. Includes handy “side by side” comparison chart of top 5 in three price-defined categories.

The note and (easy) fix are at LWN, courtesy of the Mandrake security team.

LinuxPR blurb claims, “The Program offers custom application development, technical support and Python
technology development for dotcoms and major enterprises.”

Scientific American overview (with nice graphics) of portential wireless Internet changes and advances over the next decade or so.

In stark contrast to the wide-open, fast-paced world of the computer, the telephone sector has had a long history of stagnation and scarcity, driven by heavy regulation. Deregulation has brought spectacularly lower long-distance rates – but much of the sector remains regulated. And the latest battle in Congress is a perfect example of what’s wrong with regulated markets.” –Kelly McNeill

This brief NHF [Newbieized Help File] will describe how to set up a POP3 account in StarOffice since there’s been some confusion about it lately.
Check it out here–Sensei

Candela Technologies‘
LANforge is an ethernet traffic
generation and testing suite. It utilizes a slightly
modified RedHat Linux 6.2 installation with custom software
to provide a realistic and cost-effective testing platform
targeted at DSL and Cable-Modem providers.
–Ben Greear

use.perl.org notes that Larry Wall was recently interviewed on ZDTV, and points to a page where you can download and watch the interview in RealVideo format.