What do you value most about open source? is but one of many questions asked in a poll at linuxdevices.com.

It’s a new site and a new project – BestLinux.org. The original project translated Linux into Finnish, a project that is now complete. The site’s authors say, Our new objectives are distributing the excellent results of the former project to the international
Linux community and achieving similar success worldwide.

Review of the new Compaq/Microsoft iPAQ “Internet Appliance” from the San Francisco Chronicle that is far from 100% favorable.

Announcement at useperl.org about the October O’Reilly University of Perl 2000 four-city tour.

It’s that time again – time to read the latest Linux Gazette. Lots of goodies in this issue, too.

Linuxnewbie.org has a tutorial about installing WINE:
“One of the first things that will happen while you learn to use Linux, is you’ll say to yourself “I wish there was a Linux version of…” You may not need to wish any longer. Now, I’m not saying that there is a version of that program, but, there is a program that is just as good usually. It’s called WINE, and it might make all those wishes come true.”

IBM will invest more than $200 million in the Asia-Pacific region to help customers and software vendors increase productivity within the Linux operating environment, the company announced. IBM will open development centers to help software vendors port their applications to the Linux environment. The centers will be in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul, Sydney and Bangalore, India, IDG reports. More from CBS Marketwatch.

Aimster, a new Napster-like program that piggybacks on America Online’s Instant Messaging service and could be the biggest nightmare to date for studios trying to stop film and music swapping online, said it has held initial talks with Intel Corp. to forge ties, reports Reuters.

Nielsen/NetRatings says Yahoo! is “top of the world,” with
AOL and MSN trailing behind. From ZDNN.

Japan is drawing up a five-year plan
to surpass the United States as an Internet
powerhouse, reports Austin360, through massive investment in
high-speed infrastructure and scuttling laws
that inhibit e-commerce.