There’s a new MP3 format waiting in the wings, but analysts doubt that it will enjoy widespread adoption. Called MP3Pro, the update — which will sport a hefty licensing fee — will enter a market where rival formats like Microsoft’s Windows Media are eating into MP3’s market share. CNET News.com has the story.

Linux Today: “Sander Vesik has sent out a brief GNOME 2.0 release schedule, which calls for a library
feature freeze on July 29 and either a second release candidate or final release on
December 9.”

In this week’s installment posted at Linux Weekly News: OpenNMS version 0.7.5 released; meet Marshall Christy; and more.

PC World reports: “IBM’s microelectronics division is working with MontaVista Software to make
MontaVista’s Hard Hat Linux operating system available for IBM’s
PowerPC-based set-top box controller. The deal follows IBM’s recent embrace of
the Linux operating system, and continues Linux’s steady expansion into the
consumer realm.”

LinuxPR: “MontaVista and Diversified Technology have partnered to offer
MontaVista Hard Hat Linux development environment
targeting IA-based systems. Specifically, the two companies will launch
their alliance by collaborating on a Linux Support Package (LSP) for
DTI’s CRX-1024 Quad Intel Pentium III Zeon system. This system is
designed for telecommunications and data communications OEMs.”

LinuxPR: “The University of Alberta and IBM
Canada Ltd. today announced a program to help ensure Canadian
computing science graduates have the skills they need to work with
Linux — the world’s fastest-growing operating system. As part of this
relationship, IBM is providing U of A with an enterprise-class Linux
infrastructure that will be used to deliver enterprise-wide applications,
to provide a Linux education to students in the U of A’s Department of
Computing Science, and to allow faculty to lead research projects. IBM
will use knowledge gained from this installation to accelerate the
acceptance of Linux in Canadian enterprises.”

Want U.S. Census data, but don’t want to sift through the overwhelming raw details to find what you’re looking for? Try quickfacts.census.gov. Not only does it offer the most-requested information on the nation’s most recent headcount, it serves that information on an Open Source platter. Applications created to run the site are called “LAMP,” for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl. Full story at Government Computer News.

LinuxPR: “SuSE Linux, the
international technology leader and provider of Open Source solutions,
and intraDAT international, a leader in developing e-commerce sites on
Linux announced a partnership agreement through SuSE Business
Partner Program. As SuSE’s new Business Partner, IntraDAT takes part
in SuSE’s worldwide co-marketing and support programs to expand
VShop, IntraDAT’s powerful e-commerce development platform for
Linux.”

LinuxPR: “We’d like to make this the biggest GNU/Linux bash in Florida history,
and the most powerful statement of the Open Source community in
Florida. With special guests, Robin “roblimo” Miller, Jon “Maddog” Hall
and more. Come join us, May 30th and 31st in Clearwater, Florida.”

Slashdot: “And you thought Panoramic Quake was cool. NPRQuake is actually three
renderers which make Quake levels look hand sketched, like they’re blueprints or even done
with brushstrokes, all in real time.”