CNet reports that Sony is choosing the Transmeta Crusoe processor for a second line of Vaios, after using it in their earlier Vaio models last year.

Yahoo! has a press release from TUXIA announcing the launch of a professional development toolkit: TUXIA Synthesis Envioronment v3.0, to enable easy, full-scale customization of TUXIA’s TASTE (TUXIA Appliance Synthesis TEchnology).

Linux Journal reports on the book “Programming KDE 2.0: Creating Linux Desktop Applications”.

Linux Journal reports that the NCSA (National Computational Science Alliance) will be holding a Linux users’ and system administrator’s conference from June 25th to June 27th in Urbana, Ill. (US).

Kelly McNeill writes, “Open Source advocates are often embarrassed at the suggestion that their favorite type of software may be a socialistic phenomenon.

Though they protest, many secretly fear it may be true. The sharing aspect of Open Source, its emphasis on community and its availability free of charge certainly sound like some form of Socialism. And Open Source doesn’t lend itself easily to commercial exploitation. Is it anti-capitalist, then?” The column is at osOpinion.

Anonymous Reader writes “http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010515S0049:

This chip will end up driving the TV-out for the Nokia MT.”

ZDNet reports that Linux GUI startup Eazel has closed its doors, confirming earlier rumours.

NewsForge had the story last week, but PR Newswire now has a press release: CodeWeavers, Inc., the leading
Windows-to-Linux software developer, has announced the availability of
CrossOver Plugin, the first in a family of products that extend the reach and
power of the Linux operating system running on portable and handheld devices.
The Plugin lets anyone create a complete Web browsing experience for users by
accessing Windows plug-ins, such as Quicktime and Shockwave Director, on small
footprint computing devices that run Linux or other Unix-like operating
systems.

From DebianPlanet: “4.0.3 has been in Brandon’s experimental area for some while. But now it’s
moved into testing — apt-cache says it’s version 4.0.3-3.”

Oops! CNet reports that the copy protection in a U.S. release of a country CD didn’t protect copying from a non-protected version of the CD released in Australia. “Free copies of songs from country music singer Charley Pride’s latest album appeared on
the Internet this week, just shortly before a version of the CD incorporating new
anti-copying technology was released in U.S. stores Tuesday.”