The Mozilla project has released Bugzilla 2.12, the latest iteration of the bug tracking system. Release notes are an Mozilla.org.

Linux kernel 2.4.4 is out, according to Slashdot. It is recommended you use use a mirror, download the bz2 file (instead of the larger gz), and use a patch upgrade (rather than redownload an entire kernel).

“The installation goes on; my network installation is DHCP, so that’s easy, but even
for hardcoding an IP address, it’s not cryptic at all. The installation confirms
basic information once again (such as keyboard and mouse. Is it me, or do most
Linux installations ask about what keyboard you have about 5 times?).” More at BinaryFreedom.

Someone from LinuxNews.pl writes, “Polish Ministry of Finance said that GPL software will not be taxed!
The story was previosly published by
slashdot.org
few months ago. Read more on LinuxNews.pl.” (The second story is in Polish.)

ZDNet asks if there’s hope for broadband in the U.S. between a new law being passed and the Baby Bells are supporting it.

Finding their 17 year old system too old, US customs are spending $1,300,000,000 ($1.3 billion) on an upgrade. Computer World has the story.

ZDNet reports that Google has restored 650,000,000 Usenet messages it aquired when it bough Deja, restoring a service many people thought was lost.

MSNBC reports that the MPAA and 2600 magazine are still dukeing it out in US courts over 2600’s refusal to take down links to DeCSS DVD decryption code in January 2000. The story also covers the history of the case, and the ramifications of whatever decision comes down.

NEOnline offers an in-depth five page interview with Linus Torvalds. In this interview, Torvalds talks about (of course) the creation of Linux, the Open Source community, what it’s like working at Transmeta, and living in California.

LinuxProgramming: “Zope 2.3.2 contains no changes from 2.3.2 beta 2 other than two small fixes that were accidentally
committed to the release branch (it was supposed to be frozen between the final beta and the final release).
Since the changes were tiny and easily verifiable, we verified them and left them in.”