The Register suggests that a new tool in the growing arsenal of anti-cracking tools is… your lawyer.

The Duke of URL reviews Pogo Linux Velocity running Red Hat 7.

CNet reports that while many open source companies are moving their focus from products to services, ArsDigita is doing just the opposite, introducing products to its services-oriented model.

O’Reilly discusses the field of software engineering, and the process of software engineering.

ZDNet reports that the Democratic party is working on plans to help improve broadband access for all Americans across the income spectrum.

IT World discusses the issue of compromised systems and recovering with the help of the nmap port mapping tool.

IDG.net reports on a talk by Linux evangelist Jon “maddog” Hall, who says Bill Gates is wrong when he sees the PC as the future, and Larry Ellison is wrong when he says the future is thin clients. Maddog sees computers going everywhere, with users taking advantage of all kinds of computers, including mobile devices that scan your refridgerator for what’s needed as you’re on the way to the grocery store.

Wired.com reports the TiVo company, which makes the Linux-powered super VCR-like device is announcing several cost-cutting measures including layoffs of up to 25 percent of its staff to shore up financing. The company says subscriber growth remains on track, however.

Hey, there’s some good tech stock news! Upside.com reports that Nasdaq had its third highest percentage gain ever Thursday, when it jumped 146.33, or 8.93 percent, to 1,785.13.

Kelly McNeill writes: “With OS X, the same team that develops the server software could be retained to develop the client-side software and could do so a lot faster. The erosion effect that the proliferation of PCs on the desktop has had on UNIX’s presence cannot be underestimated. The return of OS X to the desktop is a major plus for UNIX software companies that want to grow.”