“Linux Users Group (Singapore) once again recognizes the efforts of various organisations by awarding the LUGS Awards.” Full details on LinuxPR.

The “Linux for beginners” course is designed for busy professionals with no prior experience with Linux or any other flavor of UNIX. This two-day introduction to Linux broadens their horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. This press release brought to you by LinuxPR.

CNet reports that investors are standing behind Red Hat in spite of the general downturn in tech stocks recently.

ZDNet reports that the RIAA is upset at Napster’s efforts to block copyrighted materials, and is taking the music-swapping service back to court.

Linux World explains why the recent slowdown in the economy is good for Linux and an Open Source infrastructure.

Upside Today reports that “Microsoft (MSFT) warned computers users today that two digital certificates were fraudulently obtained in the company’s name and could be used to launch a virus attack.”

Changes to 24th incremental release of the 2.4.2 Linux kernel include the addition of Orinoco wireless support, a hop back to tulip 2.4.3pre6, and updated Toshiba and Adaptec drivers. Read the message from Alan Cox at Linux Today.

GonzoJohn writes “Linux Orbit features a review of KDE 2.1: “With the release of KDE 2.0 on October 23, 2000, the KDE development team upped the ante in the bid for the hearts and minds of GNU/Linux desktop users. With major improvements in features and stability, KDE users couldn’t wait for the next version. When KDE 2.1 arrived on February 26, 2001, few were disappointed.”

From Reuters (via MSNBC): “Napster, which is struggling to stay alive in the wake of a court order that has eroded its user base, might buy music indexing technology company Gigabeat, a spokeswoman for the wildly popular song-swap service confirmed Friday.”

From Slashdot: “Decado writes “I found out from gamasutra that Michael Abrash and Dr.Dobbs Journal have made Abrash’s now out of print “Graphics Programming Black Book” available for free download here. Written at about the time he was finished on Quake it was one of the most readable and informative books on graphics programming.””