Linux.com: If you’ve ever dreamed of working directly with Linux creator Linus Torvalds, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Ted T’so or any of the other Linux luminaries...

 Network World: When it comes to making your computer look and behave however you like, Linux is king.

In an interesting new Outercurve Foundation blog post from Penn State professor Clark Asay, he discusses "the tactic of patenting open source software to guard against patent trolls and the weaponization of corporate patent portfolios...gaining momentum in the FOSS community." Depending on who you talk to, the practice of patenting open source creations is either poison or an obvious requirement in a competitive world. 

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 MyLinuxBook: Linux is powering some of the most amazing devices around the globe and in the sky.

Nixcraft: I have installed Debian or Ubuntu Linux on Dell Inspiron / Latitude / Precision / Vostro laptop

 HowToForge: TYPO3's default search extension called "Indexed Search" is fine for small web sites, but if your web site is bigger ( 500 pages), it is getting very slow.

So you are planning to switch from Windows to Linux, or have just switched to Linux? Oops!!! what I am asking! For what else reason would you have been here. From my past experience when I was new to Nux, commands and terminal really scared me, I was worried about...

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Before I jump into my topic, here is some background for those new to open source licenses. Open source licenses, like any license, grant the licensee certain rights that are usually reserved by and for the copyright holder (the author of the open source software (OSS) code), and spell out conditions that must be met by the licensee. You may use the OSS according to the grants given, so long as you comply with the requirements of the license. 

Before I jump into my topic, here is some background for those new to open source licenses.

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ServerWatch: Scale Computing is scaling up its server business with a new HC3x server.

Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication

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InternetNews: From the 'enterprise browser' files:

Linuxaria: Step to step guide on how to setup  OpenDKIM with postfix on Debian GNU/Linux to send signed email from your VPS.

OSTATIC: It's been just a week since KDE 4.10.3 was announced, but 4.11 is already reaching its first milestone freeze.

Datamation: For a few years now, the great debate between Chrome and Firefox has raged on. Which browser is faster? Which is easier to install?

The New Yorker magazine has started a service called Strongbox that allows anonymous information to be sent to magazine. It is based on the DeadDrop free software project that was created by the late Aaron Swartz, which uses the Tor network to preserve anonymity. The magazine also has an article by Kevin Poulsen, who organized the project, about its history.

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OSTATIC: Now, of course, we know that there are several open source smartphone strategies in the works that will be coming to fruition this year.

ZDNet: The Android smartphone market generates US$5.3 billion in operating profits for the quarter, and Samsung contributes US$5.1 billion of that figure.

The Next Web: Mozilla is expanding the list of partners using Firefox’s Social API feature. The additions include Cliqz, Mixi, and MSN Now. Weibo, which was part of the Nightly release, is notably missing.

Linus Torvalds, Jon 'maddog' Hall, and many other names closely associated with Linux are also closely associated with beer. (Ed. note: I have personally watched them associate with beer, and may have even joined them.) It comes as no surprise, therefore, when Linux advocate and LinuxAutomation.org founder Kurt Forsberg talks about using Linux to control his beer brewing.

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Raw Story: The underlying code, given the name DeadDrop, will be open-source, and we are very glad to be the first to bring it out into the world, fully implemented.