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To date, Ubuntu Linux has been the reference platform for OpenStack. For those enterprises that need or want the enterprise support and certifications that SUSE has (think SAP and 10 years of support, which are both things that Ubuntu does NOT have) there is now a viable choice.

Firefox with Bing is not the default Firefox and it's not a replacement for Google either. Heck, even if it was the default, it's trivially easy to replace the homepage and the default search provider too (just ask Ubuntu). In January of 2010, Ubuntu tried to switch out Google for Yahoo as the default provider.

While there are all kinds of interesting new performance and scalability bits in Linux 3.1, there is also something that you might not expect to see. The Linux 3.1 kernel officially includes a driver for the Nintendo Wii Remote.

One of the strange things about Canonical's Long Term Support (LTS) releases has always been the disparity between the length of support on the desktop vs. the server. LTS releases today provide 5 yrs of support on the server and 3 on the desktop, but that's going to change with the 12.04 release.

The Linux kernel is developed and released at a rapid pace that seems to almost never slow down....almost

One of the big things that Mozilla's Thunderbird has been missing for years is a calendar. It's usually the number one thing I hear about whenever anyone compares Thunderbird against Outlook. That's where the Mozilla Lighting project is supposed to come - providing a Calendar plugin (based on Mozilla Sunbird) for Thunderbird. The only problem is that the project has seemingly been delayed, for years.

From thefedora 'Where's Beefy Miracle?' files:

It's that time of year again - when the Fedora community is asked to come up with the name of an upcoming Fedora release. This time it's Fedora 17, which won't be out until 2012.

Fedora 16 is currently set for release on November 1st and has the codename Verne.

The way that the Fedora naming system works is that there is supposed to be some kind of connection in name to the previous release. The Fedora 15 release was codenamed Lovelock.

From the 'So Say We All' files: I'm a huge fan of The Linux Foundation. It has had an incredibly positive impact on the Linux landscape. It is a unique vendor neutral organization that is an essential and integral part of Linux. The Linux Foundation this week was hit by a security breach that has taken its sites including LinuxFoundation.org and Linux.com offline. Yes, I really feel for the Linux Foundation, I know from experience that dealing with security breaches is a time consuming and involving process. Forensic analysis of logs and events is a challenging thing to do, especially when it's not entirely clear what your looking for.

The next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux isn't scheduled for general availability for another couple of years, making this the right time for Red Hat to get started on its development. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 is now starting to take shape as the Linux vendor begins the multi-year process that will ultimately result in a new enterprise distribution release. RHEL 6 was officially released in November of 2010 and RHEL 7 is currently scheduled for release in 2013.

After a little less than two months of beta testing, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 is now generally available. RHEL 5.7 hit public beta status at the end of May, and isn't just about bug fixes and driver support. RHEL 5.7 also introduces some new features to RHEL 5.x even as Red Hat pushes and promotes the newer RHEL 6.x branch.

Make no mistake about it, Oracle is serious about its Linux business. Today Oracle announced what I consider to be a significant addition to that business with the acquisition of Ksplice. Ksplice is this really neat tech that lets Linux admins 'hot patch' that is patch an in-use system without the need for a reboot. For a mission critical system, that's a big deal. It means that Oracle now potentially has a feature that other distros do not. No, this doesn't mean that Oracle is going to automatically block Ksplice from supporting other distros. BUT I do expect that it will be more optimized and integrated with Oracle Linux.

From the 'Circle This' files: There was a time when all I need to know about Linus Torvalds or the current state of kernel development, could be found on the Linux Kernel Mailing List. This week, Linus Torvalds posted a note on Google +, advising the kernel community that Linux 3.0 would be delayed to deal with a late breaking patch. While Linus delaying or commenting on a kernel release is nothing new, the Google + bit is. To be honest, I had been avoiding Google + since it had been announced as, yet another time sinkhole that I didn't want to get dragged into. But now, if Linus is posting valuable information on Google +, information that directly affects my use and continued coverage of Linux, can I keep my head buried in the mud?

IBM (NYSE:IBM) reported second quarter fiscal 2011 earning on Monday, with both revenue and income growth, as multiple segments of its business expand. Part of the growth is fueled by IBM's expanding presence in growth markets and some is coming at the expense of rivals HP and Oracle, especially in the Unix space.

From the 'Cloning Takes....Time' files:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL) was officially released in November of 2010. Since then, Red Hat has managed to already push out RHEL 6.1 and migrate a decent book of business to their next generation Linux platform.

With the RHEL 6 release now 8 months past, for those that are looking for a free (as in beer) version of RHEL 6, there has been a key choice that has lagged behind. CentOS which is a clone of RHEL, is still pushing out their version of CentOS 6.

As of Friday July 8th, CentOS 6 became available on some of the mirrors, which means full/final release is soon.

IT'S ABOUT TIME.

If you're a Linux user on IPv6 Day, I've got some good news and some bad news for you.

The goods news is that Linux is as ready (if not more) than any other operating system platform.

The bad news is that even though your operating system is IPv6 capable, a number of major Linux websites are not.

I've been following the open source OpenStack cloud effort since it was first announced in June of 2010. I mean come on, how many times does a tech journalist like me get to interview NASA about enterprise open source tech?

Fedora is a Linux community project sponsored by Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) and is set to release Fedora 15 on May 24th. Security improvements are a key focus in the Fedora 15 release with a number of innovations. "We have better support for encrypted home directories that get mounted when you log in and that goes a long way to help people feel that their data is secure," Jared Smith, Fedora Project Leader told InternetNews.com.

It all depends on how you ask the question. The most used license is not the same as the license used in the top downloaded open source apps.

The very first person that I ever spoke with about Ubuntu was Matt Zimmerman. Zimmerman happily helped a hapless journo (me) in IRC no less, when I first started to write about Ubuntu back in 2005. Ubuntu didn't have real PR at the time, but Zimmerman was there as CTO answering my questions without a PR/marketing filter with exceptional clarity. Last year (even with Ubuntu having real PR), I had lunch with Zimmerman in Boston, where we chatted about Unity and the future of Ubuntu. Zimmerman is now leaving Ubuntu.

I have to admit that it has been more years than I care to remember since I last installed Slackware on my desktop. The slackware 13.37 release came out this week and due to its excellent timing, it's now on my (multi-boot, thank GRUB!) desktop. You see, I also had Ubuntu on the multi-boot, but the Natty Narwhal doesn't seem to like my graphics hardware, memory, hard-drive or CPU. So you could say that slackware 13.37 threw me a lifeline.