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The cipherfunk web site, which made extra packages available to Ubuntu and MEPIS users, was shut down in response to complaints from Ubuntu team members Matthew Garrett and Philipp Kern. It is my understanding they alleged that cipherfunk was not making modified GPLed source code available in a timely fashion. You can read about it at http://64.71.152.24/index.html and try to figure it our for yourself. If you used the cipherfunk repository, please make a donation to cipherfunk while you're there--or at least send a note of support and thanks.

[You know, the FSF offers the source for free, and charges a fee for compiling the binaries for you. Perhaps more people should take that approach. - dcparris]

Four penguins died along with all the exotic fish being transported by truck to the zoo in Galveston, Texas. The truck overturned on US Highway 59 near Marshall Tuesday. One penguin died in the crash. Three others were hit by passing motorists. [Sorry folks, I couldn't resist posting this. Wonder if any were related to TUX or Adele.] Don K.

Ottawa Linux Symposium 2006 Keynote Presentation about the myths and truths of linux kernel development.