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"Simple Network Management Protocol" is a relative term. To the uninitiated, raw SNMP output, along with arcane technobabble like "MIB" and "ASN.1," looks a little daunting. Developing some understanding of how to parse and filter SNMP information doesn't take long, though, and can put you on a fast track to making SNMP bend to your whim.

Premier Linux Advocacy Organization Establishes Operations in People's Republic of China, One of World's Fastest-Growing Markets for Linux

The Munich city administration has said that it expects its planned migration to Linux to be delayed by only a few weeks as the impact of proposed European Union software patenting legislation is examined.

Patents and the threat they pose to open source and overall software innovation are a hot topic, but patents may not be a useful weapons against a community that works with, ardently supports, and defends open source with money, time, and expertise.

Welcome to this year's 31st issue of DWN, the weekly newsletter for the Debian community. Erinn Clark reported that a bit of content is on the Debian Women website now. Steve Langasek reminded maintainers to rebuild their package if it depends on libtiff since the new version has hit unstable already.

Last week I talked about how to start desktop applications using the mouse and the desktop menu. Do this a few times and the multiple running desktop applications can make the desktop a bit overcrowded. To help overcome this, let's work with the application windows.

In the first part of this article, we talked about several different sound systems and APIs that were available for Linux and its various desktop environments. Many developers, however, need to write applications that will work across multiple environments, including different operating systems. Here's how we can accomplish this.

The threat of higher fees may now be the only way to prod more companies into buying SCO Group licenses because further lawsuits have been put on ice.

As part of its recently announced Asian push, Lycoris says it has signed agreements through which its Desktop/LX Tablet Edition Linux OS will be pre-installed on tablet PCs from MoBitS Electronics Inc. and Dialogue Technology Corp. Both Taipei-based companies are currently offering Lycoris's desktop Linux OS, Desktop/LX, as an option for their desktop PCs.

Catching up with Linux in the enterprise at last week's LinuxWorld event.

Gentoo at Linux World Expo and an update on the website redesign top this week's Gentoo Weekly Newsletter. Also covered is the search for a new owner of the Tips and Tricks section, along with the usual sections. Carlos is on vacation for the next few weeks and klieber will be pinch-editing during his absence. Be kind!