“Releasing the source now is our next invitation to the world to help build this global space for communication, business, and entertainment. We are eager to work with the community and businesses to further our vision of our space.”

Apt-Cacher will allow you to centrally cache any updates or installed packages on a central machine and help you save bandwidth.

Microsoft will open up the product to an outside private beta test in late February and then ship it in late 2007.

“An open cargo bay and 25-pin expansion port allow you to add your own sensors, grippers, wireless connections, computers or other hardware.” sweet

Want a robot that picks up your clothes? The maker of Roomba is out with a device that can be programmed to suit consumers’ specific needs.Photos: Creating a customized iRobot

“If you’re planning to upgrade to Vista, you may need certain factors to evaluate such as hardware needs, licensing option, application compatibility, user & staff trainings and above all usability.”

Jim Allchin, Vista, Data, and You.

A new feature that will first be availble in the upcoming 2.6.20 kernel is KVM, a Kernel-based Virtual Machine.

Good post — I’d welcomed the commercial repository for Ubuntu, and it’s too bad this repo isn’t getting more use.

“A new report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues that a publicly owned information infrastructure is the key to healthy competition, universal access, and non-discriminatory networks.”