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Recently, I came across a start-up company offering VoIP services for mobile phones. Apparently, they have built the service using almost exclusively open-source technology, such as Asterisk PBX, Debian GNU/Linux and MySQL. Have you had any chance to test the technology? What do you think about it?

Dell IdeaStorm, the customer feedback website launched last week, saw a large number of people asking to have Linux pre-installed on the computers they buy from the Texas-based manufacturer. In this article Dell offers an update on the company's effort to meet this and other popular requests. (spoiler: they are going to certify their business products with Novell and little else)

Obtaining bulk orders from developing world governments and institutions remains the main priority for the organization marketing the linux-running, crank-powered laptop. However, a scheme is currently being worked out to allow the general public to purchase the machine starting in 2008.

Finally. For years, the holy grail of the Linux desktop has been to get a major computer vendor to commit to preloading a Linux desktop. It finally happened.

[Yeah, it's old hat to some - news to others. Congrats to Novell. - dcparris]