In GNUstep 0.9.3 spell checker has been reimplemented using libaspell. There is a new NSComboBox implementation. NSToolbar is much improved. There are binary incompatibilites from ivar additions in NSView and subclasses, a number of W32 window event enhancements, and art backend glyph drawing with alpha enhancements. On other toolkit news, the C++ Fox Toolkit 1.2.4 was released.

SkyFS has been updated to support the "Securtiy Context", and has now become a full multi-user filesystem. All files can be associated with such security contexts to permit various file operations (read, write, append, list, modify etc.) for all users specified in this security context only. In other news, system-wide controls have been polished up (screenshot available on website), and preliminary translation and support for the Chinese language has been implemented.

TuxS.org has posted a short review of the PCLinuxOS Live CD PR7.

The recently announced GNOME 2.6 has finally brought many features long awaited by the Linux desktop fans. GNOME 2.6 is all about ease of use, performance and unification and while it's unfortunately hard to say that the GNOME desktop feels fast, it certainly began to be really easy to use and it has consistent look and feel — and that consistency is what makes up for most of the quality of a graphical user environment. UPDATE: Scroll down the article to read some added commentary.

Yet another unofficial Fedora Core 2 Guide for Beginners has been uploaded here.

common language runtime objects, Extensible Markup Language (XML), and Structured Query Language (SQL). Content controls like Button and listable ItemsControls like ListBox have built-in functionality to enable flexible styling of single data items or collections of data items. Sorting, filtering, and grouping can be applied to the data. Read the articles here.

Pocket C# is port of C# compiler from DotGNU project to Windows CE. DotGNU contains open-source runtime, compiler and tools creating a free cross-platform .NET environment.

Working largely on their own time, Linux devotees apply their collaborative model for creating software, known as open source, to attack SCO and its case. Dozens of online detectives comb corporate documents, analyze legal filings and publish everything they can find about the company, its finances, management and connections to Microsoft.

Linux.com has published a review of Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat's new RHEL3-based corporate desktop product. It's a lot like Red Hat 9 was, except not available as a standalone product anymore. The software that comprises it is a little old, as well, but at least everything seems to work, says J. Matzan.

More companies are using the threat of Linux when negotiating deals with Microsoft, one of the company's senior executives has admitted.

From Slashdot: How do you exchange a file with a colleague or a photograph with a family member? Chances are that you cut the desired element and paste it into your e-mail program to send it. Now, imagine yourself in a meeting, picking a file on your PDA with a digital pen and using the same pen to drop it on your friend's laptop screen.

Although Microsoft has refused to confirm the many reports that say so, it appears the company is working on a version of its Windows Server platform specifically tailored for the high performance computing market... That Microsoft would branch off from Windows 2003 Server to create an HPC Edition makes perfect sense for a number of reasons.

Scott Mitchell looks at the benefits of and confusion around View State in Microsoft ASP.NET. In addition, he shows you how you can interpret (and protect) the data stored in View State.

Ever since Microsoft started publicly outing Linux with their "Get the Facts" campaign, I have seen numerous articles and studies about the TCO (total cost of ownership) of both products in a head to head manner. However, I have yet to see one article discuss the TCO for home users and small businesses. I have thought long and crunched many numbers to devise a conclusion to this years old debate and I think the results are obvious... Windows is way more expensive than Linux.