Here is a step-by-step tutorial on getting GCJ working on Mac OS X. It's aimed at Java devs on OS X who probably don't have any experience with configuring and building GCC.

PearPC 0.1.2 was released. Among other things it fixes a bug in the program that crashes MacOS if left idle. OSNews' article with screenshots is here.

Muglia, a 16-year veteran of Microsoft, is tasked with building Longhorn Server, likely the most complex operating system ever designed. What's more, Muglia must keep a long train of updates and service packs for older versions of Windows rolling off the production line. He sat down with CNET News.com to talk about Longhorn, the evolving Linux threat and how Microsoft builds Windows.

The tomato war between Red Hat, Novell and the developer Gnome community about Mono and its legal safety continued today. Novell's Nat Friedman and Miguel de Icaza replied to yesterday's editorial by Red Hat's Seth Nickell. Later, Red Hat's Havoc Pennington replied to Nat and Gnome's Andrew Sobala also threw a few (metallic) cents too. For future episodes, bookmark PlanetGnome (unverified rumors circulating on IRC claim that eggs might be used next if there is no sign of their lawyers meeting with Microsoft to try to give an end to the saga). In any case, you don't want to miss this.

Version 2 of CRUX, the lightweight keeping-it-simple Linux distribution, has been released ISO image. It's based on the 2.6 kernel, Glibc 2.33 with NPTL, GCC 3.3.3 and X.org's X11 6.7.0. Changelog.

Today we interview two of the most popular artists in Linux world of art. Everaldo Coelho from KDE and Jakub Steiner (Jimmac) from the GNOME camp. Currently Everaldo works for Lindows inc. and Jakub works for Novell inc. They were very kind to answer our questions related with the art in Linux, its future and much more.

Sun announced the availability of its new Operating System, branded Solaris on a range of AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon-based systems. The Solaris OS will now run on a variety of servers, workstations, notebooks and "other products," which Sun is hoping will let it extend its reach, and find its way into the OS market.

As Microsoft works to get the Windows client and server security packs out the door, it's also pushing the software's existing authentication and access control facilities--namely, public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital rights management services (RMS)--to get customers to batten down the hatches.

It's hard to imagine that Linus Torvalds could have launched Linux without directly using earlier OS work, according to a report that has become controversial even before its scheduled publication Thursday.

FSF, the leading free software group has vowed to fight portions of a request to release information that could help the SCO Group in its legal battle against Linux.

Marcus Neervoort has made a MPEG video (136 MB) of last Saturday's Amiga OS4 event which includes demonstrations of Hollywood, Audio Evolution, Mame and Arteffect 4.0 Alpha on Amiga OS4. Many event pictures are available. Also Elena Novaretti and Massimo Tantignone recently ported Elena`s PowerIcons (32-bit PNG icons) project to AmigaOS4: Screenshot1 Screenshot2

By the time Longhorn comes out I'm sure everyone will be sick of the subject "windows vs linux." Will longhorn finally destroy that pesky linux and mark another decade of Microsoft's monopoly, or will the underdog come out with a stunning upset and send a multi billion dollar company to it's grave?

Red Hat's Seth Nickell is making his argument why including Mono on Gnome is an unacceptable legal risk down the road. Our Take: So much is being said that there is no written proof that MS won't sue over C# in the future, even if C# is an ECMA Standard. What I don't understand is why Red Hat's and Novell's laywers don't even try to extract that assurance from Microsoft in the first place and have a definite answer (and let us know too). This industry works via legal and contract co-ordination, it's time the Linux companies put that into work too: call a meeting and clear this up. It's that easy.

Much has been said, and been discussed about "spatial views" (found on Mac OS X's Finder and on BeOS' Tracker). Ever since the GNOME hackers decided that Nautilus, the file manager in GNOME, would sport a spatial way of working by default, the word "spatial" has became infamous. Colin Charles tries to clear up the waters and explain the advantages of using a spatial interface.