Moore's Law is alive and well, but Intel is changing its basic semiconductor recipes to make sure that it stays that way.

Longhorn WMV videos at WinSuperSite: Longhorn user experience scenarios: "Longhorn addresses the needs of all users, whether beginner or advanced." Latest Aero prototype: Cool Start Menu animation and media player Sidebar tile."

"We listened to the inevitable "We all love each other and everything is going to be wonderful" press conference, looked at readers' reactions to the original Novell buys SuSE announcement, monitored and asked questions in assorted IRC channels, and talked to contacts at Novell, SuSE, Ximian, and elsewhere. But whatever we say (or anyone else says) this week, don't expect the full effect of Novell's SuSE purchase to be visible for at least two months; the purchase isn't expected to become final until January, 2004." Read the article at NewsForge, while check here for an analysis at ZDNews about it too. Update: See detailed comments from former-Ximianites Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman.

"Out of Vancouver comes very neat little distro called Libranet. Based on Debian but with an emphasis on ease-of-use, this is a powerful yet stable distribution that although isn't a major name, has loyal followers.The version I'm currently reviewing is 2.7 Classic Edition, the freely downloadable version, as opposed to the newer Flagship Edition, 2.81." Read the review at LinMagAU.

What sets LindowsOS 4.0 apart from the crowd is not what is shares with standard Linux approach, but what it doesn't. LindowsOS has been reviewed many times over, mostly with favorable results - but this is not just another review. This piece will tell you not only about my experience with LindowsOS 4.0, but also what you need to know to arm yourself with the knowledge to make the decision whether LindowsOS is right for you.

Red Hat's chief executive has said that Linux needs to mature further before home users will get a positive experience from the operating system, saying they should choose Windows instead.

The DotGNU project has proudly announced its first CD-ROM release.

Novell today announced it will acquire SuSE, one of the leading enterprise Linux companies, expanding Novell's ability to provide enterprise-class services and support on the Linux platform. With the open source expertise of SuSE Linux and Novell's world-class networking and identity solutions and support, training and consulting services, Novell will be able to deliver Linux and all its components –- from the server to the desktop. Press release can be found here. This isn't the first news of these companies interoperating. Update: C|Net News has a nice round-up article on it too.

Miguel de Icaza talks about the problems independent software vendors have with Linux distributions' API/ABI backward compatiblity.

Interrupt latency is a key factor in the performance of a system and well known Linux kernel hacker Robert Love writes about it for the LinuxJournal.

YellowTAB is currently preparing a service pack for its RC1 release. Customers who bought Zeta Deluxe 1.0-RC1, will receive their CDs within a few days and the Service Pack that was developed in the meantime will also be available for these customers via a web download (about 5 MB). Read more for the (partial) changelog and screenshots showing the new "quick launch" facility YellowTAB is introducing on their Deskbar and their SVG Tracker and preference panels.

The stage is set for a showdown between 'Longhorn' and Linux systems, as Microsoft, Red Hat and SuSE kick off a war of words.

Apple raised the bar Monday for some 175 independent retailers to stay as Specialist dealers and achieve certain discounts on products and equipment. The announcements will make it more difficult for dealers to stay as certified Apple resellers without sacrificing the sale of high-profit, third-party hardware and software and giving up valuable customer contact information Apple could use to entice consumers to buy direct. In the meantime, Apple discusses G5 Powerbook and why it is not its time yet.

Software maker Borland Software expects later this year to deliver on its plans to bundle tools that work with Java and Microsoft's .Net software.