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+ State of Sound Development On Linux Not So Sorry After All + An anonymous reader writes "There have been past claims by Adobe and others that development on Linux is a jungle, particularly with [...] and ALSA are holding today, and why PulseAudio isn't a good idea." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ Nvidia Lauds Windows CE Over Android For Smartbooks + ericatcw writes "Google's Android may enjoy the hype, but an increasing number of key industry players say the mobile OS isn't ready [...] Other firms echoing similar criticism include ARM and Asustek." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ SCO Springs a Prospective Buyer + clemenstimpler sends a link to Groklaw, which has been following the proceedings dealing with the conversion of SCO's bankruptcy to [...] to convert were to appeal this. If not, SCO got its desired delay." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ Mono Squeezed Into Debian Default Installation + pallmall1 writes "OS News reports that Debian developer Josselin Mouette got Tomboy accepted as a dependency for gnome in the next [...] doesn't believe that Microsoft might do something like Rambus did." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ A Visual Expedition Inside the Linux File Systems + RazvanM writes "This is an attempt to visualize the relationships among the Linux File Systems through the lens of the external [...] and OpenBSD. In all there are 78 figures and 10 animations." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ SAP — Open Source Friend Or Foe ? + pavithran writes "Does SAP, one of the largest business companies offering software solutions, support FOSS as a movement? Why is SAP [...] the world of open source, as befits its size, it must do better.'" Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ Linux To Be First OS To Support USB 3.0 + An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from Neowin.net "Sarah Sharp, a self-styled 'geekess' and Linux developer at Intel's Open [...] on how to get USB 3.0 support in Linux now." Here's Sharp's post. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ Dell To Offer Open Source Bundles + ruphus13 writes "Dell has been offering Linux-based machines for a while, especially its Server-class machines. Now, Dell has decided [...] Dell picks as the 'must-have' applications for the SMB market." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ Linux Kernel 2.6.30 Released + diegocgteleline.es writes "Linux kernel 2.6.30 has been released. The list of new features includes NILFS2 (a new, log-structured [...] syscalls, several new drivers and many other small improvements." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ Fedora 11 Is Now Available + rexx mainframe writes "Fedora 11 is now available on BitTorrent. Fedora 11 offers ext4, a 20-second startup, and the latest GNOME, KDE [...] tools, and cutting-edge features in areas such as virtualization." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ Novell Ponders "Open-Source Apps Store" + Barence writes "Novell plans to bring the wealth of open-source software to everyday users through an 'open-source apps store.' 'I [...] pay for any of those applications, which will be very attractive.'" Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ ARM-Powered Linux Laptops Unveiled At Computex + Charbax writes "At Computex in Taipei on June 2-6th, several companies unveiled ARM-powered laptops that are cheaper ($99 to $199), [...] in cooperation with manufacturers such as Pegatron as well." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ FSFE President Urges Community To Strengthen Open Source As a Brand + Georg Greve, founder and president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), has an insightful look at FOSS from a brand [...] to build cooperation, corporations, and positive feedback loops." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ Google Announces Chrome For Mac and Linux Dev Builds + Dan Kegel (who admits to being a Chrome developer) writes to point out a post from Mike Smith and Karen Grunberg, Product Managers for [...] potentially crashing software." (The announcement continues below.) Read more of this story at Slashdot.

+ KDE 4.2.4 Released + An anonymous reader writes "KDE 4.2.4 has been released. See the release announcement for details." Barring a "security issue or [...] support, it might be the thing to get used to for a while. Read more of this story at Slashdot.