"Recently Quinns post to the beryl-dev mailing list entitled 'Merge on' has led to a lot of discussion, some of which has been good and some of which has led to a lot of misinformation, to clear things up I'd like to give the story of the merge, and the justification for some of the more peculiar aspects. Basically lets try to avoid misinformation and make sure everyone has a realistic picture of what's happening."

From this post on Yahoo message boards, someone from within SCO has been caught trying to cover up info they don't like in Wikipedia's article on SCO, "sanitize" the Darl McBride article, and post on the Yahoo message boards that SCO stock really is a good buy.

Ask most people who have made the switch to a libre software product like Linux or BSD and they'll tell you that we're in a fight with Microsoft and everything that the closed-source world represents. It's not just us - Microsoft certainly thinks we're in a battle as well. Senior Microsoft leadership are actively engaged in spreading Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt to undermine the public confidence in Linux.

Oakland computer programmer Hans Reiser pleaded not guilty last friday to murdering his estranged wife in a case that could go to a jury next month after he exercised his right to a speedy trial.

Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...

- Sun Hires Debian Founder

- Beryl 0.2.1 fixes licensing issues, can now be used in Ubuntu and Debian

- Vista hesitation signals Linux opportunity

- Linux bootloader for the Xbox360

- Microsoft is blatantly anti-Linux

- Mac vs. PC: How Would Linux Fit?

- Taking over the world, one GNU/Linux PC at a time

- Will an open source router replace your Cisco router?

- Microsoft Not a Cathedral; Open Source Not a Bazaar

- Acer asks for £50 more for a notebook WITHOUT Windows?

- Early Bird Registration for ApacheCon Europe 2007 Ends Tuesday 27 March

- Ubuntu 7.04 Beta Released

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Mandriva, the global Linux distributor, is pleased to announce the upcoming release of its new distribution: Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring.

Red Hat is catching flak from the open-source community over a series of cease-and-desist letters the company's lawyers have sent to independent consultants that provide training and consulting for the company's Hibernate platform.

Nero, leader in digital media technology, announced today that Nero Linux 3 will be unveiled at CeBIT. The new version of the definitive burning application for Linux operating systems will feature Blu-ray and HD DVD data recording support as well as an improved graphical user interface that is similar to the look and feel of the current Nero Burning ROM 7 edition.