Debian developer Frans Pop has updated debmirror, a tool that creates local copies of Debian repositories. The version number thereby jumped from 1.0 to 2.2 in just three weeks.

ASUS's 7" display is now touch-sensitive. The source code for the Linux device's Qt interface is downloadable.

The Facebook social networking site has made Tornado, its Python framework for web apps, available under Apache License 2.0.

If you are looking for more control of your public key infrastructure, try the powerful Dogtag certificate system.

Microsoft caused a sensation with its release of its Hyper-V virtualization driver -- now its inclusion in the Linux kernel could be in doubt.

The new version of the Red Hat Satellite server expands functionality, including in the areas of client management and the API.

Montavista now supports x86, ARM 5 and 6 and MIPS as market-specific embedded Linux.

The Linux Foundation will be holding its first LinuxCon conference from September 21 through 23 in Portland, Oregon. Linus Torvalds and Mark Shuttleworth will be among the speakers, and Linux Pro Magazine Online will do a live stream, free for the keynotes.