http://www.linux-watch.com/?kc=rss Keeping an Eye on the Penguin en-us Wrapping up the OSCON (Open Source Convention) held in Portland, Oregon on July 21-25, show organizer O'Reilly Media has posted photos, videos, and presentations files. Meanwhile, winners of the 2008 Google-O'Reilly Open Source Awards and the SourceForge.net 2008 Community Choice Awards have also been announced. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3205025659.html?kc=rss Linux kernel maintainer Andrew Morton is fond of saying, "If you want the kernel team to do something, make us look bad." Perhaps somewhat in that spirit, a blog called "Linux Photography" has carefully outlined where Linux falls short today as a world-class environment for serious, production-oriented professional photographers. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7256081478.html?kc=rss Microsoft has agreed to purchase an additional $100 million worth of Linux support certificates from Novell. Redistributed by Microsoft to Windows Server customers, the certificates entitle Microsoft customers to support from Novell http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8571722312.html?kc=rss The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has published an 8,000-word guide to effective compliance with the GNU General Public License (GPL), the most popular open source software license in the world. The guide overviews the legal obligations of GPL users, and recommends best practices for avoiding violations. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS2280327933.html?kc=rss The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has filed yet another copyright infringement lawsuit on behalf of the developers of the Linux-based BusyBox utility suite. This time the lawsuit claims that networking vendor Extreme Networks violated redistribution stipulations of the GNU General Public License (GPL). http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS4117660219.html?kc=rss