During CeBIT Open Source 2010 Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, found the time for an interview with Linux Pro Magazine.

The openSUSE project has released milestone 3 of its version 11.3 right on schedule. The update to GCC 4.5 has unfortunately caused a few problems.

The current version of the Samba server coordinates better with Winbind and supports the experimental SMB2 protocol.

Markus Feilner, Klaus Knopper, and Jim Zemlin helped present the 2010 Linux New Media Awards at CeBIT. Winners accepted their awards on stage while the ceremony streamed live over the Internet.

Debian developer Alexander Reichle-Schmehl presented Debian GNU/kFreeBSD at the Open Source Forum at CeBIT. The FreeBSD port should become an official part of the upcoming Debian version 6.0 free distro.

Novell is back on the winning side. But investment firm Elliott Associates considers its stock below where it should be. Therefore, Elliott wants to take over the Linux and NetWare firm altogether.

The Cirrus Plug 3.0 from Ionics with 2GHz ARM processor, WLAN b/g, Bluetooth, and internal 120GB hard disk is about the size of a Coke can. The device is displayed at CeBIT Hall 2.

NetSecL, a Slackware-based Linux distro with a special eye to security, is now available in version 2.6.

With a revenue of $202 million and a net income of $20 million, Novell ended its first quarter somewhat as expected on Wall Street.

Tuesday is kick-off for CeBIT, the world's foremost tradeshow for the digital industry in Hannover, Germany, and with it high-class talks in the CeBIT Open Source forum. All talks will be visible on a live-stream in the internet.