Hulu Desktop for Linux is currently built on Fedora 11 and Ubuntu 9.04. The packages should also work on any Linux distribution with glib2.16 (such as Ubuntu 8.04+ and Fedora 9+).

Download it at http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop-linux

The ldNetManager.py tool gives you the ability to manage your network devices with out having to purchase a product like Cisco's LMS or go through the planning phase of deploying a product like func. Each of the tools I mentioned before, only have the ability to manage devices in their realm. Func supports Linux devices and Cisco LMS supports only Cisco devices.

Read the full thing at http://www.linuxdynasty.org/howto-manage-your-networked-devices-using-python-and-pexpect.html

Nagios provides a monitor option to evaluate routers and switches using SNMP, Simple Network Management Protocol. This course will show you how to set up Nagios and specifically how to locate the information you want to monitor with SNMP on a Cisco router. This is a Free Course available to anyone.

Read the full thing at http://beginlinux.com/blog/2009/08/nagios-monitor-cisco-routers-course/

Drizzle is a re-thought and re-worked version of the MySQL kernel designed specifically for high-performance, high-concurrency environments. In this exclusive article, MySQL guru Jeremy Zawodny takes an inside look at the goals and state of Drizzle development.

Read the full thing at http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7379/1.html

You already know the Linux command called "top", and also iotop and iftop (from previous Web Upd8 posts), but I bet you don't know some of the other 14 top-like Linux apps

Read the full thing at http://webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/06/16-top-like-linux-apps-commands.html

8 alternatives to the over-hyped Ubuntu - covering the always classic Mandriva.

Read the full thing at http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/theres_way_more_linux_ubuntu_8_distros_compared

Without much fanfare or self-congratulations, networking giant Cisco Systems has become one of the top contributors to the Linux kernel and an active contributor to the broader open source community.

It's a message that Cisco isn't boasting about yet, but was willing to discuss with InternetNews.com. Cisco is the world's largest networking vendor and a technology juggernaut that is seeing the value in using and contributing to open source.

Read the full thing at http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3807436/Cisco+Goes+Deep+for+Linux+and+Open+Source.htm

The LTSP® Project is looking for a new logo to represent the project all over the world.

Enter your design for a chance to be recognized as the artist of the logo for the project and a chance to win 1 of 2 Thin Clients or a Wireless Keyboard & Mouse!

Read the full thing at http://www.disklessworkstations.com/cgi-bin/web/ltspContest.html

I am admittedly not a normal computer user. I don't always fully grasp what's going on deep inside the operating system, nor am I always confident I'm clear on how an application is working with all of the services it requires to function. But I find it interesting, even if just on the most simple, conceptual level.

The majority of computer users want their machines to "just work." And though I like seeing how my hardware and software interact, it is preferable to have things "just work," so I can get what I need done, and then spend the time I saved doing so leisurely poking at my application's innards. There's an inherent danger in the "just works" philosophy, however.

Read the full thing at http://ostatic.com/blog/the-inherent-danger-in-just-working

Since earlier this year we have been waiting for AMD to release documentation and/or code on the ATI R600 series concerning 3D acceleration so that the open-source Linux drivers can begin to support the newer ATI graphics processors. It has taken longer than expected for AMD to complete and release this information, but it's now available.

Read the full thing at http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_r600_oss_3d&num=1