Google mystery server runs 13% of active websites • The Register. “The Google Web Server – custom-built server software used only by Google – now runs nearly 13 per cent of all active web sites, according to the latest survey data from the web-server-tracking UK research outfit Netcraft….”

Groklaw – Microsoft Patents Sudo?!! – Updated 2Xs. “Lordy, lordy, lordy. They have no shame. It appears that Microsoft has just patented sudo, a personalized version of it….”

Harald Welte’s blog. “Two days ago, Netgear has announced the so-called “Open Source” WNR3500L router, together with an equally “Open Source” MyOpenRouter community. The problem with this Open Source router is: It ships with binary-only kernel modules. Not only is this extremely Closed Source, but it also….”

Google to launch operating system. “Google is developing an operating system (OS) for personal computers, in a direct challenge to market leader Microsoft and its Windows system….” …. Sweet!!

Microsoft is hell-bent on killing the Netbook – The Next Web. “The fact is, people don’t care that the computer they’re buying is cheap and running an old OS; it does what they need it to. That must hurt Microsoft. Killing netbooks by strangling them with licensing restrictions and poor marketing is their desperate attempt [...]

Don’t Watch This: Newest Twitter Worm “Best Video” Is Spreading. “Warning: It appears that a worm has hit Twitter-the tweet will say “Best Video” with a link to “http://juste.ru.” If you see this in a tweet, do not click on the link….”