ZD Net follows up on an earlier press release: “Upstart console game vendor Indrema hopes to change the landscape of gamedevelopment by leveraging open source development practices within theconsole game market.” DailyRadar.com has more.

From a column on ZDNet: “Lots of individuals and companies invest lots of hours and sweat in creating, testing, and maintaining that so-called ‘free’ software. So free software is not cost free. In that case, who pays for it? And who owns it? The free software community pays, in a manner of speaking, for the development of free software.”

CNet reports that a letter from RIAA chief executive Hilary Rosen to Napster CEO Hank Barry is making the rounds
on newsgroups. It asks Barry or founder Shawn Fanning to extend an apology to Metallica and its
drummer, Lars Ulrich.

From Internet Wire: Lexmark International, Inc. today announced the first-ever Linux
driver developed by a manufacturer for color inkjet printers. Linux users can now integrate color inkjet printing
seamlessly into their computing system for simple and convenient support of consumer and SOHO based printing
needs. The Lexmark offering will be available for the Lexmark Z52 Color Jetprinter and Lexmark Z32
Color Jetprinter. Maximum Linux says the announcement could be the first step in making Linux “printer friendly.”

LynuxWorks, a provider of open
source and true real-time embedded solutions for the post-PC era, has
announced that it has merged with Integrated Software & Devices Corporation, a supplier of system software, intellectual property and software
services for the embedded computing market. LynuxWorks has received all
necessary shareholder and governmental approval to consummate its merger with
ISDCorp. The press release is on the LynuxWorks Web site.

From LinuxPR: MontaVista Software, Inc.,
developer of the Hard Hat Linux operating system for embedded
applications, today announced availability of the Linux Trace Toolkit for
PowerPC developers.

Upside names its Upside Elite 100, a group of people who “emerged victorious after taking a gamble
on the technology industry in 2000.” From the Linus profile: “What started as an open
source project for Torvald’s throng of devotees has turned into a
centrifuge around which the tech-business world revolves. The Linux
wizard continues to develop his brainchild, and the system’s popularity
continues to skyrocket.”

From PR Newswire: Indrema Entertainment Systems, creator of the first open source game
console and home entertainment platform, and Metro Link, a leader in graphical display software for high performance
embedded Linux systems, have agreed to collaborate on the development of key open source technologies behind the
Indrema Entertainment System. Indrema also announced the Indrema Developer Network, according to a press release at LWN.net.

From LinuxPR: Mission Critical
Linux, a Linux services and products company, has
announced that Robert Tumanic will join the organization as chief operating
officer. Tumanic will replace Steve Ofsthun, who will take the new
position of senior vice president of engineering.

Seul.org has the report: “Brian Proffitt published a call for Linux advocacy in schools on LinuxPlanet recently. In it he made a
number of good points, not least of which is that local LUGs can be very influential in getting Linux into the schools by offering
to help any school interested in trying Linux. Read the article, then talk to your local user group about how you can do this!”