Slashdot once again does our homework for us. http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/05/07/159250.shtml

Basically the Keyboard Magazine website, http://www.keyboardmag.com, has broken down audio production on Linux into a quick and concise beginners guide to getting started. Lots of links to distros and OSS relating to audio production, including the Linux analog to Pro-Tools, Ardour.

Peep it, yo!

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This happened a little while ago, but thanks to the guys at Slashdot I was informed that Linspire was making a switch to use Ubuntu as it's base instead of the traditional Debian distribution. Currently, Freespire 2.0 is slated to debut during the first quarter after the release of Ubuntu 7.04, codenamed Feisty Fawn, this April.

Also in Ubuntu news, the French Parliament has decided that they will replace Windows with the popular OS. It had been announced late last year that they were going to migrate, but had not decided on which distribution they would be using.

Brian Boyko and HardOCP have published 30 Days with Linux, a detailed look at the viability of Ubuntu Linux being an alternative to Microsoft's Windows Vista. Boyko decided that the frustrations of using Vista along with the "Switch to Linux" mantra were enough to try a simple project, use nothing but Linux for a month. He chose Ubuntu linux because it is hailed as "Linux for People," and he wanted the most stable distribution to test.

UPDATE: Finally able to finish reading the editorial, and have the final word.

(AP) -- BitTorrent Inc., makers of a technology often used to trade pirated copies of Hollywood movies, is launching a Web site that will sell downloads of films and TV shows licensed from the studios.

For those who're interested, I recently updated the software equivalents list on my homepage. I added a handful of new emulations, alternatives and changed some additional info.

You can find that list from a direct link on my studio page. I also recommend you to keep an eye on my blog, as I'll soon release some very interesting news and material there.