http://lwn.net/Articles/329626/?format=printable describes recent forks, patch-sets and build of mysql. If you looking at this page deciding which fork of mysql will be better suited for your new project – maybe better to use PostgreSQL instead
http://www.xuheki.com/ new ajax imap webmail client
http://www.gluster.org/docs/index.php/GlusterFS fully-distributed network file system (fully = no separate meta-data servers ). Supports data redundancy (data can be stripped/mirrored across several nodes), supposed to be high performance. supports encryption and can be embedded in app server (i.e. apache won’t need to go through the kernel for FS access )
http://opensource.washingtontimes.com/ some python modules from Washington Times ( ! Washington post )
http://openbts.sourceforge.net/background.html basically how to build your own gsm cell or private cellullar network on a budget. Very interesting project, requires radio engeening knowlegde and familiarity with telecom and gsm stuff. Also see http://openbts.sourceforge.net/ for links about field tests at Burning Man 2008
http://www.pernau.at/kd/voip/bookmarks-sip-stacks.html comparation of SIP client libraries – not much of a comparation but a list of available SIP stacks with short notes
http://daringfireball.net/2004/04/spray_on_usability good essay about software usability in regards to open source software. Much of what he says is true.
http://www.osp.ru/cio/2008/06/4987902/ russian publication “IT Director” [rus: Директор ИС] has published a detailed article about legal status and a variaty issues that surrounds free/open source usage in Russian Federation
http://linuxhaters.blogspot.com/ muahaaa! but the guy surely knows what he is talking about
http://1-800-magic.blogspot.com/2008/06/back-to-microsoft.html ex. msft employee joined googl, worked for 1 year and went back to msft. You may agree with author or not u may not, but there are some interesting points.