Dating back approximately my return from PyCon, I have been having trouble sleeping. It's not every night, and it's not just tossing and turning. It's more like my brain never makes the transition from waking state to sleeping state. I'm not sure if that distinction is clear; it's sure clear when I'm lying there staring at the ceiling.
The accompanying fatigue has been sufficient to suppress my urge to update my journal, hence the dearth of new entries. There are a few things percolating, though. While those are developing, though, here are some links of interest for the week.
This weekend's todo list:
In other news, Microsoft and Novell have struck an agreement regarding the interoperability of Windows and SUSE Linux—or, at least, that's what it looks like on the surface. Another interpretation is that Novell is paying Microsoft protection money. As it was put in BetaNews:
So why was Microsoft so receptive when Novell approached it about such a deal in April of this year, and when the two companies sat down to discuss options in May? The answer may lie in a point quietly announced at the end of the press conference: Novell will make ongoing royalty payments to Microsoft for all open source products it ships.
[Emphasis in the original.] In other words, Novell will pay Microsoft, and Microsoft promises not to sue Novell's customers.
Slashdotters are scratching their collective heads over it, but I'm pretty sure this agreement is about shareholdings and lawyers much more than it is about technology and users, more's the pity.