Computer World reports Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens, in a phone conversation with blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols:

“Yes. Red Hat will indeed be pushing the Linux desktop again.”

This could be a reaction to the Windows XP-Vista-7 quagmire Microsoft has managed to create.

So reports LinuxDevices.com

This should make Nokia very happy.

PC World has the blow by blow.

Who will stand as the desktop Linux champion?

Get it at gNewSense.org Sadly, it’s still only good for ideological reasons. If it’s evidence of anything, it’s how much effort is needed to create a solid and truly free os.

RMS is surely proud, all the same.

ChannelWeb gives high marks to Ulteo Virtual Desktop. For a beta product, it does Linux on Windows incredibly well.

As we mentioned earlier, it’s a huge 500mb download requiring a massive 5gb disk space. The install is unimaginably slow. Still, despite its shortcomings, this product does the job.

There are still parts of the world where a 386 is cool. For the Linux user, that means lighter and faster distros are king. While it’s doubtful that Belgium counts, this fellow has written a wonderful review of several small Linux distros.

In case you missed the news Both Redhat and Suse released updates to their enterprise Linux offerings. RHEL 5.2 and Suse Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 2 are available.

RHEL 5.2 delivers support for 64 processors, 512GB of ram, NUMA, and reduced power consumption features. RHEL 5.2 is also certified for IBM cell blade systems.

Suse Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 is less impressive, providing IPv6 support and “better interoperability” with Microsoft Windows and Office using local NTFS.

In a Guardian Interview published today Mark Shuttleworth mentions that “Netbook Remix” — an ultraportable optimized Ubuntu release — will be announced in the first week of June.

Ubuntu has certainly impressed Larry Borsato at IDG who gives a glowing review.

Mr. Borasto claims that the unnamed version of Ubuntu is consumer ready and a viable competitor to Microsoft Windows. He even claims that it’s even easier to get up and running.

Has Ubuntu done it? Have they achieved their goal of a consumer-friendly Linux distribution?

Yes, it’s fast. Splashtop calls it an “Instant-On Desktop”. Running Linux from a ROM (on select Asus motherboards) the system is up and running from a cold-boot in seconds, not minutes. With the web, email, and Skype built-in, there isn’t much else the average home user needs.

desktoplinux.com has the story on this incredible product