DesktopLinux.com has a page where readers are polled about their choice of desktop Linux distributions. So far 3,466 votes have been tallied. The poll question was “Which Linux distribution(s) do you use (or plan to use) on your desktop computer system?” Here's how the answers sort out:

1. Mandrake: 29.3%

2. SuSE: 14%

3. Red Hat: 12%

4. Debian: 10.2%

5. Elx: 9.1%

6. Lycoris: 6.8%

7. Gentoo: 6.4%

8. Slackware: 4.1%

9. Lindows: 1.8%

10. Libranet: 1.7%

11. Peanut: 1.3%

12. Xandros: 1.1%

13. Other: 1.6%

—Doc Searls

Here's another good reason why the Sharp Zaurus deserved the Editors' Choice we gave it two months ago. It's a WiFi radio: a wireless internet radio receiver. The first of the breed, in fact.

All you need is your Zaurus, a WiFi (802.11b) wireless card and a $10 shareware application called Zradio. Add headphones, and you've got a WiFi Walkman. Add a pair of portable powered speakers, and you've got your very own Linux boom box.

For more information, visit myZaurus.com.

—Doc Searls

Labels 263 and larger are currently reserved for future extensions. Under many cosmological theories, the labels under 263 are adequate to cover the entire expected life span of the universe; in this case no extensions will be necessary.

—D. J. Bernstein, in a proposal for a new 64-bit time format intended to solve the year 2038 problem (cr.yp.to/proto/tai64.txt)

The National Security Agency remains committed to operating system security research in general and specifically in continuing our research using the security-enhanced Linux prototype. Our relationships with open-source researchers have been very beneficial, and we hope to continue and expand such relationships in the future.

—Grant M. Wagner, Technical Director of the US NSA's Secure Systems Research Office

It's perfectly fine to use the name of your pet or child as a password. However, for the sake of security, make sure the names of all your pets and children contain several non-alphanumeric characters.

—Lore Sjöberg, Brunching.com