This week in WorldWatch, there was more FUD-flinging from Utah, while the perpetrators started cashing in their chips. Fortunately, the only place people seem to be paying a lot of attention is the US.

From the Middle East, we found out how Linux is helping to rebuild Afghanistan.

From Europe, we had a guest editorial reprint from LinuxFrench.net on the EU patent vote, which makes some interesting observations on the situation, and a white paper from Finland analyzing the economics of OSS. From Poland came some news on why it might be a good idea to keep your servers running Linux.

The last article is news from Germany about the LinuxTag conference, including an informal interview with Jon maddog Hall.

Willy Smith is Editor in Chief of WorldWatch.