] DragonFly is an operating system and environment designed
] to be the logical continuation of the FreeBSD-4.x OS
] series. These operating systems belong in the same class
] as Linux in that they are based on UNIX ideals and APIs.
] DragonFly is a fork in the path, so to speak, giving the
] BSD base an opportunity to grow in an entirely new
] direction from the one taken in the FreeBSD-5 series.

Another BSD fork...

The DragonFly BSD Project

]
] The Internet Governance Project has entered that breach
] with a new policy paper: "What to Do About ICANN: A
] Proposal for Structural Reform." The proposal, by Hans
] Klein and myself, proposes three clean, clear but
] probably controversial solutions to the criticisms that
] have been made of ICANN.
]
] The criticisms that have emerged from the WSIS process
] include unilateral U.S. oversight, concerns about the
] role of national governments, the exercise of
] governmental powers without corresponding mechanisms for
] accountability, and a lack of legitimacy.

See internetgovernance.org for the paper.

The Ultimate Solution to Internet Governance: Let ITU and ICANN compete

] Pope John Paul II died today, finally succumbing to years of
] illness endured painfully and publicly, ending an extraordinary, if
] sometimes polarizing, 26-year reign that remade the papacy.

Pope John Paul II Dies

] The life and death of Terri Schiavo - intensely public,
] highly polarizing and played out around the clock on the
] Internet and television- has become a touchstone in
] American culture. Rarely have the forces of politics,
] religion and medicine collided so spectacularly, and with
] such potential for lasting effect.

After such a long, hard-won battle for right-to-die, this case may set us back a few ... decades.

Schiavo's Case May Reshape American Law

] International gay leaders are planning a 10-day WorldPride
] festival and parade in Jerusalem in August, saying they
] want to make a statement about tolerance and diversity in
] the Holy City, home to three great religious traditions.
]
] Now major leaders of the three faiths - Christianity,
] Judaism and Islam - are making a rare show of unity to
] try to stop the festival. They say the event would
] desecrate the city and convey the erroneous impression
] that homosexuality is acceptable.

The one thing that can unite the world religions...

Clerics Fighting a Gay Festival for Jerusalem

] Pope John Paul II is receiving liquid feedings through a
] tube that was inserted through his nose and winds down
] into his stomach, Vatican officials announced Wednesday,
] raising new alarms about the pope's deteriorating health
] and his ability to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

Wasn't the vatican making a fuss about someone else's feeding tube recently?

Pope Is Being Fed With a Tube as Alarm Over His Health Rises

] Terri Schiavo, the severely brain damaged Florida woman
] who became the subject of an intense legal and political
] battle that drew responses from the White House to the
] Halls of Congress to the Vatican, died today, 13 days
] after her feeding tube was removed on the order of a
] state court judge.

Schiavo Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Removal of Feeding Tube

] Hewlett-Packard once went for flamboyance and style with
] Carleton S. Fiorina, the chairwoman and chief executive
] who was fired in February.
]
] On Tuesday, the company chose to return to its
] traditional low-key management approach in naming Mark V.
] Hurd, the little-known president and chief executive of
] NCR, a maker of computers and automated teller machines,
] to succeed Ms. Fiorina.

HP Taps NCR Chief Hurd to replace Carley

] "There's a chance for a miracle," said Christine
] Marriott, one of the protesters outside Schiavo's
] hospice. "Anything positive is a breath of life."

Tom, you hit the nail on the head with your previous comment.

Also, Jesse Jackson is getting involved now... and Pat Mahoney says Ralph Nader is the next guy on their call list. I can't imagine Nader taking up this cause...

Schiavo Appeal Rejected Again in Atlanta

] MCI Inc. accepted a sweetened $7.64 billion takeover
] proposal from Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday that
] raises the price tag by $1 billion, but is still nearly a
] billion dollars shy of the latest bid for the
] long-distance phone company from Qwest Communications
] International Inc.

This is probably going to get messier now. There's some mumbling of a hostile attempt from Quest.

Yahoo! News - MCI Accepts Sweetened $7.64B Verizon Offer