Patent law is a very imperfect tool for establishing moral culpability. Whether you favor patents or not, it is important to face the fact that patent law is a construct of the business world. Patents protect opportunities for patent holders and restrict opportunities for others – all for some supposedly greater purpose, we are told, but in any case, none of this ever has the clarity that will allow you to point your finger at a violator as you would at someone who stole your car. So I don’t have a lot of faith in patents, but I still have a feeling you’ll do better in life if you come up with your own solutions.

Mission, vision, and value statements can help define small businesses, corporations, and movements – including FOSS.

Android's market share climbs to 64.1%– up 20.7 percentage points from 2011.

Your virtualization options continue to expand. This month, we look at two popular solutions. First, we show you how to map your virtual disks to optimize your KVM installation. Then, we examine the ins and outs of virtualization with VMware’s free vSphere Hypervisor 5.0.

• Red Hat Addresses Secure Boot
• FSF Addresses Secure Boot
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Why do companies pay a “Micro$oft Tax” for putting the Microsoft operating system in each and every desktop computer and laptop? This practice is a time-honored tradition called “bundling.”

Six tools tested:

• Swet 1.5.16
• Aletheia 0.0.9 Beta
• Monit 5.4
• Fish 0.3
• Mu 0.9.8.4
• Raider 0.13.1

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com