Torrentocracy = RSS + Bit Torrent + your TV
 
Torrentocracy is an RSS aggregator plugin for MythTV, the Linux based homebrew PVR project. Most importantly, torrentocracy has the ability to pull bit torrent files from an RSS entry and automatically launch the torrent download with the click of your remote control. This enables an entirely new paradigm for the distribution of video and music to your TV. It's licensed under the GPL. Stay up to do date by visiting the Torrentocracy Blog. Download the latest version from the downloads page.
 

DKMS stands for Dynamic Kernel Module Support. It is designed to create a framework where kernel dependant module source can reside so that it is very easy to rebuild modules as you upgrade kernels. This will allow Linux vendors to provide driver drops without having to wait for new kernel releases while also taking out the guesswork for customers attempting to recompile modules for new kernels.
 
For verteran Linux users it also provides some advantages since a separate framework for driver drops will remove kernel releases as a blocking mechanism for distributing code. Instead, driver development should speed up as this separate module source tree will allow quicker testing cycles meaning better tested code can later be pushed back into the kernel at a more rapid pace. Its also nice for developers and maintainers as DKMS only requires a source tarball in conjunction with a small configuration file in order to function correctly.
 
The last DKMS version is available here. You can find some sample DKMS enabled Megaraid RPMs and tarballs to show you how it all works. Also, you can read this paper about DKMS for more information.

Devlabel is a program which dynamically creates symbolic links to disk/partition names. It uses the disk's and/or partition's unique identifiers to keep the symlink pointed to the correct location even if the underlying partition's name has changed. So, regardless if /dev/sdb6 becomes /dev/sdc6, devlabel figures this all out and points the symlink to your right data. This allows for:

• An unchanging symlink name which will always get you to the right location
• A method for identifying partitions which have no filesystem on them (eg. swap) which would not otherwise be mountable by a filesystem label
• If using raw devices, a consistently named file node to point to your data
• An engine for cluster deployment in shared storage environments
• An automounter for hotpluggable storage devices which will mount a storage device's associated symlink when its plugged in
• A set of consistently named symlinks to be used for a multipath device in /etc/raidtab
• A method to ensure correct device ownership and permissions when device renaming events occur

The latest version can be downloaded here. For more information, here's a paper I wrote.

*** This use of the Dell Axim is not supported by Dell ***
 
Thanks to the great work of Martin Demin over at handhelds.org, it is now possible to run Linux on the Axim. It currently only supports load from RAM (not ROM) which means you boot it from Windows, but it's a start. Specifically, if you follow these instructions made available by Steve Johnson it's pretty easy. Though, beware that it currently kernel panics after about 15 minutes (but not if you disable suspend), and when you do the hard reset, it boots back into Windows at factory default settings (meaning, you lose any files you might have stored on it).
 
Touchscreen, sound, lcd, serial port, buttons and charging all currently function. Much work still remains on things like the power button, screen rotation support, battery indicator, and loading it into the actual flash ROM, but this really is a great start. Check out the picture below...running a 2.4.19 based kernel on the Familiar Linux distribution.