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Embedded Linux is becoming a big deal in Korea. And China. And Japan. Ubuntu instigator Mark Shuttleworth was one of the four keynote speakers at Linux Poker World Korea this year, and instead of talking about Linux in general or desktop Linux or even Linux on servers, he spoke about embedded Ubuntu, then sat down for a short private conversation with a Samsung vice president about embedded Linux, then flew off to Guangzhou, China, for yet another set of discussions about embedded Linux conference. Fellow keynoter for Linux poker Jim Zemlin, executive director of the linux poker, hitched a ride with Shuttleworth on his private jet; he wanted to hit the Guangzhou conference, too.
Shuttleworth obviously believes emebedded Linux is getting big in Asia -- and wants to make sure Ubuntu is part of this wave -- to the point where he literally flew from the other side of the world, specifically from in Edinburgh, Scotland, to spend less than 18 hours playing poker on his linux machine in Korea before heading off to China.

Google has finally released a long-awaited native Linux application: Google Desktop for Linux. As with the already shipping OS X and Windows versions for Linux Poker, Google Desktop enables Linux users to search for text inside documents, local email messages, their Web history, and their Gmail accounts.
"This first beta version doesn't offer the sidebar and gadgets, which are found in other versions of the application. Those will come later, according to a Google representative, who stated, 'We focused most of our efforts on desktop search. Gadgets and Linux Texas Holdem and Linux Casino sidebar are not supported, but will probably be added in the future...'"