Article and discussion in Salon about the so-called "millennium bug" or year 2000 crisis by Scott Rosenberg.

Can Wired's CueCat giveaway turn us into a nation of bar-code-reading clerks? By Scott Rosenberg [Salon.com]

University computer administrator accused of "hacking" crimes, for installing a screensaver that supported distributed computing research. [Salon]

Salon.com 21st feature that explores the culture of the Hotline community.

Salon.com 21st feature that outlines the legal battles that have ensued between Hotline Communications and the inventor of the Hotline protocol, Adam Hinkley.

Scott Rosenberg's article: "While the portal sites fiddle, Google catches fire." From Salon Magazine.

A complete listing of Salon 21st coverage of Linux and the free software / open source movement.

By Andrew Leonard. 'The saint of free software' sparks new debates about the philosophy of the open source movement: lively exchange between Stallman and Eric Raymond, and Tim O'Reilly response.

By Andrew Leonard. Maverick Richard Stallman keeps the faith; and gives Bill Gates the finger. Entertaining true life reporter's experience of time spent with Stallman.

Andrew Leonard's interview with Wall, charting the language's history, culture, and future.