Well, the dog days of summer have begun to set in, so it’s not too surprising that the Linux blogs were relatively quiet last week. Linux geeks across the nation were no doubt seeking refuge wherever they could — it’s hard to withstand flames on the blogs when you feel like you’re aflame yourself! One topic that did set off quite a discussion, however, was an article Matt Hartley posted last weekend on Datamation regarding the question of purity on the Linux desktop.