The Linux Driver Project, a group of developers (lead by Novell developers) working with companies to create drivers for Linux, has created a list of their current project for anyone interested to see.
Phoronix tested Ubuntu’s power consumption across many versions of Ubuntu, including the latest 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) which will be released on Thursday. Interestingly, although Ubuntu 7.10 outperformed 7.04, in many cases it did not outperform older versions of Ubuntu.