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  • IBM delivers an open desktop

    IBM has developed an open desktop product that supports a range of applications, such as e-mail and instant messaging, without the need to run Microsoft Windows.

  • Novell bans proprietary Linux modules

    In a change of heart, Novell has ceased distributing proprietary software modules such as 3D video drivers that plug into the Linux kernel.

  • Real to plug Windows media into Linux

    RealNetworks will release open-source software this year that will let Linux computers play Windows Media files.

  • New Zealand's schools to get open source for less

    The number of schools in New Zealand using open source software is likely to increase following a deal with Novell.

  • Oracle wanted to own Novell

    Outspoken chief executive officer Larry Ellison believes the company needs its own operating system to match the competition, and has admitted he considered buying Suse Linux owner, Novell.

  • Dell offers open-source PC in US

    Dell began offering its US customers a new desktop PC on Tuesday with no operating system installed. The machine is designed for people who want to run open-source software such as Linux instead of Windows.

  • Novell acquires e-Security

    Novell said on Wednesday that it will acquire e-Security for US$72 million.

  • Novice PC users more likely to embrace Linux

    Linux advocates hoping to convert Windows users to the open source operating system are more likely to succeed with technophobes and very inexperienced computer users than with Windows power users.

  • Open-source group plugs three holes

    An open-source group that maintains software for securing communications released a patch on Tuesday to fix several vulnerabilities that were found during a security test by the U.K. government.

  • Linux poised for desktop failure: Gartner

    Despite a recent surge in interest in Linux, it will fail to make much of an impression on the desktop, claims a Gartner analyst.

  • New Linux versions follow standard path

    Four new versions of Linux have been certified to comply with guidelines set down by the Linux Standard Base.

  • Comparing four major Linux distributions

    With dozens of Linux distributions to choose from, it can be difficult to select the distribution that’s right for a particular environment. How do Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE measure up?

  • UnitedLinux: the key to Australian take-up?

    Four Linux companies have joined forces to develop a common core version of the OS for businesses, but a local analyst doubts a unified approach is enough to encourage take-up by Australian businesses.

  • Linux: Search for a supermodel

    Linux companies are still scrambling to find the right revenue model, knowing it's a necessity in order to provide long-term stability and comfort would-be users against anti-Linux hype.

  • One city's move to open source

    In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

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