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    The results of a recent poll showed that many of our members recommend Microsoft Windows to security-conscious clients, but a flurry of e-mails suggests that others have very different opinions. Find out what they recommend and why.

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    The next version of Fedora, Red Hat's community distribution, will include the cross-platform .Net implementation Mono for the first time.

  • Open source company prepares MS competition complaint

    An open source software company wants Australia's competition watchdog to force hardware vendors to offer PCs without a Microsoft OS pre-installed and force changes to a public education procurement process it claims is biased towards Redmond.

  • Tech firms to tackle Linux desktop standards

    Some big names in the computer industry are pledging to make the development of desktop applications for the Linux operating system much easier than it has been.

  • Sun begins open-source Solaris era

    Sun Microsystems has released Solaris as open-source software, a move that's central to the company's plan to regain lost relevance and fend off rivals Red Hat, IBM and Microsoft.

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  • Recommendations for secure OSs

    The results of a recent poll showed that many of our members recommend Microsoft Windows to security-conscious clients, but a flurry of e-mails suggests that others have very different opinions. Find out what they recommend and why.

  • Mono-man brings .NET to Linux

    Novell's Miguel de Icaza is working on a technology that he says can replicate Microsoft's vaunted software development platform on Linux. Additional reading: The beginning of the end for Microsoft?

  • Sun's open-source gamble

    Company president Jonathan Schwartz has ordered an open-source makeover. Can it put Sun back on the right course after continuous periods of revenue decline?

  • The maturing of Linux management

    Linux is sought to save money and add flexibility. However, improperly addressing support and management needs will negate such benefits, says Meta Group.

  • Microsoft's Hyper-V: why all the fuss?

    Microsoft's Hyper-V is the missing piece from the launch of Windows Server 2008. We examine its background, and predict how the hypervisor market is likely to develop.

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    Frustrated software users must often suffer the indignities of sloppy code. We continue to explore the Software Rage phenomenon with contributions from our readers on the subject.

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