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Thousands of Dell users have contacted a user forum to call for PCs to be shipped with a Linux operating system and the OpenOffice application suite.
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Notebook is preloaded with SuSE Linux and OpenOffice.org productivity suite.
In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.
Former Ximian chief executive David Patrick, now a general manager at Novell, says the Office productivity suite is the key to breaking Microsoft's hold on the desktop.
Linux seller Red Hat has announced its first version of the open-source operating system for desktop computers, taking direct aim at Microsoft. Additional reading: Open Source Resource Centre
2002 was a good year for the open-source movement, with increasing adoption in the enterprise sector.
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