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    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.

  • Linux heavies plan lightweight virtualisation

    Red Hat and Novell, the two top Linux sellers, have only just begun building Xen virtualisation software into their products. But they're already planning to add a higher-level option.

  • Red Hat releases Enterprise Linux 5

    Open-source specialist Red Hat has released the latest version of its Linux distribution, which will now feature in-built virtualisation and clustering technology.

  • New Linux look fuels old debate

    Efforts to bring glitzy new graphics to Linux are fuelling an old conflict: Does proprietary software belong in open-source Linux?

  • Novell tools can write Red Hat, CenOS apps

    Novell has extended a set of development tools so they can be used to write applications and other software for rival Linux distributions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS.

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    Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.

  • KVM steals virtualisation spotlight

    A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications.

  • Red Hat to offer high-end Linux version

    Red Hat, the top seller of the Linux operating system, will begin offering a higher-end and more specialised version of Linux later this year that won't be as easy to find as the current all-purpose package.

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  • Seven mail servers tested

    Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.

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