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    While it likely won't affect any Australian companies, proposed legislation by the Peruvian federal government could affect the open source movement worldwide.

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    One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

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    Industry watchers claim Sun Microsystems is playing a dangerous game with its decision to position Solaris as open source -- a move which will see it go head to head with Linux.

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    IT administrators, try Linux or OS/2 without buying a whole new PC (or losing your current OS). System Commander 7.0 runs multiple OSes with ease.

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    We'll step you through the process of installing Linux alongside Windows XP so that you can boot either OS.

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    There are a swag-load of instant messaging applications available these days -- we run eight of them through the wringer, to save you the trouble.

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