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Group launches desktop Linux confab

September 4, 2003 A breakaway group of organizers has set up its own conference devoted to the use of Linux on ordinary desktop computers, after acrimony tainted a show held earlier this year. TAGS: desktop Linux, consortium, Lycoris, Bruce Perens, Linux, organizer, Linux seller, conference, desktop computer, open source, Microsoft Corp., operating system

IBM warms to desktop Linux

November 8, 2003 Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of using the open-source operating system for use on desktop computers. TAGS: desktop Linux, NeTraverse, Xandros, Linux, IBM Corp., IBM Global Services, desktop computer, Red Hat Inc., open source, conference, operating system, server

Device support 'key' to desktop Linux

April 5, 2006 Hardware makers should do more to make devices compatible with the open-source OS, experts tell LinuxWorld attendees. TAGS: desktop Linux, Novell Inc., LinuxWorld, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, hardware maker, open-source community, open source, operating system

Lindows invites comparisons

June 11, 2004 The maker of desktop Linux will bundle two other versions of the open-source operating system with its own edition. TAGS: Linspire, desktop Linux, Linux, open source, operating system

Linux newbies get a helping hand

January 5, 2006 A popular online quiz is helping companies and home users to choose among desktop Linux products. TAGS: quiz, desktop Linux, Linux, distribution, feedback

Desktop Linux a vehicle for pirating Windows

September 29, 2004 Consulting firm reports that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows. TAGS: desktop Linux, Linux PC, installed base, Linux, Gartner Inc., copy, consulting company, consulting, Asia, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Desktop Linux backer gets new CEO

October 29, 2003 Xandros, which bought the software from Corel's ill-fated foray into the desktop Linux market, names a new CEO and plans to release a new version of its product in November. TAGS: Xandros, desktop Linux, Corel Corp., CodeWeavers Inc., Linux, Debian, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp.

E-mail 'crucial' to future of desktop Linux

December 1, 2005 Spread of open source on the desktop could falter unless e-mail applications improve, a new study says. TAGS: desktop Linux, Linux, survey, Open Source Development Labs, Mozilla Thunderbird, adoption, Mozilla Corp., e-mail, training, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Novell: Vista will drive users to Linux

September 12, 2005 Jack Messman claims that the cost of moving to Windows Vista will prompt users to consider moving to desktop Linux. TAGS: desktop Linux, Jack Messman, Novell Inc., migration, Linux, Linux desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, school, workstation, general manager, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows XP, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat tries new desktop Linux angle

May 10, 2007 Red Hat Global Desktop, the company's latest PC-oriented Linux product, is aimed for users in developing nations. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., desktop Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, appliance, Linux, virtualization, nation, laptop computer, Intel, security, operating system, server, PC, Microsoft Corp.

IBM turns inward with Linux desktop project

January 8, 2004 Big Blue's CIO has directed the company to begin an internal initiative to evaluate Linux for use on desktop computers, a further endorsement of the open-source operating system. TAGS: desktop Linux, Linux desktop, endorsement, Linux, IBM Corp., CIO, desktop computer, open source, project, operating system, information technology, server

Pioneering desktop Linux project put on ice

September 5, 2006 Norwegian city won't make shift soon, but the man behind the plan denies that the project has been canned. TAGS: desktop Linux, migration, e-government, citizen, Linux, portal, open-source software, city, project, desktop computer, open source, server, Microsoft Corp.

Novell's shift to open source makes slow progress

April 11, 2006 Two years after Novell first mooted a company migration to Linux, 60 percent of its staff can still boot Windows at work. TAGS: Novell Inc., desktop Linux, Sydney, migration, Linux, OpenOffice.org, shift, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Indiana schools enroll Linux

August 5, 2005 Hundreds of thousands of Linux machines could eventually be used in Indiana schools, if a pilot project goes well. TAGS: Indiana, Linspire, classroom, school, Linux, desktop Linux, student, open source, operating system

Sun to upgrade Linux desktop software

May 28, 2004 The second version of Java Desktop System will debut on Tuesday with extra features to lure developers. It's the latest part of Sun's effort to offset its server sales slump. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, desktop Linux, Linux desktop software, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming tool, Linux, desktop computer, Linux desktop, SuSE, Sun Solaris, Java software, SuSE Linux, desktop software, IBM Corp., programming, Java

Linux powers throw weight behind desktop version

November 12, 2003 Red Hat, IBM and an open-source consortium are each beginning serious work to advance Linux for use on desktop computers, possibly making the OS a more serious threat to Microsoft. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, desktop Linux, Linux, Red Hat Inc., consortium, desktop computer, IBM Corp., Boston, open source, data center, threat, work, conference, operating system, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp.

Xandros gives away desktop Linux

June 10, 2004 Start-up revisits the idea of free open-source software--but at the expense of features. TAGS: Xandros, Linspire, desktop Linux, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, free version, open-source software, Linux seller, Web browser, server
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