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Brazil's love of Linux
August 28, 2008
The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too.
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Canonical distributes Parallels via desktop update
February 6, 2008
Ubuntu users will get access to Parallels Workstation for Linux via the operating system's built-in update tool.
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Linux backer jumps ship
April 20, 2004
Microsoft hires the SuSE Linux salesman who got Munich to go open source instead of sticking with Windows. Also: Novell argues that open-source software will force Microsoft to innovate.
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India's Kerala state goes open source
June 29, 2007
Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress.
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Real to plug Windows media support into Linux
August 15, 2006
Will release open-source software that lets Windows video and audio format files play on a Linux computer.
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Vienna to softly embrace Linux
January 25, 2005
Open source wins another local-government convert, with soft migrations to Linux imminent within the Austrian capital.
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Massive Linux handout set for French schools
August 11, 2005
Local government finances project to distribute 64,000 packs of CDs with Linux and with free software for Windows and Mac OSes.
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Gates: Open source a great ad for Windows
June 28, 2004
Microsoft chair says it's great to have "a few design wins" by Linux and such in the news--it shows how much simpler Windows is.
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Thailand to get slimmed-down Windows
June 24, 2004
And the price is svelte, too: The Starter Edition will sell for just a fraction of what XP typically costs.
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Linux makes inroads into India
February 12, 2004
The open-source software is reaching further into government offices and major banks in the country, with seven new users of Oracle applications opting for Linux.
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HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source patent fight
July 20, 2004
Hewlett-Packard backs away from 2002 memo fearing its close ally was ready to sic lawyers on open-source software.
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At Microsoft, the yin and yang of Linux
August 12, 2005
What goes on in Redmond's Linux and Open Source Software Lab? Chief Bill Hilf is the one to ask. Photos: Microsoft's Linux lab
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Via gives away disk-scrubbing software
September 17, 2004
Taiwanese chipmaker dangles open-source software to lure in programmer interest.
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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.
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Dell offers an open-source PC
October 4, 2005
Dimension E510n1 is geared for customers who want to use open-source software such as Linux. Photo: Dell's open-source PC
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Munich's Linux migration slips to 2006
September 6, 2005
A plan to move 14,000 desktops from Windows has been delayed by a year, partly because of the need for an additional pilot phase.
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Austin tests desktop Linux waters
December 19, 2003
The Texas city is evaluating Linux and OpenOffice.org for desktops, the newest indication that open-source software is becoming a serious alternative to Microsoft products.
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Novell announces new Windows, Linux tools
March 19, 2004
The company touts management products for both Linux and Windows systems, as it tries to balance its proprietary and open-source software portfolios.
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Microsoft spins 'Halloween' memos
November 7, 1998
The giant posts a statement regarding the notorious leaked documents, which tout Linux as "best of breed" and a threat to Windows NT.
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Moving to Linux may not save money--yet
April 5, 2004
New research from The Yankee Group shows that wholesale migration to Linux software could cost some companies more than an upgrade to their Unix or Windows systems.
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