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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. TAGS: Brazil, open-source software, federal government, Latin America, Del.icio.us, Linux, Digg, desk, idea, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: pack, region, open-source software, Linux, project, student, school, CD, open source, Apple Macintosh, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: memo, open-source software, protocol, Linux, response, Microsoft Corp., document, open source, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Vienna, Debian, open-source software, productivity-application, Linux, OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, department, distribution, information technology, desktop computer, open source, Microsoft Office, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: SuSE Linux, open-source software, SuSE, India, Linux, open source, school, Red Hat Inc., training, desktop computer, leader, information technology, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Paris turns 175,000 kids on to open-source key plan

February 5, 2007 Aim is to give students easy access to "portable office" software suite designed to operate in Windows environment. TAGS: council, Paris, open-source software, open source, office, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Open-source PCs take a passage to India

November 16, 2005 Desktops pre-installed with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and other open-source applications will be sold in the country. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, open source, open-source software, vendor, India, Firefox, Linux, Microsoft Corp., PC, CD, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: In Africa, cost isn't the only thing

October 18, 2005 You can give people software for free, but they need to have the expertise to use it, Microsoft Nigeria manager says. TAGS: Africa, emerging market, expertise, open-source software, training, London, software company, Microsoft Corp., information technology, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Cheaper to patch--Windows or open source?

May 20, 2005 A Microsoft-funded study finds that companies saved money by using Windows database servers over open-source models. TAGS: patching tool, TCO, ROI, open source, Wipro Technologies, open-source software, Novell Inc., patch management, survey, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, database, server, security

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. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Novell Inc., Linux software, Linux, Linux computer, Windows Media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, open-source software, WMV, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., video

Is Microsoft playing well with others?

April 7, 2006 As it opens up to Linux and rival software, company faces deep skepticism over whether it's really changed its stripes. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, open source, open-source software, protocol, standards, Microsoft Corp., Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

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 TAGS: open source, Dell, open-source software, Linux, entertainment, Intel Pentium 4, Dell Inspiron, Intel Pentium, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

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 TAGS: Redmond, open-source software, Linux, lab, open source, Unix, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Free CDs spread open source in India

May 25, 2005 To encourage use of computers, government distributes CDs containing localized versions of popular open-source applications. TAGS: India, Bangalore, open source, CD, open-source software, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Lawyers ride shotgun for open source

February 1, 2005 A law center led by Eben Moglen and others will provide free services to developers who use open-source or free-software methods. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Samba, Open Source Risk Management, Free Software Foundation, open source, Linus Torvalds, lawyer, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., Linux, consortium, center, law, intellectual property, Unix, professor

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, shift, Linux, OpenOffice.org, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Zend brings PHP to Oracle's database

October 11, 2005 Zend Core for Oracle highlights one of the growing commercial uses of open-source PHP scripting language. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., PHP, Oracle Corp., scripting language, MySQL Database, CRM, open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., database, Unix, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Munich, migration, OpenOffice.org, department, Linux, OpenOffice, open-source software, city, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Ubuntu, OpenVZ, repository, workstation, Linux, distribution, open-source software, spokesman, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Critics: Microsoft server license snubs open source

January 28, 2005 Proposed server interoperability license--demanded by the EU--will shut the door on open-source software such as Samba, say critics. TAGS: Samba, Free Software Foundation, antitrust, license, European Union, open-source software, critic, server software, agreement, open source, server, copy, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows
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