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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, Digg, Linux, desk, idea, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

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

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

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

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, Linux, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

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 software, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patent case stirs software export fears

February 21, 2007 In unlikely combination, U.S. government and advocates of free and open-source software are backing Microsoft in patent spat with AT&T. TAGS: American Software, AT&T Corp., open-source software, patent, U.S., tax, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft and SugarCRM partner on open source

February 14, 2006 Partnership is expected to boost interoperability and reveals an ever-increasing cooperative attitude on open source. TAGS: SugarCRM, open source, interoperability, open-source software, collaboration, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., server, 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

Week in review: Apple shapes up with Boot Camp

April 7, 2006 As the Mac maker gets its XP-on-Mac app up and running, Microsoft makes nice with open source. TAGS: Apple Boot Camp, General Motors, SUV, Week in review, Mac maker, Apple Computer, open-source software, Linux, open source, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat

November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too. TAGS: Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Rick Sherlund, Steve Ballmer, SuSE, open source, open-source community, open-source software, Linux, agreement, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

LinuxWorld revs up

August 17, 2006 special coverage The San Francisco conference spotlights trends in open source, from servers to cell phones and Windows media support. TAGS: margin, LinuxWorld, open source, XenSource Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, Linux, open-source software, Java, blog, San Francisco, IBM Corp., Windows Media, server, operating system
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