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NewsNegroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy
October 29, 2007 OLPC chairman says laptop project could not promote openness if it was closed to Microsoft. -
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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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Linux fans ready to burn rubber
May 24, 2007 The open-source operating system makes headway with Windows stalwart Dell and gets set for a high-speed plug this weekend. -
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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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Week in review: A virtual gold mine
August 17, 2007 VMware offering stands out during a rocky week, tech issues land in court, and Wi-Fi, everywhere, for free. -
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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 -
ReviewsUbuntu 7.04
Reviewed on July 12, 2007 Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly casual computer users and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications, such as iTunes. Still, this is a great leap forward for Linux with the mass audience. -
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Microsoft reaches out to Firefox developers
August 22, 2006 Invites open sourcers to participate in making sure that the browser will get along with Windows Vista. -
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Palm touts stability of Linux-based Treos
April 11, 2007 CEO says Linux-based operating system is due to appear on Palm Treo handsets by the end of this year. -
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Linux PCs: Customer service or lip service?
November 2, 2005 Despite much hype over Linux, finding a new home PC running the open-source operating system is no easy task. Photos: Looking for a Linux PC -
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MySQL database coming to Itanium 2
January 6, 2004 The popular open-source database is now available for the HP-UX operating system as well as for Linux running on Intel's 64-bit Itanium 2 chip. -
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Microsoft: No Office on Linux 'at this time'
October 5, 2005 Won't do the same for the open-source OS that it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says. -
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Oracle to finish Linux makeover this year
May 26, 2004 The database giant will finish switching its programmers to Linux by the end of the year--and now is the top database seller for the open-source operating system. -
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Getting the most out of open source
March 13, 2004 Knowledge@Wharton takes up the question of how open an open-source operating system can be and still survive in the commercial world. -
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Experts question Windows win in flaw tally
January 6, 2006 A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say. -
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AT&T looks into closing its Windows
October 5, 2004 A team of researchers is evaluating how Linux and Mac OS X stack up against Windows for internal use. -
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Novell launches test of open-source project
May 6, 2004 The company unveils a test release of Mono, an open-source version of Microsoft's .Net programming framework and tools that's designed for Linux and Unix. -
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'PearPC' looks to mix Apples and Wintel oranges
May 19, 2004 A new open-source program lets PCs built around chips from Intel and AMD emulate a computer running the Mac's PowerPC chip--bringing Mac-centric software to Microsoft-minded machines. -
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Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell
November 2, 2006 Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux -
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Novell offers faster virtualized Windows
February 12, 2007 Novell and Intel develop software that speeds Xen's ability to run Windows as a virtual machine.
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