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    Trying to pick the most hyped tech ideas for 2003 leaves you spoiled for choice, but it sure gives you a good chance to sound off about things.

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    Although Linus Torvalds didn't meet a goal to release the upcoming version of the operating system in June, the Linux leader says a test version could come as soon as next week.

  • SCO claim reaches US$5 billion

    Linux antagonist SCO Group is seeking to add US$2 billion to its legal claim against computing giant IBM while changing the scope of the suit.

  • Survey: Linux programmers yawn at SCO

    A new survey has found that 73 percent of Linux programmers believe the SCO Group's legal attacks on the open-source operating system lack merit.

  • Industry group fights SCO with Linux education

    The Open Source Development Labs consortium is planning to fight intellectual property fears around Linux by teaching businesses how kernel development works.

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  • Torvalds: Linux 2.6 beta coming

    Although Linus Torvalds didn't meet a goal to release the upcoming version of the operating system in June, the Linux leader says a test version could come as soon as next week.

  • Torvalds wraps up work on Linux core

    Linus Torvalds has released the last update to the current Linux development kernel, and says he will now turn his attention to the next version of the operating system core.

  • Linux guru: Move quickly to new kernel

    The programmer in charge of the current version of the heart of Linux plans to curtail the adding of new features in order to encourage a move to the upcoming kernel, a decision that's irked some.

  • Linux gets renewed heart

    The latest version of the 2.4-series kernel for the open-source operating system is released amid controversy over components in the Linux code.

  • Torvalds: What, me worry?

    In this interview Linux's creator, Linus Torvalds, sounds off on the SCO lawsuit, patents and the future of Linux.

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  • Linux gets renewed heart

    Updated code for the heart of current Linux products was released Friday, in the first major revamp to the kernel since November.

  • The big boys of backup: 4 tape devices tested

    With ever-expanding amounts of data to back up, it's good to see backup media are keeping pace. We take a look at four tape backup options with more than 200GB capacity per tape.

  • D'oh and un-d'oh: 4 disaster recovery solutions

    Everyone needs backups, but how do you recover a server quickly? We look at some of the options available for snapshot backup and other disaster recovery techniques.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3: An overview

    One of the newest enterprise versions of Linux on the scene is Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 3-the latest version of Red Hat's industrial strength open source server. Here's a highlight of its most important features.

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