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  • GPL3 welcomed by IBM, Red Hat, Novell, MySQL

    Sixteen years after releasing GPL2, Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation launched GPL3 over the weekend.

  • Flaws pop up in Linux kernel

    Linux users have been urged to fix a flaw in the core component of the open-source operating system, following the public release of code that could be used to crash Linux systems.

  • Novell's premium Linux taking Xen plunge

    Novell shone the spotlight on its new version flagship Linux product this week, touting a significant new feature to let a server run multiple operating systems simultaneously and thereby be used more efficiently.

  • Red Hat Aust claims Solaris on verge of eclipse

    The Red Hat 'Network' systems management tool is to gain the ability to manage software distribution and configuration for Solaris, with Red Hat claiming the features are the "the final nail in the coffin" for Sun's operating system. However the software could be four months away from release.

  • Sun slams brakes on Red Hat open source claims

    Sun Microsystems has responded to claims it is being left behind by an industry increasingly embracing the open source ethos by pointing out that a massive 420,000 people have applied for a licence to freely download and use Solaris 10 since it was released on January 31 this year.

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  • Desktop management: Solaris vs Novell

    The next time you hear either company making a big deal about how easy it is to manage their "nix-based" desktops, read the fine print.

  • The open source guide to the galaxy

    Could your business be paying for a proprietary program when an open source alternative exists? Take a look at our guide as we count down the most popular open source products.

  • Migration news: Windows to Linux, and vice versa

    Why did national radio broadcaster Austereo Group and consultancy Coffey International drop Linux for Windows? And why did soon-to-be-listed Wotif.com abandon Microsoft technologies for Red Hat and Oracle?

  • Access NT Terminal Server remotely with rdesktop, PXES

    Any utility that makes it easier for Linux clients to access Windows Terminal Server is worth a look, but there are two such utilities you can use with Windows NT/2000: rdesktop and PXES.

  • Open-source Visionary: Winning respect not a concern

    Red Hat's CTO claims future struggles for open source may involve political and political challenges in copyright law or digital rights management or intellectual property issues, rather than winning respect.

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Reviews (5)

  • StarOffice 6.0 Beta: for Win95, but not Mac

    The Linux, Windows and Solaris versions of StarOffice share file formats, finally making it available to most computer users. Like its predecessor, StarOffice 6.0 is a full-fledged office suite and won't cost a cent when you download it from the Net.

  • DAS the stuff: 5 RAID units tested

    It's affordable and easy to manage -- two qualities you rarely hear mentioned about storage. We test your RAID options.

  • Kicking Microsoft out of the office: 4 alternative suites tested

    Microsoft Office may be the standard, but there are a variety of competitors--old and new--that look like giving it a decent run for its money.

  • Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

    Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed­â€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

  • Network management and debugging

    Because networks increase the number of interdependencies among machines, they tend to magnify problems. As the saying goes, "Networking is when you can’t get any work done because of the failure of a machine you have never even heard of."

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