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    A Unix developer has discovered and fixed a filesystem bug in Berkeley Software Distribution, a widely used, open-source, Unix-like operating system, discovering in the process that the bug was at least 25 years old.

  • Vista still struggling as Linux finds its feet

    Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 percent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the operating system, according to a survey released this week. Furthermore, adoption of Linux continues to gather pace, with a particular emphasis on the desktop emerging.

  • Sun hopes Project Indiana will help OpenSolaris

    Sun Microsystems has revealed the outline of a project code-named Indiana, an effort to package up the OpenSolaris operating system into a convenient and usable "distribution" in the mould of Linux.

  • Microsoft lands first licensee in EU protocol program

    Microsoft announced on Thursday that it landed Quest Software as its first licensee in a protocol technology program formed following action by European antitrust regulators.

  • Sophos chief concedes Unix virus frustration

    Sophos' anti-virus chief, Jan Hruska, says the race to perfect "on-access" virus scanning technology for desktop versions of Linux and FreeBSD has the company's Unix security developers "tearing their hair out".

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  • Who wrote Linux?

    Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?

  • Why Linux is a desktop dud

    Software engineer Don Soegaard writes that the GNU/Linux community can shelve its ambitions to challenge Windows if it keeps failing to develop easier-to-use productivity tools for desktop users.

  • Why 64 bit is the 'new' catchword

    With chip makers chomping at the bit to update systems to create a 64-bit world, CIOs need to ask the tough question, "why?" This article provides compelling arguments for the switch.

  • Novell Linux Desktop 9

    If you manage a lot of corporate desktops, then Novell's Linux Desktop is well worth a look -- particularly if you're happy with ZENworks. Linux pricing and Novell's corporate-style support could make this a useful option for business.

  • Mandrakelinux 10.1 PowerPack+

    It may lack the high profile of other Linux distributions, but Mandrakelinux 10.1 is one of the easiest to get to grips with -- if not the easiest of the lot. This new release also has lots to offer both novices and experts alike.

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