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Novell's purchase of Ximian could be the sign of new life for the network software company. We look at the effect of this Novell/Linux relationship and how it could change Novell's fortunes.
The lawsuit filed against IBM by SCO is a stalking-horse for a deeper struggle between proprietary and open-source software.
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Sun Microsystems plans to release the second version of its Java Desktop System, the server maker's version of Linux for desktop computers.
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