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    Monday was the last day on which Windows XP will be sold as a boxed product or licensed to PC manufacturers.

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    Australian open source lawyer Brendan Scott says the next version of the GNU General Public License (GPL) should be made clearer and include legal terms relevant to jurisdictions like Australia.

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    It took Red Hat 16 months to produce the newest version of its US$2,499 premium Linux product, but a group of programmers only two weeks to release a free clone.

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  • IPv6: time to change?

    Keeping the current version of Internet Protocol, the world will run out of IP addresses by 2007. So is it time to move to IPv6? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • What Linux can learn from Windows

    The Linux community could benefit by taking a page from Microsoft's security playbook, says CNET News.com's Robert Lemos.

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    Computing appliances promise simplicity, but do they deliver? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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Reviews (6)

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    A hacker group specializing in software for Microsoft's Xbox has announced the release of the first full version of Linux for the game console.

  • How not to be seen

    In a world where the spies have unparalleled access to our everyday lives, there are some simple ways to make them earn their pay.

  • UPS for all seasons: 6 appliances tested

    Suffering from blackouts, brownouts, or sags? How about bushfires, floods, or cyclones? Then maybe you need a UPS. We review six UPS appliances.

  • Tech Guide: Intel overclocking

    Why overclock a processor? We examine why you'd want to overclock a CPU and how to do it for the Intel Celeron and P4 processors.

  • Vertical PDAs: On the road again

    The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two— Palm OS or Pocket PC—but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what’s coming up soon.

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