The KDE Project has released a significant update to its K Desktop Environment software that includes refinements to the Konqueror Web browser derived from a collaboration with Apple Computer's Safari browser team.
KDE, one of the major interfaces designed to make Linux slick looking and easier to use, has been upgraded, an effort that includes the first results of work funded by the German government.
Barring any last-minute surprises, the Firefox Web browser on Tuesday in the US will turn 1.0.
Novell has updated Ximian Desktop 2, its end-user software for Unix-based systems, adding more applications and tweaking the product for use with Novell's recently acquired SuSE Linux operating system.
Bergen, Norway, has opted to replace Windows and Unix machines with Linux on servers for its schools and city databases, and could later put the open-source operating system on desktop machines.
Novell is integrating its two major Linux acquisitions, SuSE Linux and Ximian, in a move to bring enterprises back on board.
Bill Joy, Sun's chief scientist and a pioneer in designing Unix, has voiced doubts about Linux's open-source underpinnings.
A major upgrade to the Linux graphical user environment includes faster-running applications and a Web browser improved with help from Apple's Safari.
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