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  • India leader advocates open source

    The President of India added to a growing foreign-relations headache for Microsoft with a speech in which he advocated broader adoption of open-source software.

  • Unix pioneer an open-source killjoy?

    Bill Joy, Sun's chief scientist and a pioneer in designing Unix, has voiced doubts about Linux's open-source underpinnings.

  • Did SCO open Unix source code?

    Several organizations argue that SCO Group's shipment of a Linux product undermines its current attack on the operating system's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless.

  • One city's move to open source

    In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

  • SCO actions prompt Linux warning

    Analyst firm Gartner has recommended that customers minimise their use of Linux on important systems because of questions resulting from SCO Group's warnings about legal liability.

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  • Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft

    Linux seller Red Hat has announced its first version of the open-source operating system for desktop computers, taking direct aim at Microsoft. Additional reading: Open Source Resource Centre

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

  • SuSE widens scope for desktop Linux

    The software maker introduces a version of Linux aimed at enterprise customers, hoping to move the open-source software beyond servers and low-cost PCs.

  • Did SCO open Unix source code?

    Several organisations argue that SCO's shipment of a Linux product undermines its current attack on the operating system's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless.

  • Unix pioneer an open-source killjoy?

    Bill Joy, Sun's chief scientist and a pioneer in designing Unix, has voiced doubts about Linux's open-source underpinnings.

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