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  • Govt CIOs still misunderstand open source: Novell

    The problem with open source software is a lack of understanding, not a lack of support, according to a Novell executive who hit back at the CIOs from some of Australia's top government agencies.

  • Novell expands Netline alliance

    Novell has extended a partnership to sell software for email and other server functions from Netline Internet Service.

  • German railway on track with Linux migration

    The company running the German railway system has moved half of its servers to Linux, and expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of this year.

  • SuSE tailors Linux for Itanium

    German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.

  • Suse co-founder leaves Novell

    Suse cofounder and kernel team member Hubert Mantel has resigned from Novell, the server software company that acquired the German Linux company in 2004.

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  • Ximian software gets SuSE support

    Novell is integrating its two major Linux acquisitions, SuSE Linux and Ximian, in a move to bring enterprises back on board.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • High alert for open source?

    Lines from Unix's source code have been copied into the heart of Linux, sometimes exactly and sometimes in a modified form designed to disguise their origin, SCO Group Chief Executive Darl McBride said Thursday.

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  • SuSE tailors Linux for Itanium

    German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.

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