Stung by IBM's high profile in the Linux market, Compaq has rolled out migration tools and other initiatives to win over users of the operating system.
The Australian arm of IT services multinational Unisys has placed an advertisement for an evangelist to plug open source software locally, with a potential pay packet of AU$250,000 per year.
Following some frosty responses to Microsoft's controversial patent deal with Novell last year, the software maker has begun a more aggressive attempt to persuade open-source software companies to license its know-how.
Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux.
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The consultants that rolled out one of Australia's biggest known Linux desktop project are set to take on the big boys.
Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux.
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
Industry watchers claim Sun Microsystems is playing a dangerous game with its decision to position Solaris as open source -- a move which will see it go head to head with Linux.
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Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik sees potential for open source in overseas markets, but obstacles include Microsoft.
On this week's Club Builder we look at some local scientists who have made a break through in fibre throughput, a group of local lads win big in Paris and we hand out our first Honesty Award.
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