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The launch of the latest edition of the Gnome desktop software for Linux and Unix operating systems marks a new attitude among its developers: Integration is key.
Linux users can now run Office XP on Linux following the release of a commercial application that allows the package to run on the open source operating system.
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The launch of the latest edition of the Gnome desktop software for Linux and Unix operating systems marks a new attitude among its developers: Integration is key.
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