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    This year Apple attended Linux Expo for the first time to explain why Linux fans should take a look at its operating system.

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    As Apple prepares a coming-out party for Mac OS X at Macworld, a loose band of developers is struggling to port the OpenOffice suite to the OS.

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    Continuing his quest to live with Linux, columnist David Coursey finds a bunch of stuff he really likes, some other stuff that he can tolerate, and a few things that still have him scratching his head.

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    This year Apple attended Linux Expo for the first time to explain why Linux fans should take a look at its operating system.

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    The company is making a play to lure Unix and Linux users to its Mac OS X operating system. Will a windowing environment do the trick?

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    Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications.

  • Adobe ships Flash player for Linux

    Adobe Systems on Tuesday made good on a promise to release a Linux version of the latest Flash Player, software that lets Web browsers view multimedia information such as YouTube videos or animated advertisements.

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