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  • Linux services move into the mainstream

    As more companies and government departments deploy Linux-based servers and desktops, the market for specialist support services is beginning to hot up, according to IDC.

  • South Korean boost for Linux

    The South Korean government is to provide over AU$3.65m to government agencies to encourage them to adopt Linux and other open source software, according to reports.

  • Political reps line up for open source conference

    Representatives from three of Australia's major political parties are expected to detail their policies on open source, Linux and open standards at an industry group conference early next month.

  • Red Hat and Suse boosted by EU education

    The French Education Ministry is deploying thousands of Red Hat Linux-based servers while Germany is moving 40 percent of its university students to Suse Linux.

  • Microsoft denies role in Birmingham Linux flop

    Microsoft has insisted it did not slash its software prices to encourage Birmingham City Council to abort its Linux project.

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  • Novell CEO: We made Microsoft open up

    Speaking to the Novell boss at his company's annual BrainShare user conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, ZDNet.com.au's sister site, ZDNet.co.uk asked whether the Microsoft deal could actually be damaging in the long run and what effect a financial downturn could have on Novell's recent recovery.

  • Is mobile Linux ready for the enterprise?

    Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing?

  • Sandals and ponytail set cramp Linux

    The lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn.

  • Novell: Fighting the Microsoft FUD machine

    Former Ximian chief executive David Patrick, now a general manager at Novell, says the Office productivity suite is the key to breaking Microsoft's hold on the desktop.

  • The Linux developer lifestyle, exposed

    Are open-source devotees the bearded, sandal-wearing geeks that legend says they are?

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