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  • Windows Server reliability crashes in 2007

    The downtime experienced by Windows Server 2003 increased 25 percent to nine hours per server per year, while the reliability of mainstream server-based Linux distributions improved significantly, according to a Yankee Group survey.

  • Linux, Unix 'had more vulnerabilities than Windows'

    The US government has reported that fewer vulnerabilities were found in Windows than in Linux/Unix operating systems in 2005.

  • Debian trademark policy under question

    The leader of the Debian Linux distribution has called for changes to be made to the open-source project's trademark policy, to ensure it has the appropriate level of protection against legal challenges.

  • Reconsidering Linux

    Open-source veteran Ian Murdock says it's time to view Linux less as a product and more as a set of components or a process.

  • SCO Australia launches Linux licences, downplays legal threat

    The SCO Group plans to soft-pedal threats of lawsuits against Australian and New Zealand companies who use Linux when it starts marketing licences to secure revenues for use of the open source software.

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  • Linux: Post-installation tips

    Ten things to prepare the OS for day-to-day use.

  • Reconsidering Linux

    Open-source veteran Ian Murdock says it's time to view Linux less as a product and more as a set of components or a process.

  • Sun's Schwartz living a Linux nightmare

    At a time when Sun must vie for the attention of IT buyers bombarded by Red Hat, SuSE, Microsoft, IBM and HP, the company knows that it must tap the galvanising force of GNU/Linux rather than offend those who subscribe to it.

  • The maturing of Linux management

    Linux is sought to save money and add flexibility. However, improperly addressing support and management needs will negate such benefits, says Meta Group.

  • Mimic DOS commands in Linux

    You can take advantage of the flexibility inherent in the Linux command shell and create scripts that allow you to emulate DOS commands in a Linux environment.

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Reviews (20)

  • Mandrake Linux PowerPack Edition 9.1

    Mandrake Linux 9.1 is Linux all grown-up, with easy installation, tons of bundled apps, and pretty fonts, too.

  • SCO vs the Linux world...What's a Linux user to do?

    Commentary: SCO's lawsuit against IBM has sparked controversy in the open-source world - here are some things for Linux users to consider.

  • Why Linux is a desktop dud

    Software engineer Don Soegaard writes that the GNU/Linux community can shelve its ambitions to challenge Windows if it keeps failing to develop easier-to-use productivity tools for desktop users.

  • Love on Linux

    Q&A: In his first interview since the UnitedLinux announcement, Caldera CEO Ransom Love explains how the project will work, and why Red Hat is not the competition, but in fact is a red herring.

  • Apple pitches Mac OS X to Linux fans

    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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