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  • LindowsOS: What to expect

    Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com is hoping the LindowsOS will be the breakthrough product that will finally bring Linux into homes and the enterprise.

  • Fighting FUD with FUD

    The total cost of the unending Linux-Windows argument is a great big headache--this latest attempt leaves us none the wiser.

  • The Linux/Windows combo: Making it work

    The Linux open source operating system is one of the solutions being considered by managers, particularly for use on the server side of the IT department. Here are five free resources you can use to learn about and experiment with Linux, all from the privacy of your own PC.

  • Linux vs Windows desktop media madness

    Recent media coverage has roundly dismissed desktop Linux on the grounds that "Microsoft is invincible." This column looks at why Linux has a tough time getting favourable coverage in the mainstream media, and how a bunch of "Volunteer Linux PR Firemen" are working to change that.

  • Anti-Linux response: The FUD-slinging continues

    Con Zymaris, CEO of Australian IT services company CyberSource, attempts to set the record straight over recent industry comments that his company is muddying the waters when it comes to determining the true cost of corporate open source deployment.

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  • LindowsOS: What to expect

    Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com is hoping the LindowsOS will be the breakthrough product that will finally bring Linux into homes and the enterprise.

  • Fighting FUD with FUD

    The total cost of the unending Linux-Windows argument is a great big headache--this latest attempt leaves us none the wiser.

  • The secrets of open source security

    The Linux vs. Windows security debate is a contest of examples, which stand in place of the concepts that comprise a larger, more fundamental question of what the security benefits and detriments are for the open source and closed source development models.

  • Anti-Linux response: The FUD-slinging continues

    Con Zymaris, CEO of Australian IT services company CyberSource, attempts to set the record straight over recent industry comments that his company is muddying the waters when it comes to determining the true cost of corporate open source deployment.

  • Linux TCO edge: Lower labour costs

    The question of whether Linux's total cost of ownership (TCO) is lower than that of Windows or other operating systems continues to inspire fierce debates amongst IT professionals.

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