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  • Second-tier Linux makers release new products

    Mandriva and Ubuntu, two significant but second-tier versions of Linux, each released major updates on Thursday.

  • Consortium to push Debian to the fore

    A number of companies are working together to promote the commercial use of the Debian Linux distribution, in a consortium that is due to be announced at LinuxWorld in California next month.

  • Battle continues over true cost of Linux

    The majority of enterprises deploying Microsoft Windows Server 2003 believe it is as good, if not better, than Linux in terms of quality, performance and reliability, according to a survey published this week.

  • Fedora takes off as Red Hat declines

    The number of Web servers running Red Hat's free operating system Fedora has more than doubled over the last six months as the market share of the company's paid operating system steadily declines, according to a survey released on Monday.

  • Gates' interoperability claim 'is nonsense'

    Analyst group Ovum isn't convinced by Microsoft's latest weapon against Linux.

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  • Linux: The fork in the road

    Community developers claim the Linux Standards Base could be the perfect retort to fragmentation scare stories bandied about by critics of open source.

  • Time for the real facts

    Microsoft is banking on the power of peer reviews by parading a string of customers who dumped Linux for Windows but there's something amiss...

  • Linux vendors hit back at Ballmer's e-mail

    Novell and Mandrakesoft have accused Microsoft's chief executive of being selective with the facts in his latest e-mail attacking Linux.

  • Sun's novel idea

    Has the sun prematurely set on Sun Microsystems? The company has proposed buying Novell for its Linux business but this move reveals Sun's myopic view on how the IT world functions.

  • Linux vendors hit back at analyst report

    Linux vendors Debian, Red Hat, SuSE and Mandrakesoft have attacked a recent Forrester report that compared Microsoft's security with that of Linux.

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Reviews (18)

  • Mandriva Linux 2006

    Despite combining the heritage of Mandrakesoft and Connectiva, Mandriva is usually considered a second-tier Linux distribution. Nevertheless, the latest version, Mandriva Linux 2006, is well packaged and includes support for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.

  • Desktop Linux for small businesses

    Is your business ready to take the open-source plunge? We test five leading desktop Linux distributions and come up with one winner.

  • Mandrakelinux 10.1 PowerPack+

    It may lack the high profile of other Linux distributions, but Mandrakelinux 10.1 is one of the easiest to get to grips with -- if not the easiest of the lot. This new release also has lots to offer both novices and experts alike.

  • 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.

  • Nvidia updates Linux software

    The graphics chip leader releases new installation tools intended to make it easier for Linux users to update their video drivers.

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