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    MandrakeSoft has released the latest version of its Linux software, code-named Dolphin.

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    A federal judge in Seattle refused Wednesday a request by software maker Lindows to toss out Microsoft's trademark case against it, paving the way for an April trial.

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    2002 was a good year for the open-source movement, with increasing adoption in the enterprise sector.

  • It's reality check time for Lindows

    Lindows.com, the operating system maker, is being forced to re-evaluate its strategy to lure the average consumer away from Windows. The company has increasingly moved away from its original claim to fame--running popular Windows applications on a non-Microsoft platform.

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    MandrakeSoft has released the latest version of its Linux software, code-named Dolphin.

  • Linux continues desktop march

    The good news for Linux as an operating system for the desktop--as opposed to the server--is that it is set to become number two after Windows in the next year or so.

  • Penguin Power 2002

    2002 was a good year for the open-source movement, with increasing adoption in the enterprise sector.

  • Who's afraid of the $200 Linux PC?

    Cheap PCs with a Linux operating system seem to have hit the users' sweet spots, with taking the plunge into the alternate OS not nearly as hard as users had thought.

  • It's reality check time for Lindows

    Lindows.com, the operating system maker, is being forced to re-evaluate its strategy to lure the average consumer away from Windows. The company has increasingly moved away from its original claim to fame--running popular Windows applications on a non-Microsoft platform.

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    Lindows.com, maker of a Linux-based operating system originally designed to run popular Windows programs, is offering PC makers a flat-rate licensing plan for its OS, in contrast to the per-unit fees charged by Microsoft and others.

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    Can you really trust what a salesman tells you? Get the essential information before you enter the store. ZDNet partner Consumer Reports magazine brings you tips on buying everything from DVD players to cordless phones.

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