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  • SuSE widens scope for desktop Linux

    Open-source software seller SuSE released on Monday a new desktop version of the Linux operating system aimed at corporate buyers.

  • KDE adds Safari feel to desktop Linux

    The KDE Project has released a significant update to its K Desktop Environment software that includes refinements to the Konqueror Web browser derived from a collaboration with Apple Computer's Safari browser team.

  • 2007: How was it for security?

    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

  • Munich fires up Linux at last

    Munich has started to migrate to Linux on the desktop -- a year later than planned.

  • Munich picks its Linux distro

    The City of Munich has chosen to migrate its 14,000 desktops to a free Linux distribution, rather than a commercial version of the open source operating system.

  • One city's move to open source

    In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

  • First OpenSolaris derivative in the wild

    The first operating system based on OpenSolaris has been released, days after Sun Microsystems freed the massive code base.

  • Experts: Sober time bomb under control

    The Sober attack expected later this week is unlikely to have much effect on company systems, antivirus experts predicted.

  • The 12-minute Windows heist

    There's a 50 percent chance your unprotected Windows PC will be compromised within 12 minutes of going online, says security vendor Sophos.

  • Tension mounts between OpenSolaris derivatives

    Rivalry between different derivatives of OpenSolaris has already begun, two weeks after Sun Microsystems' initial code release.

  • UnitedLinux working on desktop distribution

    Linux Expo: With version 1.0 of its server software on the way, the unified Linux group is also contemplating a desktop rollout. It may also bring in new members.

  • Ximian software gets SuSE support

    Novell has updated Ximian Desktop 2, its end-user software for Unix-based systems, adding more applications and tweaking the product for use with Novell's recently acquired SuSE Linux operating system.

  • Novell expands Netline alliance

    Novell has extended a partnership to sell software for email and other server functions from Netline Internet Service.

  • Jon Hall: Open source should be protected from 'looters'

    The open-source development community is an international treasure and should be protected as such, said veteran Linux advocate Jon "Maddog" Hall, in a talk in Birmingham that emphasised the role of open-source software outside the US.

  • Lindows bundles OS with free calling

    Lindows.com on Tuesday released a new version of its operating system meshed with Internet telephony technology created by company chief executive officer Michael Robertson.

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