One of the oldest Unix user groups in the world -- the Australian Unix and Open Systems Users Group (AUUG) -- may be forced to close its doors due to declining membership.
In an effort to turn around its dwindling Unix revenue, SCO introduced a new version of its OpenServer product Wednesday in the US along with a new open-source-friendly attitude.
The Australian Unix and Open Systems Users Group (AUUG) has drawn in several key speakers for its second annual Australian Open Computing in Government conference.
video Novell's Chris Stone scoffs at the SCO Group's legal battle against Novell and other Linux users over Unix copyright claims.
ZDNet Australia and the Australian Unix and Open Systems User Group (AUUG) have had an interesting debate this week.
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Several organisations argue that SCO's shipment of a Linux product undermines its current attack on the operating system's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless.
video Novell's Chris Stone scoffs at the SCO Group's legal battle against Novell and other Linux users over Unix copyright claims.
Sophos' anti-virus chief, Jan Hruska, says the race to perfect "on-access" virus scanning technology for desktop versions of Linux and FreeBSD has the company's Unix security developers "tearing their hair out".
The future is anything but bright for proprietary Unix operating systems. According to a new report, flavours of Unix from the main vendors will lose out to Linux, and even Microsoft's emerging .Net.
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Microsoft's Windows Services for Unix will be most useful if you've already made the decision to switch platforms. This free download will also make life easier for Unix experts who need to use a Windows desktop system.
The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.
Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?
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