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    In a change of heart, Novell has ceased distributing proprietary software modules such as 3D video drivers that plug into the Linux kernel.

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    Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?

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    So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.

  • MS Palladium: A must or a menace?

    Microsoft's upcoming Palladium architecture for 'Trusted Computing' may secure PCs, but it also threatens to turn people's computers into spies.

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