Two of the year's most user-friendly Linux distributions--SuSE Linux 8.1 and Red Hat Linux 8.0--have closed the gap between Windows and Linux. But which one should you choose?
German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.
Four Linux companies have joined forces to develop a common core version of the OS for businesses, but a local analyst doubts a unified approach is enough to encourage take-up by Australian businesses.
Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community.
Parts of the newest version of Red Hat's Linux software slipped onto the Internet Wednesday, nearly a week before the operating system's official release date, giving glimpses of a product with a new focus on mainstream computer users.
Red Hat's E-Commerce Suite contains all the tools necessary to quickly and easily allow companies to open an online store for their products or services. However it may not be suitable for large-scale e-commerce projects.
Four new versions of Linux have been certified to comply with guidelines set down by the Linux Standard Base.
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A new consortium aims to make Linux more usable for consumers - and draw the spotlight away from a business rival.
SuSE plans to announce in January an effort to bring the open-source Linux operating system to desktop computers, an attack on Microsoft that will be bolder than similar initiatives from Red Hat and Sun Microsystems.
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Another year has gone by--an eternity in software-development terms--and it's time once again for PC users to ask themselves: Is Linux ready for the desktop?
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Lindows 2.0 is like Baby Bear's porridge--it's just right. This new operating system isn't too hardcore for the average user, and it's nowhere near as expensive to buy and operate as Windows.
The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.
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