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  • Suspicions fade over Linux trademark move

    Linux Australia (LA) has moved to reassure the community that letters sent out by a lawyer acting on behalf of Linus Torvalds are part of a legitimate process to ensure the open source software's creator maintains control of the 'Linux' trademark.

  • Torvalds in renewed Aust Linux trademark push

    A lawyer acting on behalf of Linus Torvalds has written to Australian Linux vendors asking them to relinquish any legal claim to the name Linux and purchase a licence for its use from the worldwide trademark owner.

  • Fresh faces for local open-source body

    Australia's peak open source body has fresh faces on its board and a renewed focus: the public sector.

  • Small Linux players show who's boss

    Two relative newcomers awarded places on the New South Wales government's panel of preferred open-source suppliers have denied their appointments are a token gesture.

  • Sun ramps up Mad Hatter push

    Sun Microsystems has opened a test facility dedicated to its open source alternatives to Microsoft's office productivity software set ramping up its attempt to loosen the software titan's grip on the enterprise desktop.

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