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  • Open source Net support not enough for business

    Businesses should not expect that the open source community will always provide it with the patches and fixes required to deliver business-grade application support, according to a panel of open source advocates speaking at CeBIT in Sydney.

  • Open source company prepares MS competition complaint

    An open source software company wants Australia's competition watchdog to force hardware vendors to offer PCs without a Microsoft OS pre-installed and force changes to a public education procurement process it claims is biased towards Redmond.

  • 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.

  • The real roadblocks to Linux in education

    In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.

  • Linux advocate takes another swipe at Windows TCO

    Linux provider Cybersource has updated its two year old study comparing the total cost of ownership (TCO) when using Microsoft's products against open source solutions - only to find that Linux is still cheaper.

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  • The real roadblocks to Linux in education

    In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

  • Most PC features not used in Australia

    A survey has revealed that more than half of all Australians with a home computer do not understand how to use all the functions offered by the device.

  • Security and open source software: An analysis.

    This article from Australian technology commentator Con Zymaris examines the security threat of open source software.

  • Anti-Linux response: The FUD-slinging continues

    Con Zymaris, CEO of Australian IT services company CyberSource, attempts to set the record straight over recent industry comments that his company is muddying the waters when it comes to determining the true cost of corporate open source deployment.

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