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Linux : News : Linus Torvalds awarded the most influential executive
Posted: ( Sat 18th Dec 2004 05:43:03[PM] UTC )
CRN has placed Linus Torvalds on the top, for his contributions to Linux, which became an undeniable force over the past year.

Linux : News : What exactly are Microsoft's plans for Linux on Windows?
Posted: ( Sat 18th Dec 2004 05:16:19[PM] UTC )
A Linux developer -- he prefers to remain anonymous -- has told NewsForge he was recently contacted by Microsoft and invited to a job interview. He accepted, and during the interview he asked the obvious question: Why was Microsoft interested in hiring someone with strong Linux skills? The reply was that Microsoft is working on an emulator that will allow Windows users to run Unix.

Linux : News : Sybase releases 'first free production database for Linux'
Posted: ( Sun 12th Sep 2004 04:16:39[AM] UTC )
The database company is going head to head with PostgreSQL and MySQL with a free version of its ASE database for Linux.

Linux : News : IBM to launch Linux-only Power servers
Posted: ( Sun 12th Sep 2004 04:00:42[AM] UTC )
In an effort to vault its Power processors into more widespread use, IBM plans to announce Monday a new, inexpensive server line called OpenPower that can run just the Linux operating system, CNET News.com has learned.

Linux : News : Microsoft IS worried about Linux
Posted: ( Sun 12th Sep 2004 04:00:42[AM] UTC )
For the first time, the company offers a real assessment of the Linux threat in its annual report.

Linux : News : Linux guide designed for developing nations
Posted: ( Sun 12th Sep 2004 03:28:02[AM] UTC )
A United Nations-funded organization has produced a Linux desktop manual for novice PC users as part of an effort to encourage developing countries to use open-source software.

Linux : News : Cherry to launch keyboard for Linux users
Posted: ( Sun 12th Sep 2004 03:28:02[AM] UTC )
Linux users in German-speaking countries and the U.K. will have an opportunity to buy keyboards specially designed for the open source operating system in late September, when Cherry GmbH launches what the company claims is the world's first Linux keyboard.

Linux : News : Linux May Take Over Unix
Posted: ( Sun 12th Sep 2004 03:28:02[AM] UTC )
More and more state governments, educational institutions and corporates are exploring the possibility of adopting linux operating system, industry experts say.

Linux : News : ARM unveils multi-processor core with Linux SMP support
Posted: ( Thu 17th Jun 2004 04:12:41[PM] UTC )
ARM Ltd. will unveil a unique multi-processor core technology, capable of up to 4-way cache coherent symmetric multi-processing (SMP) running Linux.

Linux : News : Linux contributors face new rules
Posted: ( Thu 17th Jun 2004 04:12:41[PM] UTC )
Open Source Development Labs, which promotes adoption of Linux, said Monday it is putting in place a new system to better track and document changes to the operating system's kernel.

Linux : News : Oracle to finish Linux makeover this year
Posted: ( Thu 17th Jun 2004 04:12:41[PM] UTC )
Oracle will finish switching its 9,000-person in-house programming staff to Linux by the end of 2004, the database powerhouse said Wednesday.

Linux : News : Linux smartphone "killer app" ready for combat
Posted: ( Thu 17th Jun 2004 04:12:41[PM] UTC )
Linux appears ready to take on Microsoft and Symbian in the smartphone market, with Trolltech's launch this week of a mobile phone app stack delivering PDA-like features on feature-phone-level hardware. Qtopia Phone Edition supports keypad and touchscreen devices, and nearly any processor that can run Linux.

Linux : News : Q&A: Red Hat's Szulik sees desktop Linux take off
Posted: ( Mon 31st May 2004 05:18:27[PM] UTC )
Red Hat announced a new version of the Linux operating system software today: Red Hat Desktop, which has been designed for corporate use and will be a companion product to the company's current desktop offering, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS

Linux : News : Novell launches test of open-source project
Posted: ( Mon 31st May 2004 05:18:27[PM] UTC )
Novell has launched a test release of an open-source project that recreates Microsoft's .Net programming framework on Linux and Unix.

Linux : News : DaimlerChrysler: Dismiss SCO suit
Posted: ( Fri 30th Apr 2004 07:17:57[AM] UTC )
DaimlerChrysler has asked a judge to dismiss the SCO Group's lawsuit against the company, one of several high-profile cases that have entangled Linux in SCO's intellectual-property claims over Unix.