January 30, 2006
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Corel Corp. may have given up on bringing WordPerfect to Linux, but that doesn’t mean Linux users have to give up on running WordPerfect on Linux. A reader recently wrote me to say, “One of the things that keeps me … Continue reading
December 9, 2005
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Mandriva Linux, known as Mandrakesoft eight months ago, has had quite a year. The Paris-based company believes it’s ready to bounce back into the race to capture international market share from competitors such as Red Hat and Novell. Only 18 … Continue reading
December 7, 2005
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Architects from two dozen desktop-oriented Linux projects converged in Portland, Ore. last weekend to collaborate on creating the best possible Linux desktop. To that end, the group launched the Portland Project, which aims to provide a common set of standards … Continue reading
December 5, 2005
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Some Linux distributions are more just clever tricks than anything useful. Take, oh I don’t know, the Free60 Project, which means to bring Linux to the Xbox 360 game console. Interesting to do? Sure, for those with a hackerish turn … Continue reading
November 10, 2005
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IBM, Sony Corp., Philips N.V. and Linux distributors Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. announced Thursday that the companies would be forming a new company—Open Invention Network—to share Linux patents without charging for royalties. OIN’s (Open Invention Network) plan will … Continue reading
October 28, 2005
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“The (Linux) desktop is like teenage sex. Everybody’s talking about it, but nobody’s doing it.” Is it? Is it really now? Putting aside that, while I don’t know what Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik’s teenage years were like, mine certainly … Continue reading