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News from Dec 09, 2004

OpenOffice.org goes Swahili, Dec 09, 2004

Jambo OpenOffice.org 1.1.3, the first version of OpenOffice to support the Swahili language, was released on Saturday.

KDE 3.3.2 Released, Dec 09, 2004

The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.3.2, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes.

Linux on the rise as messaging platform, Dec 09, 2004

If its manufacturers can guarantee uninterrupted service, Linux could gain traction in the enterprise as a messaging platform within the next two years, according to a recent survey.

An open letter from PalmSource to the Linux community, Dec 09, 2004

Today we at PalmSource announced we're going to extend Palm OS to run on top of Linux. We've written this letter to explain what we're doing and not doing, why we're doing it, and how we're doing it. We'll also answer some likely questions.

Virus attacks prompt Linux switch, Dec 09, 2004

Faced with a growing number of viruses hitting his network, small businessman Ralph Piche decided to switch to a Linux-based operating system for his desktop, rather than upgrade to the latest Windows offering.

Penguin Computing Introduces Linux-Optimized Blade Server, Dec 09, 2004

Penguin Computing, a leading provider of highly scalable Linux server and cluster solutions, today introduced its new blade server, BladeRunner.

Lenovo Joins in Linux Push, Dec 09, 2004

China's top PC maker Lenovo and Guangdong Linux technology service center have announced that they have arrived at an agreement to construct a joint laboratory for driving Linux application and development.

Xandros Steps Up Security in New Desktop Linux, Dec 09, 2004

Linux desktop vendor Xandros Inc. on Wednesday released the latest version of its flagship operating system, Xandros Desktop Operating System 3.0.

Linux users warned over GNOME attack, Dec 09, 2004

A graphics-handling based security flaw has been exposed in GNOME desktop environment, which could allow machines to be compromised if security experts are to be believed

Administration of Spanish region to use Linux for its health care system, Dec 09, 2004

In the next four years the giant US computer group IBM will help the Spanish autonomous region of Extremadura migrate the procedures (business and otherwise) related to its health-care system to Linux-based solutions.

Linux Kernel maintainer 'barred' from patents meeting, Dec 09, 2004

Alan Cox, sometime maintainer of the Linux kernel and well-known open-source advocate, is among those effectively persona non grata at the UK Patent and Trademarks Office (PTO) public meeting on software patents next week.

Skills Shortage Could Mean Growing Pains for Open Source, Dec 09, 2004

Industry analysts say the fastest growing operating system in the world -- Linux -- could be experiencing growing pains as growth outpaces the supply of IT professionals with expertise in this area.
"Linux is increasing its market share so rapidly that, in consequence, some companies find it difficult to secure the resources to handle Linux development and installation," Bob McDowall, a practice leader at Bloor Research in the United Kingdom, wrote this week at IT-analysis.com.

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