A Linux Island in a C:\ of Windows, Part 1, Jan 18, 2005

A new series on setting up a Linux VM on your workplace desktop to help make the switch to a pure Linux desktop.

Microsoft Corp. is lobbying Brazil's government to agree to a meeting between the company's chairman, Bill Gates, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the World Economic Forum next week, a Brazilian official said.

Tridgell to Focus on Leading Development Work for Samba Project That Provides Popular Drop-in Linux Replacement for Windows File and Print Servers

Red Hat is taking on rivals such as Novell with the latest version of its Linux distribution for businesses

A report claiming that the Linux kernel will be rewritten to avoid patent infringements has been termed "a bunch of nonsense" by a spokesperson for the Open Source Development Labs.

Linux administrators will be having a busy week after Red Hat, Novell SuSE and Mandrakesoft all released operating system patches.

Like a stone tossed onto the surface of a still river, mention Linux and Windows in the same breath around a bunch of IT guys, and the ripples carry on forever.

Unix vendor SCO Group Inc has filed a motion seeking to compel the deposition of IBM Corp chairman and CEO, Sam Palmisano, in its long-running contract infringement battle with the technology giant.

While IBM's move could help users get new open source products faster by removing development roadblocks, open source advocates and patent watchers ultimately would like to see companies such as IBM change their overall software patenting strategies.

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