KDE talks up v3.4 of Linux desktop, Mar 21, 2005

The KDE Foundation last week rolled out the newest version of its open source desktop environment, KDE 3.4, with improvements in disabled accessibility top on the list.

To sellers of the open-source Linux operating system, though, there's nothing constructive about the giant's tactics. After Microsoft's settlements with Sun and Novell, Linux OS sellers are the only ones left with a vested interest in getting the specs they need for programs to communicate with Microsoft servers

If you're an IT manager, introducing Linux into your enterprise is a tough decision. Choosing to take the plunge at all is one thing, but facing the myriad choices is another.

Novell-owned SUSE is to hand out copies of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and documentation to independent software houses building software on the SUSE distribution of Linux.

"[Microsoft's] rivals -- IBM, HP and Oracle are being equally aggressive about pushing Linux and open source."

MontaVista, the world's largest vendor of Linux-based software for interconnected devices, announced the opening of their Taiwan branch yesterday.

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