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News from Oct 06, 2005

Google formally declares war on Microsoft, Oct 06, 2005

Google has confirmed that it will launch free spreadsheet and word-processing software online and take on Microsoft in one of its biggest markets.

Kernel release: 2.6.14-rc3-git6, Oct 06, 2005

2.6.14-rc3-git6 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 2
Files changed: 166
Files removed: 0

Why is the Deputy President signing deals with Microsoft?, Oct 06, 2005

...South Africa's second-in-command (our deputy president) is signing deals with Microsoft's number two and yet the South African government has a Cabinet-level strategy to use free and open source software.

No Office on Linux 'at this time', Oct 06, 2005

Microsoft may have opted to port Office to the Mac but it has no plans to do the same for Linux even if the open source OS overtakes the Apple platform

How Dell repels attempts to buy its 'open source' PC, Oct 06, 2005

Dell this week received much praise for releasing a new version of its "open source" PC. The computer fits into Dell's n Series range of Windows-less systems. These ship with a copy of FreeDOS in the packaging material - but not installed on the PC - which is apparently a bizarre concession to Microsoft.

Read Microsoft's Linux reports, says Novell, Oct 06, 2005

Windows and Unix users evaluating Linux should read all studies on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), even those from Microsoft, according to Linux champion Novell.

Nokia Linux Internet Tablet Delayed, Oct 06, 2005

Nokia's Internet Tablet has been delayed due to software issues, the mobile phone maker told the Reuters on Wednesday.

Microsoft's Linux-related patents rejected, Oct 06, 2005

The U.S. Patent Office has rejected two Microsoft patents over the FAT file format, but the software maker said Wednesday that it's not ready to give up its battle to protect its widely used method for storing data.

Japan aims to boost state use of free Linux software, Oct 06, 2005

Japan aims to switch some government computers to the free Linux operating system and reduce its dependence on Microsoft Windows.

Microsoft gets on the grid, Oct 06, 2005

Looking to blunt the success of Linux in high-performance computing, Microsoft is ramping up its commitment to make Windows a better fit for data-intensive computing grids.

Cape Town reaps OSS benefit, Oct 06, 2005

The move to Linux is saving the City of Cape Town R200 000 on hardware maintenance alone and has improved scalability and performance, as the city drops IBM AIX in favour of Novell Suse Linux on HP servers for its Oracle back-end databases

Linux players back LSB standards initiative to improve compatibility, Oct 06, 2005

The open source community is collaborating on a set of binary standards that will increase compatibility among Linux systems, through a project called Linux Standard Base (LSB).

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