Linux Online - News from Jan 17, 2006

News from Jan 17, 2006

Easing consumers into Linux, Jan 17, 2006

Kalibonca is packaging free Linux educational software on disks that let PC owners bypass the Windows operating system.

Taiwanese parliament votes against Microsoft, Jan 17, 2006

Taiwan's parliament has voted to end its dependence on Microsoft software, demanding that the government reduce purchases from the software giant by 25 percent this year.

Study: 40 percent of Irish companies choose open source, Jan 17, 2006

More than 40 percent of organizations in Ireland will use some form of open-source software in 2006, according to a study by iReach, a research company in Dublin.

Microsoft Puts Open-Source Integration to the Test, Jan 17, 2006

Expect to see a lot more interoperability work between Microsoft Corp. and some of its open-source competitors over the next year—like the agreement struck with JBoss Inc.

Free software wins out in embargoed Syria, Jan 17, 2006

Anas Tawileh is based in Cardiff, Wales. But he's doing an unbelievable job in promoting free and open source software in his home country, Syria.

World's second Linux int'l standard testing lab settles in China, Jan 17, 2006

The world's second Linux international standard testing lab was set up in China's capital of Beijing on Friday.

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