Firefox backers aim to 'destroy' IE with campaign, Apr 27, 2006

A group of self-titled "political activists" in Massachusetts has started an aggressive campaign to get browser users to switch from Microsoft's Internet Explorer to Mozilla's Firefox.

Dell in Europe and Mandriva will introduce a Latitude DX20 laptop using the Linux operating system.

As the speakers at this week’s fourth annual Linux Desktop Summit in San Diego looked out onto their audiences, they couldn’t help but notice that the number of attendees sporting T-shirts, sandals and bushy facial hair -- the stereotypical Linux movement diehards -- was much reduced from previous conferences.

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) reported April 27 on planned enhancements to Linux printing, wireless networking, and power management that it expects will spur the rapid adoption of Linux on the desktop.

Major open-source vendors on Monday called for financial companies to contribute more code to the open-source community.

Lehman said that open source should not be used for the parts of business processes that provide a "significant" competitive edge, or for vertical uses — such as specialised trading functions — but is worth considering for all other areas.

You don't have to rely on CDs or DVDs to install Linux; you can run a Linux installation routine directly over the Internet.

2.6.17-rc3 has been released today.
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