Microsoft executive lauds open source, Jul 20, 2006

Microsoft is not viewed as an open source proponent, but a key executive said the company recognised its benefit and was becoming more open itself.

IBM has announced that its portfolio of middleware and systems platforms will support Novell's new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 offerings. The new SUSE Linux Enterprise offerings incorporate the open source Xen virtualization software to help businesses increase server utilization and lower management costs.

The Croatian government has decided to adopt a free software policy and move entirely to Open Source.

Do you think you know, I mean really know, where Linux is popular and where it's not? I did, and you know what? I was wrong. I found out, thanks to a new feature from Google: Google Trends.

Chipset manufacturer Texas Instruments has joined one of the mobile Linux alliances, in a further boost for the platform's development

"We love openSUSE, but we hate openSUSE's package management problems," Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, DesktopLinux.com's resident Linux curmudgeon, reports from his vacation. But there's good news: a fix is coming soon, he says.

A French start-up created to build autonomous, easily programmable, affordable humanoid robots has emerged from stealth mode. Aldebaran Robotics, of Paris, expects to ship its first product -- a humanoid household service robot running Linux -- in early 2007.

I have friends who believe SimplyMEPIS is the best Linux operating system for Windows refugees. Others swear by Xandros, especially their new Home Edition. You can get these or other Linux operating systems at many of the sites we've been talking about for schools, or check out LinuxWorld for other ideas.

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