Dell gives desktop Linux its "full attention", Feb 21, 2007

In an attempt to boost its sagging fortunes, Dell, one of the leading PC makers in America, recently launched the Dell Idea Storm website to solicit ideas on how to get Dell back to the top. The most popular idea so far? Desktops with pre-installed Linux.

Three months after promising to jointly develop business software that combines Windows and Linux, Microsoft and Novell are getting specific about the projects they plan to tackle. They'll focus on facilitating server virtualization, Web services implementations, directory and identity interoperability, and document format compatibility.

Ian Murdock, the chief technology officer of the recently formed Linux Foundation is set to address a group of Microsoft employees on February 20.

Organisations such as the newly formed Open Solutions Alliance (OSA) face considerable challenges in their efforts to promote the improved integration of open source business systems, experts have warned.

The Mono Project on Feb. 20 announced that it has developed a Visual Basic compiler that will enable software developers who use Microsoft Visual Basic to run their applications on any platform that supports Mono, such as Linux, without any code modifications.

2.6.21-rc1 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.

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