IBM-Led Vendor Group Close To Linux Patent Deal, Sep 08, 2009

A group of companies with big stakes in the Linux operating system are close to acquiring 22 patents once owned by Microsoft in a likely bid to head off potential legal threats to the open-source operating system.

Google Chrome is beginning to look a lot more fleshed out than it was when it launched, though it's by no means perfect or even complete. But one year after the Windows version was released, public Linux and Mac builds still haven't been launched.

Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions, announced the availability of the fourth update to its Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 platform, providing the delivery of technology enhancements to customers via the company's subscription model.

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