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- KDE 4 uses less memory, Dec 16, 2007

KDEEven armed with better eye candy, the new KDE 4 interface claims to use 40 percent less memory than its earlier versions.
- Seagate releases workaround for Linux users, Dec 11, 2007
GeneralSeagate has issued a workaround for Linux users who want to use its Free Agent drives.
- Seagate snubs Linux, Dec 10, 2007
GeneralSEAGATE'S latest batch of drives, the ironically titled Free Agent series are not compatible with the Open Sauce operating system Linux.
- Skype collects Linux user data too, Aug 27, 2007
SecurityVoice over IP outfit Skype has been caught snooping on parts of your PC operation again.
- Court orders Linux geek to use Microsoft, Aug 24, 2007
LegalA court has ordered a pirate, and Linux user, to dump his favourite open sauce software and install Microsoft Windows instead.
- Torvalds still unconvinced by GPLv3, Aug 20, 2007
LinusLinus Torvalds says that the new Open Sauce licence, GPLv3 is now officially "not horrible" but not really for him or his Linux operating system.
- VMware 'uses a badly-hacked Linux kernel' - claim, Aug 18, 2007
Kernel[Christopher Helwig] claims that VMware uses a "badly hacked 2.4 kernel with a big binary blob hooked into it", giving a derived work of the Linux kernel that’s not legally redistributable.
- Microsoft goes to war against GPL V3, Jul 20, 2007
MicrosoftMicrosoft's promises not to sue over Linux technology does not apply to anything which comes out under the new GPL, v3.
- Dell says Linux is not for business, Jun 21, 2007
DellAccording to one poster on an Ubuntu forum, Dell refused to sell him an Ubuntu machine for his small, non-profit business.
- Linux gaming improves with Cedega 6.0, Apr 12, 2007
GamesTransgaming has released a new version of its Windows emulator the Cedega 6.0 which allows gamers to play proper games on their Linux machines.
- SCO forced to show hand, Mar 19, 2007
SCOAccording to Groklaw, 326 lines represents the "mountain of code" that SCO's CEO Darl McBride has been banging on about since 2003.
- Linux almost desktop ready, Mar 01, 2007
DistributionsAfter more than two years I have decided to put Linux to the test again to see if it is ready to become a home desktop yet.
- Vista is the last of the dinosaurs, Dec 05, 2006
MicrosoftPundits are starting to wonder if Microsoft will ever build another Vista.
- Mac OS fails to interest anyone, Sep 20, 2006
GeneralApple executives might be wondering what will happen to its operating system if Vista takes off, or Linux ever turns itself into a proper desktop.
- Oxfordshire County switches on Linux, Sep 07, 2006
GovernmentOxfordshire County Council has nearly finished its roll out of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM System x and IBM BladeCenter systems across more than 282 schools.
- Croatian government adopts free software policy, Jul 20, 2006
GovernmentThe Croatian government has decided to adopt a free software policy and move entirely to Open Source.
- Torvalds backs Linux overhaul, May 09, 2006
KernelThe brain behind the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, has backed calls for an overhaul of the 2.6 version.
- Sony explains everything about the PlayStation 3, Mar 16, 2006
EmbeddedThe HDD will be 60GB, be completely upgradeable, and support Linux OS. This is so that it can act as a home server and store entertainment files.
- Ballmer foils Linux plan, Dec 05, 2005
MicrosoftCEO Steve Ballmer managed to foil a plan by some Linux demonstrators to upset one of his speeches at the University of Massachusetts by showing up on time
- Linux goes ballistic, Nov 29, 2005
GovernmentLockheed Martin is planning to use a distribution of Linux for its United States Army Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program.


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