Dell charges UK a premium for Linux PCs, Aug 10, 2007

UK users will have to pay a premium for Dell's Linux PCs, despite Dell's claim to the contrary.

From Wednesday, UK customers will be able to buy two desktop models with the Ubuntu Linux distribution.

Could Dell's embrace of Ubuntu Linux signal the start of a rush for PC manufacturers to offer open source operating systems on their machines?

Dell will not sell Linux PCs in the UK — at least for the time being.

IT professionals are being forced to adopt Microsoft's operating systems — even if they tell their PC supplier they want a system free of Microsoft software, ZDNet UK's research has revealed.

Birmingham City Council is mulling an extension to its open-source software deployment, which was criticised last year for falling short of expectations.

Steve Ballmer has reissued Microsoft's patent threat against Linux, warning open-source vendors that they must respect his company's intellectual property.

Nominations for the unpaid position of Debian Project Leader (DPL) opened last week. The successful candidate will take over from current incumbent Anthony Towns in April.

The release of the upcoming version of Debian may slip to March, according to one of the two release managers for the Linux distribution.

IT managers looking to build an open source-based networking infrastructure will shortly be able to get their hands on free software that handles a range of routing and security features.

The long-awaited next version of the Debian open-source operating system is most likely to be released in February, according to members of the Debian community.

The European Commission has issued a ringing endorsement of open source software, producing a confidence-boost for businesses considering the deployment of Linux and other free software.

The European Commission has issued a ringing endorsement of open source software, producing a confidence-boost for businesses considering the deployment of Linux and other free software.

The city of Amsterdam has become the latest high-profile public sector organisation to evaluate the potential of open-source software.

Red Hat has had something of a bumpy ride in the last two months. First, Oracle launched a competitive threat to the open-source supplier, then Microsoft inked a deal with Linux distributor Novell.

Microsoft has insisted it did not slash its software prices to encourage Birmingham City Council to abort its Linux project.

A publicly funded Linux project which cost UK taxpayers half-a-million pounds has flopped.

Red Hat moved quickly on Friday to pour cold water on Microsoft's partnership with Novell.

Hewlett-Packard claimed it is starting to see higher returns from open source contracts.

Linux developer and Red Hat veteran Alan Cox urges caution to those who think Linux security is foolproof