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2007 02 28

Ubuntu 7.04 to Have Compiz Preinstalled, Ian Murdock Uses Ubuntu GNU/Linux

Wikipedia Founder Cites Linux as Open Source Success Story

Windows Trojans Leak into Blogs

UK IT Chiefs Prepared to Ditch Microsoft Office (and Choose an ODF Life)

Organisational Issues at Microsoft Continue

Here's a Reason to Use Linux in Germany

British Government is Still Against 'Pure' Software Patents

Microsoft Schools are Apparently a Flop

Big Deals for Linux/Open Source Databases

Sun Microsystems Gets Cozy with the Free Software Foundation

Fedora 7 Test 1 Live CD, New Mutagenix, Thai Linux (LinuxTLE 8.0) Released

Iran Seeks Investment in Linux

Edubuntu Linux Brought to Schools; Ubuntu Could Adopt New Installation Method

Almost $2 Billion Spent on Funding of (Free/Libre) Open Source

Linux Eye Candy Improves Usability: Drag-and-drop Example

Myth: Linux is Bad for the Economy

Microsoft Admits Being Left Behind

Review of Vector Linux, PlayStation 3 Yellow Dog Linux

The Latest Proprietary Software from Microsoft Said to Be "A Nightmare"

Windows Incompatible with Its Own Documentation

Microsoft Says It Will Stop Piracy, But Does the Opposite (Leniency)

Open Source Gives the User Ownership of Software and Data

More OSS Deploments in the Enterprise

Breaking Evil Myths: Linux Users Can't Play; Can't Run Windows Applications

AT&T Cable Television Rollout Ruined by Microsoft Glitches

PlayStation Has Sold Almost 2 Million Units in North America Despite Shortages

ZDNet Covers Ubuntu Linux, Misconceptions Battled

AMD and ATI Release First Chipset to Fight the Unethical 'Microsoft of Hardware'

Windows Vista with a Few Apps = 905 MB of RAM

The Constant Obssession with Security... Not in the Linux World

Music Industry Still Plays Hardball with Customer

KDE Project Gets Large Funding Patron

Microsoft Uses Typos to Generate Revenue and Boost Market Share

Thoughts On Dell's Linux 'Hoax'

MP Criticises UK Government for Stifling Open Source Software

Lobbying in Washington Aimed to End US Software Patent Nonesense

Linux Can Help the Environment, Reduce Waste

Microsoft Acknowledges That Linux is Not Going Away

Victorian Government Departments Prefer Open Source Software

Women's Linux Users Group Set Up in New Zealand

Linux Doesn't Meed to Conquer Desktop Because the Desktop Becomes Passe

Sabayon Linux Scores 5 out of 5

Microsoft's Dirty Trick Could Users to Wine, Hurt Windows

Man Upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows XP

New XBox 360 Vulnerability; Latest WGA Cr4cked

Yet Another Site Names Vista a "Downgrade"

State of California Could Say Goodbye to Microsoft Proprietary Formats

US May Fix Broken Patent System

Op-Ed: Linux Avalanche on the Way

Linux Going Mainstream as More People Try It