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  • Red Hat CEO questions desktop's relevance in Linux debate

    Linux has achieved success on servers, but can it make a go of it on the desktop? Panelists at a technical conference Tuesday evening debated the question, with a Red Hat official wondering whether the issue is even relevant anymore.

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 released

    Novell has unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 with features and capabilities that reflect the company's controversial multiyear agreement with Microsoft.

  • BOM, Sun to build $30M supercomputer

    Amid rumours of Sun Microsystems being snapped up by IBM, the company has announced a whopping $30 million deal with Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) to build one of the largest high-performance computing environments in the southern hemisphere.

  • LogMeIn Linux support coming this year

    Hosted computer access and management application LogMeIn is planning to support Linux “this year” in response to growing demand for the platform.

  • Skype 4.0 adds better video, Linux update unclear

    Internet telephony software company Skype is pushing ahead with videoconferencing in a bigger way with the release of version 4.0 for Windows, but the company is yet to standardise its releases for Linux and Mac OS X.

  • Linux Foundation names new CTO

    The Linux Foundation has selected a new CTO, Ted Ts'o, who has been known as the first North American developer of the Linux kernel, the foundation said on Thursday.

  • Consortium launches Linux patent pool

    Open Invention Network, which buys patents related to the Linux operating system and licenses them royalty-free, Tuesday launched a program aimed at encouraging open-source developers to document information about their work so that it can be easily read and used by patent offices and lawyers.

  • Ubuntu 8.10 released, Kubuntu gets KDE4

    Canonical has updated its flagship Ubuntu Linux operating system to version 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” with the KDE-centric distribution, Kubuntu, the first to ship with KDE4 as the default desktop.

  • Lenovo servers debut with Windows, Linux support

    A recent decision by Lenovo to cut back sales of pre-installed Linux PCs has not altered the company’s commitment to offer operating system choice for its new server products launched this week.

  • Linux Standard Base boosts developer features

    A beta version of Linux Standard Base (LSB) 4.0 released this week adds developer features to technology intended to reconcile differences between Linux distributions, the Linux Foundation said.

  • Mandriva Linux 2009 released

    European software company Mandriva has released the 2009 update to its flagship Linux distribution, Mandriva Linux.

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