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Linspire releases Freespire 2.0 Linux — Aug. 08, 2007 —

Linspire, developer of the Linspire commercial and Freespire community desktop Linux distributions, and CNR.com, a free Linux software delivery service, announced on August 8 the immediate availability of the controversial Freespire 2.0 distribution -- the Linux distribution that embraces proprietary software. ...

Linux desktop revolution — Aug. 07, 2007 —

Opinion -- Dell and Ubuntu fired the first shots. Together, they delivered the first mainstream consumer Linux desktops and laptops. Then, on Aug. 6, Novell and Lenovo blew open the business laptop market ...

Novell Wins Linux Desktop Pre-Load Dell Deal — Aug. 07, 2007 — SAN FRANCISCO -- In his LinuxWorld keynote speech August 7th, Dell CTO Kevin Kettler announced that Dell would be offering Novell's SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) in China as a pre-load on Dell systems. ...

OpenSUSE 10.3 Beta 1 released — Aug. 07, 2007 —

SAN FRANCISCO -- The OpenSUSE project celebrated its second birthday on Aug. 7 by making the first beta of OpenSUSE 10.3 available at the LinuxWorld trade show here. OpenSUSE 10.3 is a bleeding-edge Linux operating system based on Linux kernel 2.6.22.1 ...

Dell brings Ubuntu Linux desktops to Europe — Aug. 07, 2007 — SAN FRANCISCO -- On Aug. 7 at LinuxWorld in San Francisco, Dell and Canonical announced that Dell would start selling Ubuntu-powered consumer PCs in Europe on Aug. 8. ...

Wyse adds SUSE Linux to its thin clients — Aug. 06, 2007 — Wyse has announced plans to support Novell's thin-client Linux OS in "next-generation" products. Wyse says the deal will offer greater flexibility to its customers, especially those wishing to standardize on SUSE Linux throughout the enterprise. Read this article by Henry Kingman on LinuxDevices.com, here. ...

Lenovo to offer SUSE Linux Preload on ThinkPad Notebooks — Aug. 06, 2007 — SAN FRANCISCO -- Dell and Ubuntu broke the barrier for major vendors to preload consumer desktop Linux, and now Lenovo and Novell have shattered the wall for Linux-powered business desktops. ...

Shuttleworth: Microsoft fracturing the open-source community — Aug. 06, 2007 — Microsoft has succeeded in fracturing the Linux and open-source community with the patent indemnity agreements it has entered into with several prominent vendors, Ubuntu leader and Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth told eWEEK. ...

Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony resigns — Aug. 05, 2007 —

In an interview today with Linux-Watch, controversial Linux leader Kevin Carmony confirmed rumors that he had resigned as CEO of desktop Linux vendor Linspire on July 31. Read the article by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols at Linux-Watch, here....

Red Hat Global Desktop delayed — Aug. 03, 2007 —

Red Hat confirmed on Aug. 3 that it would be delaying the release of the newest member of its desktop Linux family, Red Hat Global Desktop, because the company is seeking to provide certain multimedia codecs. ...

What do you want to hear from Dell about its Linux plans? — Aug. 03, 2007 — In an unusual move, Dell is asking its users what they want Dell CTO Kevin Kettler to talk about at next week's LinuxWorld trade show at San Francisco's Moscone Center. ...

MEPIS begins return to Debian Linux with alpha release — Aug. 02, 2007 —

As expected, Warren Woodford of MEPIS Linux has announced that the next version of SimplyMEPIS 6.9.51 will be based on Debian Linux instead of Ubuntu. ...

Mass. surrenders to Microsoft's Open XML push — Aug. 02, 2007 — The only thing that's surprising today, Aug. 2, is that the Chicago Cubs are leading, albeit by mere percentage points, the National League Central. In Massachusetts, however, the Red Sox continue to lead the American League East and the state government has rolled over for Microsoft's so-called standard: Open XML. ...

Open-source browser targets Linux desktops, gadgets — Aug. 02, 2007 — A newly released open-source browser targets Linux desktops and Linux-powered gadgets. The "Origyn Web Browser" (OWB) is based on the open-source WebKit Web browser engine, the same technology that powers Apple's Safari. Read an introduction to OWB at LinuxDevices.com, here....

Mass. gives Open XML the official green light — Aug. 01, 2007 — The commonwealth of Massachusetts has officially thrown its weight behind Microsoft's Office Open XML format along with the OASIS Open Document Format. Read this article by Peter Galli on eWEEK.com, here....

Developers free to work on open-source Atheros Wi-Fi — Aug. 01, 2007 — While Linux desktop users have long been able to use Wi-Fi cards based on Atheros chip sets, they haven't been able to do so without using proprietary Atheros code. Now, the Software Freedom Law Center has given the green light to developers ...

MEPIS to switch from Ubuntu to Debian — Jul. 30, 2007 —

SimplyMEPIS, a very popular desktop Linux, is going to change back to using Debian Linux for its core from Ubuntu. In March of 2006, MEPIS founder Warren Woodford, decided to switch to Ubuntu from Debian for the next version of SimplyMEPIS, version 6.0.

How Microsoft bought China — Jul. 29, 2007 —

Opinion -- Some people seem to have a short circuit in their minds when they try to explain why Windows has such an enormous desktop market share. Some of them have the delusion that Windows is technically better than the competition. It never was. ...

Sample sections available for new GIMP book — Jul. 27, 2007 —

Those wanting to perform serious graphics tasks on their Linux desktops may benefit from a new book by Michael J. Hammel's, coming soon from No Starch Press. The Artist's Guide To GIMP Effects is a four-color tome said to "harness all of the GIMP's powerful features." ...

Open source Thunderbird email client looks for new nest — Jul. 27, 2007 —

It's no secret that Mozilla Corp., the company behind Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, and other open-source Internet programs, has made Firefox its No. 1 priority. ...

Marcus Rex joins Linux Foundation as CTO — Jul. 27, 2007 — The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit group dedicated to accelerating Linux's growth, announced on July 24 that it had tapped long-time Linux executive Marcus Rex to serve as CTO. Rex "will help drive new standardization and technical initiatives around Linux and promote Linux adoption more broadly," ...

openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 6 available — Jul. 25, 2007 —

The openSUSE team on July 20 released version 10.3 Alpha 6. In addition to extensive upgrades, this is the first alpha containing the new refactored libzypp software management library, with some "rough edges," says the team. Targets include x86, x86-64 and PowerPC. ...

Ubuntu 7.10 Alpha 3 CD ISOs emerge — Jul. 25, 2007 —

The Ubuntu development team on July 24 released the third alpha of Ubuntu 7.10 (aka "Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 3"). The release is in the form of a live CD build whose ISO images "are known to be reasonably free of show-stopper... bugs," the team's announcement said. ...

Canadian Linux conference set for October — Jul. 25, 2007 — A grass roots one-day Linux and open source conference will be held at the Toronto Congress Centre on Saturday, Oct. 13 beginning at 8:30 AM. The organizers of "Ontario Linux Fest 2007" are seeking to ramp up sponsors, speakers, attendees, and volunteers. ...

Launchpad PPA Service: Software Development the Ubuntu Way — Jul. 24, 2007 — During the Ubuntu Live Conference in Portland, Ore., Canonical announced the beta release of its Launchpad PPA (Personal Package Archive) service, a new way for developers to build and publish packages of their code, documentation, artwork, themes and other contributions to free software. ...

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Migrating To Linux: Application Challenges and Solutions
Several solutions exist to help organizations migrate in an orderly fashion from Windows to Linux desktops. This paper establishes the characteristics of an ideal cross-platform solution and reviews these alternatives in light of this ideal standard. The paper takes a closer look at the pros and cons of various solutions and outlines the business benefits that can be achieved.

Linux Advantages: Publicly Available Information on Linux Software
This paper offers a brief summary of readily-available Linux information to help businesses sort out this widely misunderstood operating system.

Top 5 Strategies for Managing Linux
Despite continuous evolution in the manageability of Linux, a 2006 survey cited manageability concerns as a top reason why organizations are hesitating to adopt Linux. Levanta believes Linux can be as manageable, if not more so, than other operating systems by following key strategies. These strategic recommendations were developed from experiences in numerous customer environments, both large and small.

Why Choose Novell for Linux?
This paper outlines the benefits of switching to the Linux platform and choosing Novell as a high-performance, enterprise solution.

Enterprise Linux Selection Guide
Considering moving your enterprise to the Linux operating system? Since there are so many similar versions, choosing the right one can be tough. This paper offers a clear process to help you make an informed decision and get the features, support, and cost that are right for your business and technical needs.

Overcoming Challenges in Managing Linux
Levanta has created a new administration model with innovative technology that breaks down the barriers to making the most of Linux systems. This paper will provide an in-depth look at the workings of Levanta’s product, the first Linux appliance of its kind.

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for Retail Businesses
Discover why major retailers have switched to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop in the back office. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 is a low-cost desktop that offers a complete set of productivity applications and interoperates seamlessly with the other Windows, Macintosh and UNIX desktops in your store.

Moving to a Linux Desktop
Migrating from Windows to Linux on the desktop can be a substantial undertaking because it has the potential for touching -- and perhaps disrupting -- every user in your organization. Unlike a data center (server and infrastructure) migration that is largely transparent to users, the cultural and administrative transitions and environment readiness required to support a Linux desktop migration are extensive.

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