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Open source developers provide 'glimmer of hope'
Talkback Odd that the windows desktop starts to crawl after a mere few days of running 7x24 while the Linux desktop chugs away without a degradation in speed for months at a time. What springs immediately to mind are the two software platforms that I use...
[April 22, 2005, 18:34]
Dell chooses Ubuntu for Linux PCs
News We're not seeing any breakout momentum for Linux on desktop," he said. At the end of May, the number two PC maker will begin selling some consumer-focused laptop and desktop models with Ubuntu's new "Feisty Fawn" version of Linux installed, Dell...
[May 1, 2007, 15:44]
Comdex: Corel says still full-speed ahead on Linux
News Corel is "refocusing" -- not relinquishing -- its Linux products and plans, the Canadian software vendor's chief executive Derek Burney insisted Monday. If we end up porting our Linux products to .Net, we will be acting as a consulting arm to...
[November 14, 2000, 15:46]
Symbian confident of Nokia's support
News Qt is used on the Linux desktop environment, KDE, as well as a multitude of applications such as Skype and Google Earth. This increases the likelihood that in the long term Symbian will have to compete against Linux-based platforms within its...
[January 30, 2008, 16:44]
Further Novell reply
Talkback We believe the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is a viable alternative to Vista. We believe Linux is a stronger platform for running the business. However, what we've also acknowledged, with this agreement, is that Windows is a reality in almost...
[March 16, 2007, 15:09]
Red Hat targets enterprise before snaring consumers
News Shrink-wrap Linux evangelist Red Hat admitted that it is relying on third-parties to port major desktop apps to its operating system before it can ship to consumers. Red Hat is in London today pounding out the open source message and promoting the...
[October 6, 1999, 15:57]
SuSE releases free version of SuSE Linux 9
News SuSE Linux began distributing a free version of its newest desktop operating system on Monday and plans to update its high-end product Tuesday. The company began selling its desktop product, SuSE Linux 9, in October.
[November 25, 2003, 9:05]
RSPCA: Adopting the penguin
News You've said that the evaluation process for moving to Linux on the desktop is going to take at least 12 months. The charity -- which campaigns to protect harmless animals from acts of cruelty by the dominant species -- recently became one of few UK...
[October 24, 2003, 17:20]
Linux 'missed Aussie desktop wave' - IDC
News Linux is already late in catching the desktop refresh wave in Australia, says analyst firm International Data Corporation. A ZDNet UK report said Linux vendors were hoping to take away market share from Microsoft's Windows in the desktop PC market...
[May 24, 2004, 10:05]
Linux vendors hope to ride PC upgrade wave
News Linux vendors are salivating at the prospect of taking market share away from Microsoft's Windows in the PC desktop market as enterprises embark on the biggest desktop refresh since Y2K. Linux's share of the desktop PC market is growing, but is...
[May 21, 2004, 13:10]
Novell targets Chinese Linux market
News The company will open a research centre in the Beijing this year, which will focus on Linux desktop research and development, Linux internationalisation and localisation and high-performance Linux. Novell also said it had signed an agreement with...
[August 17, 2005, 16:05]
Foresight Linux
Blog It is Debian Linux, with the Gnome desktop, and its major "claim to fame" seems to be the "Conary" software management system, which looks like an improved RPM system. Installation was smooth and easy, much like installing most of the other Linux...
[August 29, 2008, 10:24]
Verizon saves money with Linux
News Microsoft's arch enemy Sun Microsystems -- the company that released the 5 million lines of StarOffice code as open-source software -- plans to sell Linux for some corporate desktop computers, while companies such as Lindows and CodeWeavers are...
[August 15, 2002, 14:44]
Linux PCs 'used to run pirated Windows'
News In emerging markets, where desktop Linux enjoys wider popularity, the trend is even starker. As a result, the number of desktop Linux PCs that ship will exceed the actual percentage of Linux machines that get installed in the real world.
[September 30, 2004, 9:00]
Linux lovers hit hard times as home users
News Even though the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco two years ago saw a considerable amount of buzz about breaking the Windows stronghold, talk about Linux on the desktop has all but faded, leaving vendors to fend for themselves.
[November 3, 2005, 17:20]
Microsoft bails out rival Corel
News Corel has a version of Linux optimised for the desktop. Corel's WordPerfect desktop suite runs on a variety of operating systems, including Linux. The announcement after the market closed Monday sent ripples through the open source community, but...
[October 3, 2000, 8:15]
KDE initiative aims for corporate desktops
News Software developers associated with the K Desktop Environment project have launched an initiative to help convince big business of the benefits of Linux -- and particularly the K Desktop Environment (KDE) -- over more traditional software.
[September 25, 2001, 17:17]
Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
Talkback It makes good sense to know your strenghts and weaknesses, and just the fact that a relatively small number of users who are hell bent on doing away with Windows go out of their way to get Linux up and running as a home desktop system, there is...
[May 12, 2004, 11:27]
Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
Talkback It makes good sense to know your strenghts and weaknesses, and just the fact that a relatively small number of users who are hell bent on doing away with Windows go out of their way to get Linux up and running as a home desktop system, there is...
[May 12, 2004, 13:00]
Novell deepens Linux commitment
News Network software maker Novell continued its move into the Linux market with the release on Tuesday of its first Linux-based desktop services package. Novell has jumped headlong into the growing market for Linux over the last several months, buying...
[December 16, 2003, 15:40]
