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OSDL's Cherry: Toppling Linux desktop app development barriers
There's a good opportunity today for Linux desktops to attract knowledge workers, but more apps are needed, says OSDL's John Cherry. Too many distros are slowing down development. Article | 05 Apr 2006
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Dissecting BrainShare: The corporate desktop battle can officially begin
As Novell re-introduces its Linux desktop, more open source advocates are beginning to believe that the call for widespread Linux desktop adoption is leaving the realm of zealotry and entering the mainstream. Article | 31 Mar 2006
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Engineer's take on Novell's new SuSE desktop, server, Linux roadmap
Novell's new SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED 10) is beating Microsoft Vista to market by months, and the Xen virtualization features in the upcoming SuSE Enterprise Server are right on target. In short, Novell's Linux roadmap looks great. Now,... Column | 30 Mar 2006
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Virtualization vendors jostle for position in wake of Red Hat's virtual play
Virtualization market leader VMware has critiqued Red Hat's integrated virtualization program as inefficient, but other vendors see this move as a positive play for the market. Article | 17 Mar 2006
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Linux desktop adoption barriers: Microsoft Office may out-feature OpenOffice, but...
In the David-Goliath matchup between OpenOffice 2.0 and Microsoft Office, the little guy is not up to the job of toppling the giant. So say some IT managers who responded heartily to my column about barriers to Linux desktop adoption. Others in the i... Column | 09 Mar 2006
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Breaking down barriers to Linux desktop adoption
IT consultant and "Linux Desktop Hacks" co-author Jono Bacon describes how to combat irrational rejection of the Linux desktop adoption, which he thinks is just as good as Windows. Article | 27 Feb 2006
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SCALE Linux Desktop 10 news revisited, revised
Novell's Linux desktop 10 will include improved file sharing, security and interoperability features, plus support for Visual Basic macros in Excel. Article | 15 Feb 2006
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Two ways Microsoft's mindshare sabotages Linux desktop adoption
Microsoft may not make flawless software, but its proprietary strategy is hard to fault. In particular, Microsoft has mastered desktop lock-in, undermining users' confidence in any alternatives and creating a slew of minor difficulties that irritate ... Column | 09 Feb 2006
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Red Hat CTO: RHEL5 will drive virtualization costs down
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, due out this year, will drive commoditization of server virtualization, says Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens. Here are his views on RHEL5, other new Red Hat technologies and how hardware advances are popularizing open source dev... Article | 07 Feb 2006
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Masked malware, VM and Linux attacks coming in 2006
IT pros beware! 2006 will bring cloaked malware attacks, the demise of black-list security, a barrage of application attacks and more hacks of Linux and open source software, says security expert Dennis Moreau. He predicts the top IT security threats... Article | 04 Jan 2006