Linux
Linux is an operating system that is Unix-like in its configuration. It is named after its designer, Linus Torvalds, who created Linux at the age of 22 as a project while a student at the Univer...
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The Linux penguin is finally marching onto more desktops.Some of the biggest names in computing are pushing harder for the Linux open-source operating system as an option for desktop PCs. Dell DELL...
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Red Hat Inc. has unveiled the latest version of its Linux operating system as the open-source software company continues to combat Microsoft's market-dominating Windows platform.Developers for the ...
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Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will share technology with Linux distributor Xandros Inc., the latest in a string of deals meant to help the patent-protected Windows operating system work more smoot...
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Linux, the free operating system that's a perpetual underdog in the desktop market, is showing up in computers in Wal-Mart stores this week for the first time.About 600 Wal-Mart stores will carry t...
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Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that it will license instant messaging and digital media technology to a small desktop Linux distributor, Linspire Inc., adding to a growing number of deals mean...
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Handheld computer maker Palm hopes to rally Linux software developers behind its upcoming Foleo laptop computer.The success of the 2.5-pound device -- which turns on and off instantly, touts an eas...
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Smart phone maker Palm Inc. said Tuesday it will use a new platform based on Linux to help the company compete better.Palm officials announced the new operating system platform during a meeting wit...
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Hanover (dpa) - One thing must be said from the start: Microsoft
Vista is a modern operating system that offers a variety of genuine
improvements over Windows XP. On top of ...
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Munich (dpa) - Many computer users are interested in trying out
Linux without having to forego operating systems from Microsoft at
the same time. The simplest way to do this...
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Red Hat is staving off an Oracle assault -- at least for now.In October, business software powerhouse Oracle ORCL said that, for the first time, it will sell services and related support for Red Ha...
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