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Linux Today Blog: "FOSS applications for Windows don't seem to get the same respect and support that their Linux counterparts do...Some say they are good introductions to FOSS; some think they're tainted and nasty and prop up the evil monopolist."

I have often heard the argument that UNIX sysadmins are more expensive than their Windows counterparts are, but that UNIX sysadmins could manage more boxes at a time.

Windows users have been getting Firefox updates before their Linux counterparts. Will the trend continue with the browser's hotly anticipated new version?

EiffelStudio 6.2 is a major step forward enabling Eiffel users to benefit from a set of new mechanisms with no counterparts in any existing IDE, directly translating into advances in software quality and ...

A major security flaw in some Linux distributions could expose encrypted data. Open-source developers and their vendor counterparts must improve their communications processes to address security issues like ...

Socialized Software: "There is a funny thing about commercial open source software companies as much as they like talking about their community-driven open source heritage they end up doing a lot of things their proprietary counterparts do..."

A new survey of companies and individuals supplying Open Source solutions and services claims to show that Open Source IT professionals make more money than their proprietary IT counterparts because they're more highly skilled.