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Some Open Source Attacks on Windows May be Unfair

Linux Today  Thu, 11/20/2008 - 10:33

ZDNet: "Over the course of a month Apple's downtime was 2 minutes, putting them in the middle of the pack. Microsoft's? An hour and 19 minutes. This proves what, exactly?"


 

Novell Releases GroupWise 8

Linux Today  Wed, 11/19/2008 - 07:33

ZDNet: "Novell has released a new version of GroupWise, its answer to Microsoft's ubiquitious Outlook/Exchange collaboration suite."


 

How to Avoid a Linux-Migration Disaster

Linux Today  Fri, 11/14/2008 - 13:33

ZDNet: "But what happens when the average IT department doesn't take its time examining the pros and cons before making the migration?"


 

Damning With Faint Praise

Topix - Linux  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 19:46

Last week, an article came out on ZDNet, with the title a Why Windows 7 Wona TMt Suck As Much As Vistaa TM.


 

Debian ported to G1

Topix - Unix  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 15:31

Over the weekend, a major G1 bug came to light. So what do you suppose happened when you typed Linux commands into any Android program under firmware 1.0 TC-RC29?

According to Ed Burnette over at ZDNet, you ...


 

Microsoft Live Mesh coming to the Mac

Topix - Linux  Thu, 10/30/2008 - 09:43

ZDNet reports that Microsoft's Live Mesh is now in beta and, when the Mac version ships, this cloud-based syncing service will be cross platform compatible.


 

Linux-based Android Phones Hit eBay Australia

Linux Today  Tue, 10/28/2008 - 15:02

ZDnet: "Online retailers have begun to flog HTC Google Android phones to Australian consumers, with the first copies having turned up on the Australian website of auction giant eBay site, although Australian telcos don't seem to have prepared for the imports."


 

Is CompUSA.com poised to be the Crazy Eddie of Linux?

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sun, 10/19/2008 - 15:06

ZDNet blogger Jason Perlow notes CompUSA's recent sale promotion of the Ubuntu-based Sylvania netbook.


 

Samba co-founder touts "La Vida Linux"

LinuxDevices.com  Thu, 10/16/2008 - 12:30

Samba developer Jeremy Allison issued an impassioned endorsement for Linux in an opinion piece written for ZDNet.

In "Livin' La Vida Linux," he describes the many Linux devices that have entered his life, and explains why Linux "is going to take over the appliance world."


 

Review: Over 260 Images and 5 Videos of the T-Mobile G1 Google A...

Linux Today  Thu, 10/16/2008 - 09:34

ZDNet: "The biggest mobile news of 2007 was definitely the Apple iPhone and I think the biggest news of this year is the Google Android.

I enjoyed my trip out to see the T-Mobile G1 launch last month and have now had the opportunity to use the T-Mobile G1 for almost a week."