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  • Article | 4/04/2012 Look who's working on Linux now: Microsoft
    Linux powers countless smartphones, TVs, supercomputers, financial transactions, and websites around the globe--not to mention desktops--but the fact ...
  • Article | 29/02/2012 Mobile Linux: It's not just Android anymore
    The mobile world has been good to Linux, whose Android derivative has enjoyed a success that few could have predicted just a few short years ago.
  • Article | 1/03/2012 Minix gets a NetBSD code infusion
    Minix, the Unix operating system that inspired Linus Torvalds to create Linux, has been expanded to give users a wider range of commands and features,...
  • Article | 23/02/2012 Oracle lawsuit alleges 'gray market conspiracy' over support services
    Oracle is alleging that two companies violated its intellectual property as part of a "gray market" conspiracy to provide support for Oracle's Sun Sol...
  • Article | 16/12/2011 Quest extends Unix Sudo tool
    Reflecting the growing need for automation tools in the enterprise, Quest Software has released a software package that could help Unix administrators...
  • Article | 8/12/2011 Usenix: Dartmouth expanding diff, grep Unix tools
    With some funding from Google and the U.S. Energy Department, a pair of computer scientists at Dartmouth University are updating the venerable grep an...
  • Article | 10/11/2011 Oracle Solaris goes to 11
    Oracle has updated its Unix-based operating system Solaris, adding some features that would make the OS more suitable for running cloud deployments, a...
  • Article | 14/10/2011 Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' Bounds onto Stage
    After months of anticipation by Linux fans around the world, Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot” made its long-awaited debut on Thursday.
  • Article | 13/09/2011 How to hire the Linux talent you need
    Hiring good help is never easy, but the difficulty is compounded considerably when demand for the skills you're seeking exceeds supply.
  • Article | 9/09/2011 Try Bodhi Linux for beauty and customizability
    Scarcely a day goes by without an update being released for one Linux distribution or another, but today saw the launch of one I think is worth some a...
  • Article | 7/09/2011 Countdown to Ubuntu 11.10: The first beta version arrives
    Just a few weeks following the official feature freeze on Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot,”the first beta version of Canonical's free and open source Lin...
  • Article | 16/08/2011 How Linux mastered Wall Street
    When it comes to the fast-moving business of trading stocks, bonds and derivatives, the world's financial exchanges are finding an ally in Linux, at l...
  • Article | 9/08/2011 Five Linux desktops that aren't Unity or GNOME 3
    Between Unity and GNOME 3, there seems to be no end to the controversy surrounding Linux desktop environments this year.
  • Article | 26/07/2011 DoD debuts a brand-new Linux for telecommuters
    With all the hundreds of Linux distributions already available for practically every niche and purpose, users of the open source operating system are ...
  • Article | 22/07/2011 Linux 3.0 a steady step forward
    Bucking standard conventions in software versioning, Linux Torvalds has designated the new release of the Linux operating system kernel, posted Friday...

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