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 On Thursday, the latest version of the increasingly popular Ubuntu Linux was released, as the beta-test period has come to an end. Ubuntu 8.04, nick-named "Hardy Heron," is available in two versions for both server systems and desktops. This new release, the second Long Term Support (LTS) product of Canonical, features a series...
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 At this year’s PWN2OWN contest, hackers were given the
chance to test their abilities on the security systems of Mac OS X, Windows
Vista and Linux. It appears that it sometimes pays to be “bad”, as winners were
awarded substantial cash prizes and the laptop they had hacked. They also had
to sign a nondisclosure...
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 The popular Ubuntu open-source
community has launched on Thursday the 7.10 version of its famous Linux
operating system. The new version features more user-friendly updates, although
it is still not known how the new operating system will get along with
non-technical consumers.
The “Gutsy Gibbon”, as Ubuntu
7.10 has been...
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 The first ever Linux lawsuit is
ready to explode! The theoretical debates over open source software and the
patent laws are ready now to be discussed also in court, as the most important
Linux sellers, Novell Inc. and Red Hat Inc., have been sued for patent
infringement.
IP Innovation represents a
subsidiary company of the...
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 It has been just this week that
Microsoft Corp. has publicly spoken about the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
protocol bug that affects its operating system. But the security researchers
have made already a new discovery, unfortunately. They have said that this
protocol bug is likely to affect several different operating systems...
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 The software company SCO Group
Inc. has been involved in so many lawsuits, than it should barely have any time
for creating and developing its products! However, on the 10th of
August 2007, one of SCO Group’s battles has been finalized. At least for the
moment, the case of SCO v. Novell has reached to an end thanks to Judge...
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 After the recent interoperability frenzy started by Microsoft, which engulfed the likes of Novell, Xandros or Linspire, many have asked how much is going to take the Redmond giant to convince the remaining important Linux vendors, Canonical and Red Hat, to join its boat.However, according to Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical and...
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 In the light of Microsoft’s recent success with Windows Vista- which according to company’s estimates saw more than 40 million copies sold since launch- comes another study from the prestigious IDC, which shows the increasing strength of the open source software.IDC’s study demonstrated that the growth in adoption of standalone open...
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 After months of hopes and a final confirmation, Dell will finally release later on Thursday the first three hardware systems that are working under Ubuntu-Linux’s umbrella.Ubuntu 7.04 (also known as Feisty Fawn) will arrived pre-installed on the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspiron E1505n notebook.According to Dell,...
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 Dell’s official blog has recently updated eager Linux customers about the latest major advancements in providing Dell machines with Ubuntu Feisty Fawn pre-installed, and things look pretty well.John Hull, Manager of Linux OS Technologies at Dell, posted on Dell’s official blog what appears to be the last update concerning what customers...
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 Apple’s New iMac
On Monday, Apple finally announced the powering up of its iMac line with new Intel Core 2 Duo processors. This new iMac comes in three versions. The first, a 20-inch...
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