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Nine of ten companies developing Linux claim that their systems have never been infected by a virus, while four of five companies assert that their systems haven't ever been down due to hacking.

Governmental bodies have approved at least 90 initiatives involving open-source software, a Washington think tank has found.

Microsoft has filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - and it looks like the Redmond giant could be in for a lean year ahead, even going as far as to hint that Linux and other open-source rivals might be to blame.

This article aims to clearly answer seven of the most common questions asked by PHP users about MySQL's licensing. For each question, this article attempts to provide a simple and direct answer that focuses on the intent of the question, rather than its literal meaning. Additionally, for each question and answer, there is also a more detailed and technical supporting discussion.

The lack of skilled administrators is to some extent a hurdle in the way of companies adopting Linux on the desktop, HP's Linux chief technology officer, Bdale Garbee, said yesterday.

For a 'damn small' distribution, Damn Small Linux sure packs a good punch.

If he can see the predators hiding in the political jungle, he may.

Overstock.com has a saying: "It's All About the O." But for Vice President of Technology Shawn Schwegman and his IT staff, it's all about the SUSE.

Mozilla Sunbird is the latest stand-alone application from the Mozilla foundation that follows in the footsteps of now revered browser Firefox and email client Thunderbird. OSDir reviews their first public release, version 2.0.