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Introduction: By now you've probably heard of Linux. I don't know what you know but I'll tell you what I do. The technically correct name of Linux is GNU/Linux due to but when most people say Linux they mean a full, free, open source operating system that is making waves across the world and making Microsoft sweat by competing with Windows. Linux is free. Consider the word "free" for a second.

Bristol City Council may move up to 5,000 of its desktop computers to StarOffice next year. The move could save an estimated £1.4m over five years, a council spokeswoman said on Friday.

Slax is based on slackware distribution of linux. its a small livecd distro which pack quite a punch with such a small iso size. For newbies, its a great way to get introduced to linux without the need to format/install a operating system they dont even know about. and For Hardcore users its a great distro to carry on mini-cd when the needs comes to log into systems where u dont hav time or access to load operating system on it.

Hint: It takes more than tacking a life-sized poster of Richard Stallman as St. iGNUtius to your bedroom wall, although that's a good start.

A series of security holes in three common Linux components has led open-source vendors to rush out several updates in just one day. Two of them, rated "highly critical" by security company Secunia, are in libpng, a library used by a number of applications, including the Mozilla browser to display png graphics files... In addition, unspecified errors have been discovered in Xpdf’s logic which can be exploited to create infinite loops, crippling computers by consuming enormous amounts of system resources.

With India riding the wave of software development, global software companies want to leverage the India advantage. BEA Systems, the fifth-largest application infrastructure software company in the world, and one of the few Silicon-Valley-based companies which have a negligible presence in India, also wants to do the same.

Unisys announced two new partnerships this week, which it hopes will help reinforce its commitment to Linux.

Embedded Linux vendor MontaVista Software last week launched the Open Source Real-Time Linux project, an initiative aimed at bolstering the ability of Linux to run as a real-time operating system in such devices as communications equipment, industrial components and automotive systems.

New Mexico Software announced the availability of its Linux desktop at Amazon.com today. The digital lifecycle management software maker now sells Santa Fe, a Live CD version of Linux through the online retailer. The company's software is available as a free download.

Last time we talked about the hardware and software you need so set up an inexpensive home recording studio. Once you have all the pieces in place, it's time to begin using them to make music.

I came across it around mid September and after reading up on it, decided to install their September 15 pre-release on my IBM Thinkpad T22.

A new lobbying group has been formed to fight against the software patent directive due to re-appear in the European Parliament soon. The NoSoftwarePatents (NSP) campaign is supported by US Linux manufacturer Red Hat and Swedish open-source database company MySQL, as well as German software and Internet services provider 1&1 Internet.

A new version of Linux designed for the car industry hopes to make life easier for developers building navigation, hands-free phones and infotainment systems.

"KANOTIX is a Linux live CD based on Knoppix technology using Debian/sid. The included XFree86 is from Debian/experimental... optimal for HD install (you get a working Debian/sid install in about 10 minutes!)" Check out these KANOTIX 09-2004-A screenshots by OSDir.

China's Ministry of Science and Technology and French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) plan to jointly develop software for Lixun operatng system. The two governmental departments will cooperate in developing a platform, based on Linux, able to be applied under various environments, such as personal computer, server and personal digital assistant.

Linux users running a 2.6 series kernel and using iptables for firewalling have been advised to upgrade to fix a bug which could be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service.

A discussion of four of the kernel features needed for mission-critical server environments, including telecom.

Last time we talked about how to get a simple installation of Postfix up and running. Once your organization becomes relatively complex, you will find yourself wanting to do things with email that may not seem immediately important. The first and most important thing is, of course, that the mail flows and that you can send and receive. I'm willing to bet that the first enhancement that comes to mind for people is spam control, or unsolicited commercial email (UCE). But that, as they say, is just the beginning. On that note, I'm going to save the best for last -- or is it the worst?

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Open source software vendors Red Hat Inc and MySQL AB have lent their support to a new campaign against software patents in the European Union under the name NoSoftwarePatents.com.