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3 hrs ago | TechSpot

MSI reveals Wind US launch date, full specs

By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com Published: May 13, 2008, 4:56 PM EST Although by now we already know most of the details on the MSI Wind, the company has just cleared up some of the remaining questions - such as ... via TechSpot

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7 hrs ago | Computerworld

Red Hat's Fedora 9 debuts with new features

Computerworld newsletters! Red Hat Fedora users who wanted an easier way to use the popular and free community-supported Linux operating system on portable USB thumb drives have had their wishes granted. via Computerworld

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12 hrs ago | Imaging Magazine

Rolling Review: LANDesk Patch Manager

LANDesk software's Patch Manager is offered on its own and as a component of LANDesk's Security Suite or Management Suite; we tested only Patch Manager. via Imaging Magazine

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20 hrs ago | TechNewsWorld

Can a Windows PC Really Be Cheaper Than a Linux Box?

“So not only does the $50 discount get you a smaller disk drive, it also gives you an OS that takes up more of that disk drive.”

A Windows machine that's cheaper than a roughly equivalent Linux version? How could that be? That's the question making its way around the Linux blogs these days as Asus has begun selling a version of its Eee ... via TechNewsWorld

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Monday | The Register

Fedora 9 - an OS that even the Linux challenged can love

Fedora 9, the latest release from the Fedora Project, goes up for download on Tuesday. via The Register

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Monday | Infoworld

Can Sun rejuvenate Java?

“It looks like Sun's got a lot more vision these days”

Sun Microsystems is trying to rejuvenate Java, using the JavaOne conference last week to position the 13-year-old Java platform as a foundation for next-generation technologies in such spaces as rich Internet ... via Infoworld

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Monday | OSNews.com

Anatomy of Security-Enhanced Linux

SELinux takes the existing GNU/Linux operating system and extends it with kernel and user-space modifications to make it bullet-proof. If you're running a 2.6 kernel today, you might be surprised to know that ... via OSNews.com

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Monday | BuilderAU.com.au

Skype caves in to GPL requirements

“In the end, the court hinted twice that, if it was to judge about the case, Skype would not have very high chances”

Skype has abandoned its efforts to avoid complying with an open-source licence that requires it to provide source code with Linux-based VoIP phones. via BuilderAU.com.au

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Saturday May 10 | SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq: [ GLSA 200805-08 ] InspIRCd: Denial of Service

Robert Buchholz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200805-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... via SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities

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Friday May 9 | Librenix

Linux vs. Windows: Why Linux will win

One of the oft-mentioned weaknesses of Linux, fragmentation, just happens to be one of its greatest strengths. via Librenix

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