Archive for January, 2010

PC Magazine – Although eclipsed by Apple’s iPad announcement, Oracle announced yesterday its intentions with Sun products, now that the acquisition of Sun Microsystems is complete.
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The New Zealand Post is one of three government agencies looking to rip out their Windows desktops and replace them with Linux and open source applications. A tiny four-desk proof-of-concept of the Linux scheme is reportedly set to start in February and run for two months followed by a broader 40-user pilot. read more
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What is Red Hat up to with its launch this week of the opensource.com Web page? This replaces the “Truth Happens” page which ran articles and videos on open source, intellectual property, transparency and other issues. “Opensource.com is now the place to go to find out about how open source principles are re-shaping business, law, art and, of course, technology,” wrote Colin Dodd.
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Mandriva press release: Mandriva, Europe’s leading Linux publisher, announced today the launch of its brand new website for its Brazil’ subsidiary: www.mandriva.com/br
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A little less than a year ago, the Linux Foundation launched a program to provide a variety of training opportunities for Linux professionals. Just a few months later, the Foundation moved the program online, offering web-based sessions of select courses to reach a wider audience. On Tuesday, they took it one step further, announcing the free — as in beer — Linux Training Webinar Series . read …
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