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Can Running Linux Void Your Warranty?

Well, according to Compaq it can! A lady started running Linux on a laptop that she purchased and was told by Compaq tech support that her hardware warranty was void unless she reinstalls the “Other” OS. Hullo? What does this…

Cuba to Switch Over to Open Source

It can be termed as a victory for Richard Stallman. Cuba has now decided to adopt to Open Source software on National level.

HAVANA (AP) – Cuba’s communist government is trying to shake off the yoke of at least one

Ubuntu Linux Gets Elderly Ready

Once all physically able human beings (point and click) can successfully use an operating system, that OS has reached what industry insiders call “Elderly Ready.” Linux is close. Check out this Flickr set of a new feature that will…

Nine Big Wins for Linux in 2006

I found myself reading an article on Mainframe.gr explaining how 2006 was another lost year for Linux and I couldn't help myself but write this response in disagreement. I found that 2006 was the building of a bridge between Windows and Linux, it may not be complete yet but there's already governments coming across. Let me share my thoughts on Linux in 2006.A year of big gains While the operating system market is still dominated by Microsoft and shows little sign of changing that doesn't mean that all other options have failed hopelessly because there were some significant gains made over the past 12 months.

When Worlds Collide: Ten Notable Open-Source Legal Battles

The open-source world is bigger than ever, growing by leaps and bounds daily, seemingly unfettered by obstacles to development that hamper just about every other creative field. In fact, the only force more powerful in the sphere of software development these days may be the one that we all live under: 21st-century capitalism.Though free software tries to be exactly what the moniker purports, issues of ownership and originality that we take for granted in, say, the media sphere, must be examined thoroughly nearly every time there’s a dollar to made or a patent to be claimed.