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RE[4]: Why Can't We Install Programs Like In OSX? - OS News
11 Oct 2008 at 11:26am
RE[4]: Why Can't We Install Programs Like In OSX?OS News - 2 hours agoWell, probably not on a server system or non-user interface embedded Linux, but most certainly on a desktop linux, because it and Qt are part of the LSB ...

Measuring the True Success of OpenOffice.org - OS News
10 Oct 2008 at 10:52pm
Measuring the True Success of OpenOffice.orgOS News - 15 hours agoOpenOffice.org occupies a prominent position in the Linux Desktop and among Windows users as well looking for a free alternative to Microsoft Office. ...OpenOffice 3.0 to Launch Oct. 13 PC Magazineall 4 news articles

Red Hat In Desktop Virtualization--Who's Buying That? - InformationWeek
10 Oct 2008 at 9:26pm
Red Hat In Desktop Virtualization--Who's Buying That?InformationWeek, NY - 16 hours ago... hypervisor engine being part of the Linux kernel and hope that that's to ease of use and performance advantages for Qumranet's SolidICE desktop product. ...

One Size Fits All Versus The Right Tool for the Job - OStatic
10 Oct 2008 at 8:59am
One Size Fits All Versus The Right Tool for the JobOStatic, CA - Oct 10, 2008Put aside the notion that trying the mentioned applications (OpenOffice, GIMP) would require switching to a Linux desktop (both are cross-platform). ...Is Linux Necessary on the Desktop? Internet Newsall 5 news articles

Mandriva Linux 2009 threesome outed - Register
10 Oct 2008 at 7:30am
Mandriva Linux 2009 threesome outedRegister, UK - Oct 10, 2008Powerpack is the commercial edition for those fanboys out there happy to part with some cash for the Linux desktop platform, with a few added bits of ...Mandriva Linux 2009 released InquirerJamie's Random Musings on Video IM ZDNet UKall 4 news articles

CyberLink's media playback software goes Linux - CNET News
9 Oct 2008 at 8:45pm
CNET NewsCyberLink's media playback software goes LinuxCNET News, CA - Oct 9, 2008... announced to extend the realm to support Netbooks and Nettops--the budget laptop and desktop computers designed to run the Linux operating system. ...CyberLink PowerDVD Linux and PowerCinema Linux Designed for ... WebWire (press release)Cyberlink broadens Linux offerings Inquirerall 5 news articles

Mandriva packs in changes for latest release - Tectonic
9 Oct 2008 at 2:33am
Mandriva packs in changes for latest releaseTectonic, South Africa - Oct 8, 2008... of months packed full of great Linux releases, Mandriva Linux will today release Mandriva 2009, the latest incarnation of its popular Linux desktop. ...

Interview: Miguel de Icaza - eWeek
8 Oct 2008 at 7:38pm
TopNewsInterview: Miguel de IcazaeWeek,  NY - Oct 8, 2008Well, my passion is still the Linux desktop. And a lot of people are using it for what we originally wanted it for. But, we tried to put in every API that ...Mono 2.0 Spreads .Net to Linux and Mac TechNewsWorldMono 2.0 Brings Microsoft C#, .Net To Linux InformationWeekMono 2.0 lets .Net apps run on Linux InfoWorldSYS-CON Media - eWeekall 62 news articles

10 questions to ask before migrating to Linux - TechRepublic
8 Oct 2008 at 3:04am
10 questions to ask before migrating to LinuxTechRepublic, KY - Oct 8, 2008And the Linux desktop goes well beyond the Windows and OS X metaphors. You could really stretch your imagination and create a desktop specific to your ...

Has open source won--or has it lost? - CNET News
7 Oct 2008 at 9:01am
CNET NewsHas open source won--or has it lost?CNET News, CA - Oct 7, 2008The Linux desktop remains a niche. There was a time when the desktop looked to be the next great frontier for Linux. That hasn't happened. ...Money makes open source tick CNET Newsall 11 news articles