Desktop Linux backer gets new CEO

Grok Headline matches for Desktop Linux backer gets new CEO

Linux backer jumps ship

Linux backer jumps ship 04/20/2004 03:24 PM
Microsoft hires the SuSE Linux salesman who got Munich to go open source instead of sticking with Windows. Also: Novell argues that open-source software will force Microsoft to innovate.

World's best-dressed Linux backer leaves
Sun

World's best-dressed Linux backer leaves
Sun 07/16/2004 05:18 PM
Gets embedded at MontaVista

Desktop Linux Pavilion at LinuxWorld
highlights Linux on the desktop

Desktop Linux Pavilion at LinuxWorld
highlights Linux on the desktop 08/03/2004 07:54 PM
DesktopLinux.com Aug 3 2004 11:17PM GMT

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part 6 - Ubuntu

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part 6 - Ubuntu 04/19/2005 06:01 AM
In less than a year, this free Linux distribution has become the most popular.

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part IV - Linspire

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part IV - Linspire 04/11/2005 05:31 AM
Furthering the process of introducing and innovating Linux.

Linux in Government: How to
Misunderstand the Enterprise Linux
Desktop

Linux in Government: How to
Misunderstand the Enterprise Linux
Desktop 07/23/2004 06:07 AM
Exploring the differences between popular and enterprise Linux distributions.

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part II

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part II 03/22/2005 04:22 PM
Focusing on the best desktop candidates for deployment in enterprises; taking a look at Novell Linux Desktop 9.

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part IV - JDS

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part IV - JDS 04/04/2005 04:30 PM
Trying to get a feel for Sun's Linux Java Desktop System.

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part III

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part III 03/28/2005 08:20 AM
Red Hat Linux Desktop is in a class of its own.

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part I

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part I 03/14/2005 05:25 PM
A new series focusing on the best desktop candidates for deployment in enterprises starts with a look at Xandros Business Edition.

Linux on the desktop at IBM

Linux on the desktop at IBM 11/15/2003 07:50 PM

Spotted on Slashdot, IBM's Open Source Desktop - Directions for today... and Tomorrow presentation includes one slide that really caught my attention:

To continue our own journey to becoming an on demand business, IBM expects to migrate our internal desktop environment, where appropriate, to open standards based on the Linux platform.

Of course, depending on how they define "appropriate" this could be a lot less exciting than it looks. Still, it's a pretty huge boost for the Linux desktop movement.

Will Your Next Desktop PC Run Linux?

Will Your Next Desktop PC Run Linux? 05/27/2004 10:55 AM

Grokster And EFF Get Big Bucks Backer

Grokster And EFF Get Big Bucks Backer 03/28/2005 04:42 PM
Internet Billionare <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a> has announced his intention to financially support the EFF and Grokster. Cuban, who believes that any ruling could potentially hurt innocent businessmen like himself, announced his plans on his weblog; he said that "the EFF and others came to me and asked if I would finance the legal effort against MGM. I said yes. I would provide them the money they need."

Tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will hear the case of MGM vs. Grokster. Involving more than 28 of the world's biggest media companies, the lawsuit also includes P2P vendors Kazaa and Morpheus and attempts to set a precedent against other uses of p2p technology. Grokster is being defended by the EFF. The case has been brought to the Supreme Court after a lower court ruled in Grokster’s favour, and the media companies appealed.

In a post on Saturday, Cuban remarked that "If Grokster loses, technological innovation might not die, but it will have such a significant price tag associated with it, it will be the domain of the big corporations only." He went onto say that "It wont be a good day when high school entrepreneurs have to get a fairness opinion from a technology oriented law firm to confirm that big music or movie studios wont sue you because they can come up with an angle that makes a judge believe the technology might impact the music business. It will be a sad day when American corporations start to hold their US digital innovations and inventions overseas to protect them from the RIAA, moving important jobs overseas with them."

The EFF plan to use the so called "Betamax" defence. "The copyright law principles set out in the Sony Betamax case have served innovators, copyright industries, and the public well for 20 years," said Fred von Lohmann, EFF's IP attorney. "We at EFF look forward to the Supreme Court reaffirming the applicability of Betamax in the 21st century."

View: EFF Information | Cuban's Blog

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VoIP Gets A Big Backer And Another
Lawsuit

VoIP Gets A Big Backer And Another
Lawsuit 12/08/2003 09:28 PM

Progress in Linux on the Desktop

Progress in Linux on the Desktop 03/08/2004 11:18 PM
Paul Andrews has some positive things to say about two desktop Linux distributions. Key quote: "Available in a number of 'flavors,' Linux isn't perfect. But if there's one generalization that characterizes the state of desktop Linux today, it's that you finally don't have to sweat the small stuff."

KDE updates Linux desktop

KDE updates Linux desktop 08/19/2004 04:54 PM
The KDE Project has released version 3.3 of its Linux desktop interface software.

Taking Linux to the Desktop

Taking Linux to the Desktop 04/09/2004 04:07 PM

IBM, Others Pushing Linux Onto Desktop

IBM, Others Pushing Linux Onto Desktop 12/20/2003 03:55 AM
Investors Business Daily Dec 20 2003 3:00AM ET

A Linux Desktop Bonanza

A Linux Desktop Bonanza 06/10/2004 06:30 AM
Xandros and Lindows make the Linux desktop even more free; KDE is also out with a new version.

Desktop ROCK Linux 2.0.1

Desktop ROCK Linux 2.0.1 05/26/2004 10:49 PM
A source-based Linux distribution for workstations.

Red Hat launches new desktop Linux

Red Hat launches new desktop Linux 05/04/2004 07:51 AM
Red Hat Inc. on Tuesday will unveil a new version of the Linux operating system software designed for the corporate desktop.

Time to Try a Linux Desktop?

Time to Try a Linux Desktop? 07/11/2004 04:16 PM

Linux Desktop Guide

Linux Desktop Guide 08/22/2004 09:20 PM

IBM and Its Thoughts on Desktop Linux

IBM and Its Thoughts on Desktop Linux 11/10/2003 11:19 PM
Slashdot Nov 10 2003 0:01AM ET

Is Linux Really Going To Rule the
Desktop?

Is Linux Really Going To Rule the
Desktop? 10/22/2002 10:57 PM
Are the best days of Linux over or yet to come?

Red Hat dons new desktop Linux

Red Hat dons new desktop Linux 05/07/2004 05:37 PM
Red Hat unveiled a new version of the Linux operating system designed for the corporate desktop.

Desktop Linux set to take on Longhorn

Desktop Linux set to take on Longhorn 09/08/2004 07:01 AM
vnunet.com Sep 8 2004 11:44AM GMT

Red Hat launches desktop Linux

Red Hat launches desktop Linux 05/04/2004 09:29 AM
ZDNet UK May 4 2004 2:13PM GMT

Testing out Linux on the desktop

Testing out Linux on the desktop 04/29/2004 03:42 AM
We've talked a lot lately (well, in the last year) about Linux on your servers - but what about on your users' desktops? The biggest prize in Novell's acquisition of Ximian last year is thought to be the GNOME user interface for Linux. This graphical user interface (GUI) makes a Linux desktop seem friendlier and easier to use for a person reared on Windows than the traditional command-line that gearheads and geeks say they prefer.

IBM warms to desktop Linux

IBM warms to desktop Linux 11/11/2003 01:20 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Nov 11 2003 0:11AM ET

Sun challenges IBM on desktop Linux

Sun challenges IBM on desktop Linux 01/22/2004 03:24 PM
ZDNet Jan 22 2004 7:03PM GMT

IT pros consider desktop Linux

IT pros consider desktop Linux 04/06/2005 09:11 AM
ZDNet Apr 6 2005 12:22PM GMT

Linux on the desktop - the man from
Armonk, he say yes!

Linux on the desktop - the man from
Armonk, he say yes! 11/11/2003 02:04 PM
If the lack of IBM Global Services' approval was troubling you, you're saved...

Coming to a TV near you: Ads for desktop
Linux

Coming to a TV near you: Ads for desktop
Linux 08/30/2004 05:35 PM
Linspire CEO points out that recent TV ads serve as indication of acceptance in mainstream populace.

Putting Linux on the desktop

Putting Linux on the desktop 05/19/2004 02:44 PM
Personal Computer World May 19 2004 6:14PM GMT

Isn't Now the Time to Try a Linux
Desktop?

Isn't Now the Time to Try a Linux
Desktop? 07/12/2004 12:52 AM

Sun to upgrade Linux desktop

Sun to upgrade Linux desktop 05/28/2004 06:20 PM
Sympatico May 28 2004 11:18PM GMT

Desktop Linux: Think Thin

Desktop Linux: Think Thin 12/22/2003 07:42 PM
Three good options are Knoppix (www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-old-en.html), LindowsCD (www.lindows.com/lindowscd_info.php), and SUSE Linux for i386 Live-Eval ...

Will Your Next Desktop PC Run Linux? (PC
World)

Will Your Next Desktop PC Run Linux? (PC
World) 05/27/2004 03:07 AM
PC World - The alternative OS is finally gaining momentum on the desktop.
Grok Description matches for Desktop Linux backer gets new CEO
GrokA matches for Desktop Linux backer gets new CEO

State of Play: Linux on the Desktop for
an ordinary Business

State of Play: Linux on the Desktop for
an ordinary Business 05/23/2004 09:26 AM

Recently I began a process to convert a small office of ten staff over to Linux, after implementing two servers and a shop floor machine for over a year. Three desktop machines are in use already, one is ready to swap over, and two Windows machines remain to be done.

This article describes my experiences, decisions so far, the issues the users faced, and how and why I chose the default Window Manager (KDE 3.2.2) and Display Manager (wdm). Also described is why I have removed OpenOffice in favour of Crossover Office (Wine) and Microsoft Office.

The article may be of use to people considering converting a company to Linux, and also to those people who believe Linux to be "ready for the desktop".

The current state of venture capital

The current state of venture capital 06/22/2005 02:23 AM

Relaxing in the dog-friendly downtown Sheraton Winnipeg, I read this article from Technology Review about venture capital. 

Use desktop images to identify current
user

Use desktop images to identify current
user 06/10/2004 11:31 AM
I have a 'day-to-day' user I use for most of my time in Mac OS X. It does *not* have Admin privileges, as I don't worry about making stupid mistakes that could render my Mac inoperable (or be exploited!). To install apps like...

The great state of Colorado is not going
to be redistricted to the requirements
of the GOP at the current time

The great state of Colorado is not going
to be redistricted to the requirements
of the GOP at the current time 06/08/2004 08:24 PM
gerrymandering efforts .. denied cert

nytimes.com/2004/06/08/politics/08colorado.html
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looks at the current state of zines
(sort of, in pretty skimming, general
terms)

looks at the current state of zines
(sort of, in pretty skimming, general
terms) 08/06/2004 12:57 PM
The Washington Post examines the transitions of zines from print to the web .. There is a way, it’s another way, and it’s the zine way

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42524-2004Aug5.html
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The Sorry State of Linux

The Sorry State of Linux 04/04/2005 06:08 AM

The State of Linux in 2002

The State of Linux in 2002 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Sun Microsystems in August joined IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Dell in offering Linux as a server operating system. A month later, IBM expanded its prepackaged Linux server offerings. Even Apple computers can be purchased with Linux preinstalled. Clearly, the Linux bandwagon is gathering speed, but where is it going?

The State of Laptop Linux In 2005

The State of Laptop Linux In 2005 04/08/2005 12:42 PM

Desktop Linux backer gets new CEO

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