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Jul 09, 2008LUGS debate tax time, free BBC content online, hosting Linux swap on LVM, and more.
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Jul 07, 2008Jon Masters follows the recent foibles surrounding DRM – Digital Rights Management – and gives a roundup of the latest news from a variety of Linux community groups.
more »Sun and Microsoft Launch Interoperability Center
Mar 12, 2008Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have opened an interoperability center at the Microsoft campus in Redmond.
more »Commission Fines Microsoft 899 m Euros
Feb 27, 2008The European Commission has imposed a fine of 899 m Euros on Microsoft, stating that the company had demanded unreasonable prices for interface documentation for it Workgroup servers.
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LPIC-2 Qualification Valid for HP Blades and Proliants
Feb 08, 2008Hewlett-Packard is now accepting Linux Professional Institute (LPI) level 2 qualifications as entry-level credits for training to HP's Accredited System Engineer standard.
more »Freedom Task Force secures funding for a further year
Jan 31, 2008The Freedom Task Force (FTF) has received a further 12 months’ financial backing from the Dutch NL-Net Internet foundation, announced the Free Software Foundation Europe, which runs the FTF project.
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