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Parallels with Leopard: 'a few issues'

Despite some problems, SWsoft, manufacturer of Parallels virtualisation software for Macs and PCs, say that the product is compatible with the new Leopard release of Mac OS X. Read more »

Vista still struggling as Linux finds its feet

Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 percent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the operating system, according to a survey released this week. Furthermore, adoption of Linux continues to gather pace, with a particular emphasis on the desktop emerging. Read more »

GNOME: We've overtaken Windows, bring on Apple

An upgraded GNOME desktop environment for Linux and Unix is due for release this Wednesday, with its authors pitching enhanced features for end-users and a commitment to make hardware "just work". Read more »

Three-year wait ends for Debian fans

The Debian Project has finally released a long-anticipated new version of its widely-used Linux distribution. Read more »

Microsoft offers free software for start-ups

In its boldest bid yet to win the affections of emerging businesses, Microsoft on Wednesday announced a program that will allow some start-ups to use its server software free of charge. Read more »

Open-source divorce for Apple's Safari?

Two years after it selected open-source rendering engine KHTML as the basis of its Safari Web browser, Apple has proposed resolving compatibility conflicts by scrapping that code base in favour of its own. Read more »

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Stephen Fry kicks off GNU's 25th birthday party

The Free Software Foundation is beginning celebrations of 25 years of GNU with the release of a video presented by actor and comedian Stephen Fry. Read more »

Ubuntu gets user interface team

Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, this week said it would hire a team to help make open source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. Read more »

Red Hat: Open source driven by anti-US sentiment

Anti-US feelings are boosting the international market for open source software, according to the president and chief executive of Red Hat, Jim Whitehurst. Other commentators prefer to credit national pride in non-US countries. Read more »

Ubuntu debuts Jaunty Jackalope

The Ubuntu project has detailed plans for the April 2009 version of its Linux distribution, continuing its habit of naming its software after animals by dubbing Ubuntu 9.04 "The Jaunty Jackalope". Read more »

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How the Mac was born, and other tales

Steve Jobs will be the star attraction when the Macworld Conference and Expo opens to the public Tuesday, but many Mac fans might be just as interested in hearing from one of the original Mac's creators. Read more »

In defence of freedom

The principles are the same, but technology has moved on significantly in the 15 years since the release of GPL 2. Read more »

Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation

Modernisation is coming to the General Public License, a legal framework that supports a large part of the free and open-source software movements and that has received sharp criticism from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Read more »

10 things you should know about every Linux installation

Before installing Linux you must realise that there may be a few "new ways of doing things" to learn. Here are 10 tips to get you started. Read more »

Web 2.0 meets the enterprise

Long set up like a gated community, the enterprise software industry is quickly gaining a populist streak. Read more »

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Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Google already has customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Read more »

Who really owns your open source code?

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- If you are a developer committed to open source and you wish for your contributions to always remain open, do not reassign copyright to an external party Read more »

Set up Apache, PHP and MySQL like a n00b on OSX

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Need to set up a local development environment for Web applications using Apache, MySQL, and PHP on your Mac? This one click solution will mean more work and less fussing around in Terminal. Read more »

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    It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »

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    In this week's roundup we take a look at Google's new technology -- Native Client, its Android phone, news from the world of web browsers and more. Read more »

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