A recent crack-down on piracy in Kenya has driven a number of internet cafes to open source.
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PayPal Says Linux Grid Can Replace Mainframes
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PayPal is currently processing $1,571 worth of transactions per second in 17 different currencies on about 4,000 servers running Red Hat Linux.
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A California city rebuilds network using all open source software
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When the city of Madera, Calif., needed a new voice system, it turned to open source technology -- not just for the IP telephony but for an entire network-infrastructure overhaul and loads of other functions. All the renovations cost less than half the estimated price of deploying a commercial VoIP system alone.
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South Africa, Netherlands and Korea striding toward ODF
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As Microsoft's Office Open XML document format remains in ISO limbo, a trio of countries are pushing forward an adoption of the alternative Open Document Format (ODF) instead, according to an ODF advocacy group.
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Vista still struggling as Linux finds its feet
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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.
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Real answers to the question “Can you run your business on Linux and open source?”
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A friend said to me recently that “Firefox is for the home, Internet Explorer is for the office.” His comments reflect commonly found stigma and fears that free and open source software – and Linux too – are not suitable for a business environment. Let me set the record straight, giving real feedback from companies who have made the switch and don’t look back.
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The Switch from Windows to Ubuntu
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It seems appropriate for my first blog entry to be about the computer that I program on at home. I switched my desktop OS recently.
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Singapore inches toward open source
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Although some companies and government agencies have embraced open source, the level of adoption in Singapore is still low by most counts, industry observers say.
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German police union wants Linux instead of Windows
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The Berlin-based union of the German police issued a press release two days ago, where they said that their “Poliks” system to handle reports isn’t stable and reliable enough. Taking up a report into that system often would take between 30 and 90 minutes, which would be awkward. Also, the 73 million Euro system would crash far too often.
Read more »Fedora 8 sees strong adoption in first week
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The latest version of Fedora—codenamed Werewolf—was released last week. According to statistics released this morning by Red Hat, Fedora 8 has been already been installed over 54,000 times in only four days.
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SA government gets serious about ODF
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Late last month the First International ODF Users Workshop was held in Berlin. The event was attended by officials representing 20 governments from around the world. South Africa was represented by Aslam Raffee, the chief information officer at the department of science and technology.
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Open source encroaches into business
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A recent study carried out by Saugatuk Technologies, Open Source as Disruptive Influence, has found that open source software's (OSS) uptake by business has exceeded previous expectations by analysts. The report indicated further uptake in coming years.
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World Series hype, GPLv3 adoption increase in October
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What can the World Series and the General Public License (GPL) possibly have in common?
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Leading Italian Organizations Rely on Red Hat Solutions for Performance Enhancements and Cost-Savings
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Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that three leading Italian organizations, including CSI-Piemonte, one of the top fifteen software and services companies in Italy, Iride Energia, a leading thermal and electric energy provider in Italy and the City of Marsala have found success with Red Hat solutions.
Read more »GPLv3 adoption on track, experts say
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How is the third version of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3) being received four months after its official release?
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