Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux (PC World)

PC World - A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let's be perfectly honest. Linux isn't for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for now, Linux is a little more difficult to use than Windows. Full text

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FSF to Google: Free the On2 Video Codec (PC World)

2010.02.22 - Linux and Open Source - Source: RSS.NEWS.YAHOO.COM - Comments [0]

PC World - In an open letter to Google, the Free Software Foundation has urged Google to open source a video codec that it acquired in its purchase of On2, completed Monday.

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Microsoft releases Media Player plug-in for Firefox (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Microsoft, as part of its outreach to the open-source community, has released a new official Windows Media Player plug-in for Firefox 2.0 that resolves problems with the older one.

IDF: Intel Tells Big Plans for Small, Mobile Devices (PC World)

PC World - Intel Corp. Wednesday unveiled its Ultra Mobile platform, also known as McCaslin, designed for ultramobile PCs and other handheld devices, and outlined plans for increased Linux support and a new chip for ultramobile PCs due in 2008.

Mozilla releases Thunderbird 2 e-mail client (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Mozilla unveiled the final version of its open-source Thunderbird 2 e-mail client on Thursday, improving how users can organize and label their messages.

In Brief: Red Hat creates global services center in India (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Red Hat has set up a global services center in India that will assist its customers with deploying open-source technologies. The center will hire about 100 staff over the next 12 months.

Microsoft Releases Media Player for Firefox (PC World)

PC World - Microsoft Corp., as part of its outreach to the open-source community, has released a new official Windows Media Player plug-in for Firefox 2.0 that resolves problems with the older one.