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All Desktop Computing News - August 2006

HP supports Debian Linux

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 16 August 2006

Hewlett-Packard has announced support for the Debian distribution of the open source Linux operating system.

IBM moves colloboration software onto Linux

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 15 August 2006

IBM has announced that its Lotus Sametime real-time collaboration software will in future run with open source operating system Linux.

Intel unveils Linux graphics solution

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 10 August 2006

Intel has unveiled open source drivers for its chipsets to support 3D graphics acceleration applications in Linux.

Apple plugs 26 security holes in Mac OS X

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 03 August 2006

Apple Computer has fixed 26 security flaws in its Mac OS X operating system.

Torvalds attacks new open source licence proposals

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 02 August 2006

Linus Torvalds, originator of the open source operating system Linux, has criticised the Free Software Foundation following the launch of a new draft of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).