Windows 7 vs. Linux: who will crush who?; Linux Defenders organize to fight patent trolls

Windows 7 vs. Linux: Join the debate; VMware goes open source with desktop virtualization release Linuxworld.com | Subscribe to this site with RSS | Update Your Profile Windows 7 vs. Linux: who will crush who? Ron Barrett: A Better Windows World: My post claiming Windows 7 will crush Linux started a firestorm. Readers have posted more than 250 comments, some of them emotional, some of them insightful and many of them humorous. Join the debate.   Sponsored by Oracle     Successfully Manage a Secure Database. Database professionals are invited to join this Oracle Live Webcast on Thursday, February 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT. Gain a better understanding of database security and how to more strategically work with security administrators. Don't miss out. Register for this live webcast now   Related News: Linux Defenders organize to fight patent trolls Are you tired of hearing of patents granted for obvious innovations? Are you weary of hearing about old patents that are purchased by so-called "patent trolls"? If you think that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office desperately needs help to clean the earwax out of its cerebral sulci, there's an excellent example from the world of Linux that would bear watching and emulating in other fields. VMware goes open source with desktop virtualization release VMware has released open source desktop virtualization software designed to let its business partners optimize thin clients for the delivery of personalized virtual desktops. OpenChange, KDE bring Exchange compatibility to Linux Recent developments in the OpenChange and KDE open source projects are set to bridge a "missing link" in messaging and groupware compatibility from Microsoft's Exchange to open source clients. Thin clients now as flexible as PCs, claims Igel Igel Technology has introduced a family of thin clients, called Universal Desktop, which it claims is the first to have single standard system images across the range. IE or Firefox: Which Browser is More Secure The conventional wisdom in security circles used to be that Microsoft's Internet Explorer was hopelessly attack-prone and that only someone with a cyber death wish would prefer it over such alternatives as Mozilla Firefox, Opera or Apple's Safari browser. Need a supercomputer? This guy builds 'em himself Bruce Allen is perhaps the world's best do-it-yourselfer. When he needed a supercomputer to crunch the results of gravitational-wave research, he built one with his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. AccessStream releases open source identity access management package As the new year came in, a new project was revealed to the public: an open source identity access management package from AccessStream. The package was released as a Beta 1 version but AccessStream said it should be treated as alpha code. A second release is imminent, though, so maybe it's time you took a look. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here. Sponsored by Oracle Successfully Manage a Secure Database. Database professionals are invited to join this Oracle Live Webcast on Thursday, February 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT. Gain a better understanding of database security and how to more strategically work with security administrators. Don't miss out. 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