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Last week saw the first Italian edition of LinuxWorld Conference& Expo. For three days the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Milan was filled with stuffed penguins and lots of people presenting and discussing Linux.

This is a story of guts and glory – a classic tale of a lone software developer who attempted the unimaginable. Faced with an extreme challenge, he was attacked from almost every possible angle – Be it vicious taunts from senior officials or putting up at a mosquito-infested accommodation; you name it, he endured it. The hero of our story is Vishal Kashyap, who single-handedly weathering all these storms, delivered an open source solution for Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS), located in the remote regions of Himachal Pradesh.

The Version 2.8 release of the GNOME desktop environment continues along the track laid by previous GNOME releases, growing more polished, functional and accessible.

The number of enterprises migrating from Windows to Linux is a growing concern for Microsoft. But it's not a one-way street. Some companies—unhappy with their open-source experience—are making the switch back to Windows.

Microsoft will release a low-price version of Windows in Russia by the end of the year, an effort to wean consumers in that country off pirated software and Linux.

This article is excerpted from the recently published book "Know Your Enemy: Learning About Security Threats". Honeypots are a relatively new and highly dynamic technology. Because they are so dynamic, it is difficult to define just what they are. Honeypots are unique in that they are not a solution in and of themselves; they do not solve a specific security problem. Instead, they are highly flexible tools with many different information security applications.

Visual MainWin v 1.5 for J2EE(TM) on IBM eServer zSeries Helps Simplify IT Environments

Linux and open source solution suppliers wishing to respond to the NSW government's long-awaited Linux tender -- to be released on Wednesday -- will have until 28 October to do so, officials said.

Industry murmurs about a lack of commercial support for Linux are justified, according to Education in the Workplace Institute director Ihian Mackenzie who believes the "free" nature of Linux is stifling its penetration in the business market.

The Indian government has set up a Web site to share its experiences in the use of open-source solutions for building applications.

More freebies from Epic Games; the developer has released a new Linux demo for Unreal Tournament 2004.

The first thing many visitors to the Gentoo website will notice when opening the Gentoo Handbook or any other piece of documentation these days is a little "Print" link sitting on the top of the right column: Bowing to long-standing popular requests, Xavier Neys implemented a simple way of viewing a printer-friendly version of Gentoo documentation.

A Red Hat vice president has slammed Sun for refusing to open source its Java code and hanging on like grim death to its patents.

In my 2002 book, The Online Rules of Successful Companies, I said it was stupid to design Web sites that would work correctly only with the most popular Web browser. Yes, I told readers, over 90% of all Internet users today may use Microsoft's Internet Explorer (MSIE), but not long ago 90% of all Internet users ran Netscape. Web designers and site owners who made Netscape-only sites had to scramble madly to redo their work when MSIE started getting popular. "Learn from this!" I said.

The conference will cover a number of topical issues, with a specific focus on the changes and challenges facing the OSS industry in SA, says conference producer Beverley Govender. "The aim for this year's conference is to position it as an industry event where IT professionals from different backgrounds can share ideas about future developments in free software applications and networking."

The latest revisions strengthen the case for Linux as a viable alternative to Windows on mainstream corporate desktops.

KDE 3.3 is another strong release from the prominent KDE project and stands out most for the improvements to its Kontact groupware application.

One of the world’s largest providers of Linux software on Monday said the Philippines has great potential for developing open-source computing because Filipinos have a thorough understanding of its value: that Linux is more cost-effective, scalable, and has more robust architecture than proprietary software like Microsoft Windows.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article explaining how to migrate your email and addressbook from Ximian Evolution to Mozilla Thunderbird. You might think that this is a straightforward operation, but it isn't. The tools and instructions are below the standards set by other modules in the same programs. Somewhere in the midst of the ordeal, I asked myself why I was going to all this trouble. In a moment of clarity, the answer hit me: users don't care about software, they care about data. And any free software developer who doesn't grasp the significance of that fact runs the risk of failure.

A top Red Hat executive has attacked the open-source credentials of its sometime business partner Sun Microsystems.