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Fedora 12 beta code is go

Constantine dons Red Hat

20 Oct 20:15

SCO boots boss McBride

Linux lawsuits live

19 Oct 18:50

Dell refunds PC user for rejecting Windows

Sucks on Linux Mint

19 Oct 17:47

Firefox blocks and backtracks on 'insecure' MS add-ons

Plug-in peril confusion

19 Oct 10:25

Google edges closer to Mac version of Chrome browser

As Chrome OS early build spotted in wild

15 Oct 12:26

Microsoft ropes in Family Guy to pimp Windows 7

OS launch ditches rock stars for an American Dad

14 Oct 09:46

Snow Leopard data-munching bug predates Snow Leopard

Howls of Jobsian distress date to November 2007

13 Oct 18:03

Canonical pushes out Ubuntu 9.10 server

Private clouds. Public faces

Channel Register 13 Oct 04:02

Fanbois howl over data-munching Snow Leopard bug

Guests not welcome

12 Oct 22:35

Sun kicks out 10/09 Solaris update

Many little nips and tucks

12 Oct 09:30

Oracle to 'out-Sun' Sun on hardware and software

OpenWorld 09 Lovin' MySQL to pieces

12 Oct 07:35

Ballmer mixed on Windows 7's success

Super-sales patter sputters

7 Oct 23:46

Microsoft and Red Hat consummate virtualization vows

Opensourcers reassured no dirty business

7 Oct 19:44

Sun adds Oracle Linux to ops tools

Management tool roadmaps still MIA

7 Oct 19:26

Debian to harness FreeBSD with kernel port

Squeezing into your appliances

7 Oct 18:53

Europe clears Windows 7 for takeoff

Windows 7 Browser agreement passes EC scrutiny

7 Oct 12:15

Ubuntu man finds metalove in Debian attacks

Long-term Linux co-ordination predicted

5 Oct 21:18

MS plasters Ballmer's signature on Windows 7 special edition

Includes balloons, but no jelly and ice cream

5 Oct 11:19

Google Chrome update fills in parsing bug

Browser engine gets security tune-up

2 Oct 12:14

Chinese whispers hint at early Chrome OS release

Untested code to come loaded on some low-budget netbooks?

2 Oct 10:47

Nominum on the back foot over open source attacks

DNS name-calling spat simmers on

2 Oct 09:47

Microsoft rubberstamps Windows XP Mode

Virtual XP arrives Windows 7 Day

1 Oct 20:49

Ubuntu's Karmic Koala opens its eyes

Review Let me be the One

1 Oct 17:02

Windows 7 OEM prices revealed

Call yourself an OEM, get 50% off

Channel Register 30 Sep 18:32

Ballmer pumps Windows 7 up to thrifty customers

Hopes upcoming OS will fit into frugal 'new normal'

29 Sep 15:56

Does the Linux desktop need to be popular?

LinuxCon 2009 How to win users and influence developers

22 Sep 21:11

Microsoft accused of 'ulterior motive' in Linux patent sale

LinuxCon 2009 Redmond spreads 'fear, uncertainty, doubt'

Channel Register 22 Sep 03:42

Linus calls Linux 'bloated and huge'

LinuxCon 2009 No diet plan in sight

22 Sep 00:41

IBM Linux chief: Chasing desktop Windows a 'dead-end'

LinuxCon 2009 You won't thrive unless you specialize

Channel Register 21 Sep 20:20

Ubuntu's Lucid Lynx sprays sweet perfume at freeloaders

Marking out the roadmap

21 Sep 16:17

'Evil' Windows 7 campaign goes global

Same sins. New audience

18 Sep 21:58

Students get deep Windows 7 price break

Upgraders wanted in US, UK

Channel Register 18 Sep 03:37

Complexity and confusion drive Microsoft's licensing

Sanity taken for a ride?

Channel Register 15 Sep 03:28

Microsoft tells US retailers Linux is rubbish

'What most customers want' is Windows

9 Sep 00:40

Post-Vista Windows flaw creates Blue Screen risk

BSOD it

8 Sep 14:45

Lawsuit seeks to tag WGA nagware as spyware

Rebranding from bother to beast

8 Sep 12:43

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