In the News: Stories about Linux, Open Source and Free Software

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Projects involving Linux and other Free and Open Source Software have hit the headlines in a big way recently. Here are a few of the stories we've found interesting:

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2004 Mar 17	[TheReg] UK gov backs £1m blueprint for open source switchers
2004 Feb 29	[GrokLaw comment forum] Austin, TX - comment on Microsoft's licensing practices; well worth reading
2004 Feb 28	[GrokLaw] GNU/Linux Use Growing in China and Israel
2004 Feb 27	[FinancialExpress] New Law In China To End Microsoft's Dominance
2004 Feb 10	[ZDNet] Linux club helps firms hide from Microsoft
2004 Jan 30	[TheReg] Shush! OSS outfit forms secret society to combat MS hit teams
2004 Jan 29	[Guardian] High stakes in the battle for Britain
2004 Jan 26	[Times] Gates in UK as Microsoft deals reviewed
2004 Jan 22	[TheReg] Savage discounts from MS flush OSS desktop from London council
2004 Jan 18	[WWW] The Great Linux-Windows NT Debate
2003 Nov 19	[TheReg] MS TCO study fails to dislodge OSS trials from Newham council
2003 Nov 12	[LinuxInsider] Microsoft Loses to Linux in Thailand Struggle
2003 Nov 7	[CNET] IBM warms to desktop Linux
2003 Nov 6	[Guardian] Smash the Windows
2003 Nov 5	[Inquirer] US regional bank moves beyond Microsoft
2003 Nov 4	[TheReg] Red Hat pulls plugs on Red Hat Linux product line
2002 Oct 30	[TheReg] Brussels to spend €250k on Linux migration study
2002 Oct 21	[TheReg] MS Palladium boss to debate TCPA with Anderson, Cox
2001 Jun 15	Living Organisms and Healthy Computers
2000 Aug 17	Sophos spreading FUD about Linux Viruses
2000 May 8	Another Virus Attack Against Windows PCs