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