[Fsf-friends] Asian first-timers prefer GNU/Linux to Windows

[Frederick Noronha (FN)]

ENTERPRISE Unix Roundup: A Linux Pioneer Gets Back in the Game
Sever Watch, United States
Last week we took a look at SUSE and Red Hat, two long-time Linux stalwarts
entering distinctly new phases. This week, another Linux ...
<http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3108641>

ASIAN first-timers prefer Linux to Windows
The Register, UK
>From a report at Linux Insider, we learn why. First-time computer users
are flocking to a government-subsidised programme to bring cheap PCs to
the public. ...
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/33963.html>

OSDL To Start Pushing on Desktop Linux
Slashdot
... Review is reporting that 'IBM, Red Hat and a consortium of computer
makers backed by the likes of Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Intel will push
to move the Linux ...
<http://slashdot.org/articles/03/11/13/121205.shtml?tid=126&tid=152&tid=163&tid=185>

EMBEDDED Linux specialist SnapGear acquired by high-end firewall ... 
Linux News
One of the world's first embedded Linux companies has just announced that
it is being acquired (again). Embedded Linux security ...         CyberGuard
to Acquire SnapGear, Extending Product Line to Edge of ...
<http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9335598499.html>

ALCATEL to develop Linux 3G services
Cellular-News
Alcatel and Intel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly
promote advanced mobile Internet applications using a Linux operating
environment in ...
<http://www.cellular-news.com/story/10105.shtml>

WIN4LIN support announced for Fedora Linux
Desktop Linux
NeTraverse announced the immediate availability of Win4Lin for Fedora Linux.
Win4Lin allows users to bridge from legacy Windows ...
<http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6351767204.html>

LINUX operating system secures place on Middle East's technology ... 
AME Info, United Arab Emirates
Industry evidence suggests that there has been a significant rise in the
number of companies in the Middle East investigating the potential advantages
of Linux ...
<http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/31146.html>

NOVELL'S Masie to Focus On Linux, Upliftment
AllAfrica.com, Africa
... SA is a country with massive potential, saying he has big plans for
the company and is really excited about the possibilities for the organisation's
Linux ...
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200311130514.html>

REPORT: Visitors to Linux World Frankfurt Give KDE A Thumbs Up
KDE.NEWS
Continuing the successful run of trade show presences, the KDE team used
the opportunity of this year's Linux World Expo and Conference in Frankfurt,
Germany ...         Desktop Linux Consortium Conference debuts - NewsForge
      Perens predicts desktop surge, promotes user-driven enterprise ...
<http://dot.kde.org/1068663688/>

BMC execs talk mainframe Linux at zSeries Expo
Search390.com, United States
Search390.com recently had the chance to discuss the past, present and
future of Linux on the mainfame with two BMC Software executives. ...
<http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci936627,00.html>