IBM + Sun
Good for open source? Matt Asay thinks so. (Via @jasonhiner on Twitter)
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Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth on Microsoft Patent Suits
This is an interesting article. I wonder if he’s right. I dislike Microsoft quite a lot, and generally I see this as one more reason. It would be nice, of course, if they became an ally on the patent issue as Shuttleworth suggests. In software patents have definitely become the enemy of innovation.
Create favicon.ico with GIMP
This link is very helpful.
Audacity Audio Software
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Comparing Linux and Windows at TechRepublic
I think this is a fairly good list. This might help folks deciding whether they can afford to use a Linux station at the office.