We have to face it. Linux isn’t going to win the desktop war any time soon, but perhaps we don’t need to. With products like MeeGo and Android, Linux is going to complete its domination of the embedded space, and find itself in every single home. Is this really the case? Read at: http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7817/1.html
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End of the Desktop? Google Backs WebGL
Stick a fork in the desktop, it’s done! Recently Google demoed a port of Quake II to WebGL and HTML5, showing that even first person shooters are suitable applications to run in the browser. While the tide isn’t going to turn all at once, it seems more likely than ever that a browser-based desktop is a viable option and ultimately the way many users will experience all applications. Read at http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7764
Microsoft Patches Linux; Linus Responds
Microsoft has released code for inclusion in the Linux kernel, but should it be accepted? Linus Torvalds gives his perspective. Check at http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7439/
Microsoft Contributes Linux Drivers
So, now its turn of big daddy of software industry i.e. Microsoft to contribute to linux community. How? Check at http://www.ddj.com/linux-open-source/218501538?cid=RSSfeed_DDJ_All