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more »Community Angered over Canonical's Ubuntu One
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more »Dell Freshens Up Its Mini 10 Netbook with Ubuntu
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more »SCO's Bankruptcy Saga To Be Continued
May 08, 2009Once upon a time there was a company that wanted to do business with Linux. Then the company alleged its source code had been stolen. That company is now in administration, but things could get even worse...
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