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• Microsoft vs. Linux Takes a Weird Turn
  
• Meet Linux's New Public Enemy No. 1
  
• Torvalds Sounds Off On SCO Lawsuit
  
• Doctors prefer Linux to Windows
  
• Dell eyes HP's Linux-notebook venture
  

It's been another interesting week for the Linux world regarding the fallout from SCO vs IBM. Read this follow-up to last week's op-ed piece which features more coverage of Microsoft's entry into the fray and other developments in the SCO case.

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The Linux kernel provides the basic services and device drivers used by all other programs running on a Linux OS system. The latest kernels available are:

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Top Five Linux Books:

• Building Embedded Linux Systems
  
• Understanding the Linux Kernel (2nd Edition)
  
• Running Linux, Fourth Edition
  
• Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition
  
• Red Hat Linux 9 Bible
  

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