Computers: Living With Linux

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Opening source code, a movement typified by the Linux operating system, is an influential trend that could transform the software industry. Linux, which was developed in an informal online collaboration, has millions of users and is a boon to poor countries because it is free and runs on less-powerful computers. A computer user describes his experiences with Linux.

Personal narratives, Computer software industry, Software industry, Operating systems (Software), Forecasts and trends, Operating systems, Linux (Operating system), Influence

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Empowering species: the best way to save endangered species may be to help them pay their own way

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Reauthorization legislation for the Endangered Species Act should strike a balance between the interests of conservation and of development. One suggestion is an Endangered Species Trust Fund that would promote voluntary preservation and compensate landowners for their environmental efforts.

Innovations, Endangered species, Protection and preservation, Wildlife conservation

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The prostate-cancer dilemma

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Prostate cancer is a disease that occurs in many older men and that will kill 35,000 men in 1993. The benefits of treatment are uncertain, and the widespread use of the prostate-specific antigen test is controversial.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Evaluation, Prostatectomy, Prostate cancer, Men, Men's health, Prostate diseases, Prostatic diseases, Prostatitis

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