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Vincent Padois, head tutor at the Pierre and Marie Curie University who teaches robotics and is babysitting the Paris ICub, makes a demonstration with ICub robot, a ?hybrid embodied cognitive system for a humanoid robot" about 1 metre (3.2 feet) high, at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris September 4, 2009. Six versions of ICub exist in laboratories across Europe, where scientists are painstakingly tweaking its electronic brain to make it capable of learning, just like a human child and hoping it will learn how to adapt its behaviour to changing circumstances, offering new insights into the development of human consciousness. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

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    Dell to offer computers with Linux

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    Michael Dell, Chief Executive Officer of Dell Inc., speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, in this March 20, 2007 file photo. Dell Inc. said it is launching three computer systems, including one notebook, on Thursday that will come with the open-source Linux operating system already installed. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc. (DELL.O) said it is launching three computer systems, including one notebook, on Thursday that will come with the open-source Linux operating system already installed.

    The computers, which come with a price tag starting at $599, will have the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux system, it said.

    The move is a result of customer feedback, where Linux enthusiasts wanted the system pre-installed, the company said.

    Earlier this month, Dell joined a collaboration between Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) and Novell Inc. (NOVL.O) to allow Linux software to work with Windows on computer servers.

    Linux is the most popular variant of open-source software. Unlike proprietary software, open-source software lets developers share code and add functions, and users only pay for custom features, maintenance and technical support.


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