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The Linux community is splitting -- right down the middle, at this point -- over Microsoft Corp.'s controversial claimsthat the open-source operating system infringes on patents it holds.

Red Hat is warning enterprise Linux users to update their installations of XFree86 to fix a number of serious security bugs, some of which could allow attackers to take over a system. Affected operating systems include Enterprise Linux AS 3, Enterprise Linux ES 3 and Enterprise Linux WS 3, Red Hat said in an advisory.

Novell Inc.'s announcement this week that it would migrate NetWare file and print, collaboration and security services to Linux could have created a lot more buzz among industry watchers and customers if only it had come sooner.