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New features in OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 (available now)

Author: JT Smith The multiplatform, multilingual office suite OpenOffice.org announces the release of version 2.4 with 9 new chart features, 5 PDF export enhancements, text...

Humanitarian projects and open source: Working together to revitalize computer sciences

Author: Tina Gasperson Ralph Morelli, professor of computer science at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., has a double motive in spearheading the Humanitarian FOSS Project...

What can Open Source learn from Microsoft?

A Linux Foundation executive says the open-community can learn much just from the way Microsoft handles developer relations. So, what exactly can the open-source community...

A response to Patrick Durusau: Who Loses If OpenXML Loses?

This is a response to Patrick Durusau's recent letter Who looses if OpenXML looses?. The only one who looses if DIS 29500 fails is...

Tracking Linux prereleases: OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, and Fedora

We often hear from readers who want to track the development process of their favorite Linux distribution but don't know where to start. Budding...

IBM Takes Stake in Open Source Database Vendor

For more than a decade, PostgreSQL has been a cornerstone of the open source database market. In recent years, EnterpriseDB has emerged as a...

Why Apple Should Not Open It’s Mobile Platform

Author: JT Smith The recent trend in the tech space is to open everything and let go of closed standards. Obviously the tech industry is...

The Open Web – a conference on Open Web technologies

Author: JT Smith A conference showcasing open source technologies, communities and culture. We are featuring talks from all areas of open source technologies such as...

Open-Source ATI R500 3D Milestone Reached!

Coming just a day after AMD had opened up their production microcode from their proprietary drivers for the R100 to R600 GPUs, a significant...

Consultant hopes open source apps will “snap together” someday

Author: Tina Gasperson DPCI, a technology consulting firm based in New York City, specializes in providing custom content management solutions. DPCI uses open source software...