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Gates heads back to school in open source spat

Microsoft is ready to fight competitors entering the IT education market, it said on Monday, after a leaked government report highlighted the benefits...

Mac malware door creaks open

Dashboard, one of the much-publicized features of Apple Computer's latest OS, Tiger, could be ripe for exploitation by porn scammers. Link: news.com

OpenOffice 2.0 Faces Opposition over Java Use

sjvn writes "The popular open-source office suite OpenOffice.org is almost ready for the unveiling of its landmark 2.0 release, but it's creating foes because...

How to make Microsoft unhappy: open-source software for schools

It all seems so obvious. But the penny seems finally to have dropped: the Government has been advised that if schools started using...

Microsoft ready for open source in schools fight

Open source companies can't match us for application support, claims Microsoft, amid reports that schools can make big savings by choosing non-proprietary software. Link: news.zdnet.co.uk Category:...

U.K.: Open source could halve school IT bills

The open-source community is expected receive a major boost this week from the U.K. tech agency, which has investigated the potential benefits of using...

Apache eyes open-source Java project

The Apache Foundation has proposed creating an open-source version of Java on the desktop, a plan that Sun Microsystems has initially welcomed. Link: news.com

Hula brings open source groupware to SMBs

Author: Paul Virijevich Linux adoption by small and medium-sized businesses is being held back by the lack of an open source groupware server that's easy...

Solipsis: a Serverless Open-Source MMORPG

Anonymous Reader writes "As reported in InfoAnarchy, Solipsis is a complete system (protocol, basic implementation and APIs) for an infinitely scalable virtual world. It...

Government: Open source could halve school IT bills

A leaked report from the British Educational Communications and Technology Association contains bad news for software vendors such as Microsoft. Link: news.zdnet.co.uk Category: Open Source