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Is Microsoft Hijacking Open Source?

http://www.linuxjournal.com

Like many, I was pretty shocked by the recent Microsoft-EU deal to settle the long-running investigation into interoperability issues. This was not so much because of the way Microsoft has used every kind of delaying tactic it could before eventually agreeing (for the nth time) to try harder in the future.

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67 Million in Revenues, 20 Million In Expenses, 74 Million in Savings, 100 Employees, and Over 120 Million Users

http://bobsutton.typepad.com

" It sounds impossible to me as well. But these really are the numbers from Mozilla, the open source project that started at Netscape, was morphed into a non-profit foundation, and most recently, the Mozilla Corporation – a taxable entity owned by the Mozilla Foundation.

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Open source encroaches into business

http://www.tectonic.co.za

A recent study carried out by Saugatuk Technologies, Open Source as Disruptive Influence, has found that open source software's (OSS) uptake by business has exceeded previous expectations by analysts. The report indicated further uptake in coming years.

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In need of software reform

http://www.nuxified.org

There needs to be a reform in how software purchases are counted.

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BusyBox Developers and Monsoon Multimedia Agree to Dismiss GPL Lawsuit - Software Freedom Law Center

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Productive and Amicable Negotiations Lead to Settlement of Copyright Infringement Case

The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) and Monsoon Multimedia today jointly announced that an agreement has been reached to dismiss the GPL enforcement lawsuit filed by SFLC on behalf of two principal developers of BusyBox.

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Open Source ERP: Today's Hottest Emerging Technology?

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What's the most exciting technology of the next few years for the enterprise? Forget folding displays and virtual worlds: Think open source ERP, say some pioneering information technology leaders.

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Thoughts on the Linux job market

http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com

To certify, or not certify, that's the question.

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"Linux losing market share!" - Not so fast!

http://hackfud.net

So the latest IDC quarterly server report is saying that shipments of servers with Linux on them are on a downturn, compared to shipments of servers with Windows Server on them.

Game over, Linux, you are defeated.

Not.

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Microsoft-based consultancy builds business on open source software

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R2integrated (R2i) is a Microsoft shop that has discovered how well open source software and communities can build a solid business. Principal Chris Chodnicki says it was a customer request that turned the technology consultancy toward DotNetNuke (DNN), an open source Web application framework.

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KnowledgeTree Announces Adoption of GPLv3

http://lxer.com

KnowledgeTree™, the leading provider of Open Source document management software for small to medium-sized organizations and departmental users, today announced the availability of KnowledgeTree Open Source Edition 3.5 licensed under the new GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3.

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Leading Italian Organizations Rely on Red Hat Solutions for Performance Enhancements and Cost-Savings

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Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that three leading Italian organizations, including CSI-Piemonte, one of the top fifteen software and services companies in Italy, Iride Energia, a leading thermal and electric energy provider in Italy and the City of Marsala have found success with Red Hat solutions.

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Debating the economics of Windows-to-Linux migration

http://www.interopnews.com

My post last week on the difficult economics of Windows-to-Linux desktop migrations in big organizations like government agencies drew a fair amount of reader comments, all of it commendably polite and reasonable.

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Tesco, Every little helps…

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Tesco are selling computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. However much I dislike ‘Tescopoly’; I am impressed that they are selling these systems, and may even get one myself.

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Creating business cards with OpenOffice.org Writer

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Exchanging business cards is a rudimentary form of networking (the people, not the server kind). However, to get the most out of the exchange, you need a card that attracts attention and reflects the image or values you want to project.

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BitTorrent names a new CEO

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BitTorrent announced Wednesday that the company has named Doug Walker, former chief executive of Alias Systems as its new CEO.

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