Two Million for Wikimedia: Who Can Offer More?
Aug 27, 2009Describing itself as a philanthropic investment company, the Omydar Network has donated two million dollars to the Wikimedia Foundation.
more »Who's Linus? 4 Fake Linus Torvalds' on Twitter
Aug 27, 2009In the run up to LinuxCon (September 21.to 23), the Linux Foundation has today unleashed four fake Linus' onto Twitter and Identi.ca.
more »FSF and GNOME Calling Women of Community
Aug 26, 2009The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and the GNOME Foundation are targeting higher women's participation in the community. The first step is a "mini-summit" on "Women in Free Software."
more »Canonical Contributing Too Little to Kernel Development?
Aug 24, 2009This week the Linux Foundation published statistics of the people and companies behind the kernel development. Canonical is not mentioned at all.
more »2 + 8 = Glass: Android Desktop Phone Seeking Market Entry
Aug 24, 2009The Android based, VoIP-capable Glass phone with a chip each for operating system and telephony plus an 8" touchscreen is supposed to welcome a new era in business telephony.
more »Danish Competition Authority Recommends ODF and OOXML
Aug 21, 2009The Danish Competition Authority has conducted a market analysis of office software so as to give governmental agencies recommendations for public purchases. The results are a definite "live and let live" between the competing standards ODF and OOXML.
more »Mozilla to EU: Microsoft Settlement Proposal Not Enough
Aug 20, 2009Mozilla has taken a position on the European Union's proposed settlement with Microsoft about browser integration in Windows 7. Both Mozilla Foundation's Mitchell Baker and Mozilla's general counsel feel that Microsoft is benefiting all too well from the settlement.
more »IDC: Linux Growing into Billion-Dollar Market
Aug 20, 2009Market researcher IDC predicts that Linux will continue steady growth over the next five years, reaching into the billions of dollars in 2012.
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Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs Transitions to Linux
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