Fraunhofer Institute on OOXML und ODF
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more »Moonlight 2.0 Enters Test Phase
Aug 18, 2009The first beta version of Moonlight 2.0 has been released. Moonlight is the free counterpart to Silverlight, Microsoft-Novell's attempt to rival Flash.
more »GPL Breech in Sat Receiver?
Aug 18, 2009Satellite receivers from Viasat, Yousee and Stofa use a Linux system as software base. Danish developer Rasmus Rhode suspects a breach in the GPL.
more »New LiMo Handsets Hit Japanese Market
Aug 12, 2009The Linux Mobile (LiMo) Foundation has announced the release of the new NEC and Panasonic LiMo-compliant handsets onto the Japanese market.
more »Windows 7: Microsoft Takes Netbook OEMs on Short Leash
Aug 12, 2009When Windows 7 comes to market, the Starter Edition will be conceived especially for notebooks. As they did for Windows XP, Microsoft has come up with a list of technical limitations.
more »British Local Authorities Hesitant on Open Source
Aug 11, 2009A new survey by the Public Sector Forums in the U.K. on public financing of IT costs was based on a sample of 168 local authorities.
more »Verona's University Migrates 4000 PCs to Linux
Aug 10, 2009Verona is about to become famous for more than just Romeo and Juliet and opera: the university of the romantic Italian city is migrating 4000 of its desktops to Linux and open source.
more »From Mac to Linux: A Musician Convert
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