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more »Xesam and Nepomuk Desktop Ontologies Merge
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more »Apple Wants to Muzzle Tinkerers - EFF filing suit
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more »Big Losses at Sun as Sales Fall
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more »FAT Patents Invalid? Open Invention Network Initiates Prior Art Review
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more »Faster Aptitude 0.5.2
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