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more »2009 Linux New Media Awards
Apr 30, 2009At CeBIT 2009, Linux New Media AG presented its annual awards for outstanding contributions to Linux and Open Source. The OpenStreetMap project took two of the six Linux New Media Awards.
more »Free Software Projects An up-to-date overview of free software and its makers
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