LinuxConf Europe: Discovering Free Software in the UK Public Sector
Sep 05, 2007On Tuesday the primary conference sessions concluded with a selection of talks on how far the UK public sector has come in its adoption of Free Software. Talks by Mark Taylor (President, Open Source Consortium) and Francis Irving (MySociety) were both informative and candid in their appraisal of the UK public sector.
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Aug 29, 2007A new website, restructuring of consumer business and various activities involving hardware, software and service partners have been announced by Mandriva boss Francois Bacilhon.
more »Sun Opens Chip Documentation and Appoints an Ombudsman
Aug 28, 2007Sun has publicly released developer hardware for older proprietary hardware on a Wiki site entitled "FOSS Open Hardware Documentation".
more »Security Holes: Bugzilla Recommends Update
Aug 27, 2007The developers of the free bug tracking system, Bugzilla, advise users of older versions to update for security reasons.
more »Free Project Management Tool OpenProj Off to a Flying Start
Aug 24, 2007Projity, the company behind the free OpenProj software reports more than 25,000 downloads of the project software within the first week after the release.
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Open Source Cellphone: Openmoko GUI with New Look
Aug 22, 2007The Openmoko project has released a new style guide for the Open Source-based Neo1973 cellphone. It is aimed to facilitate use of the cellphone.
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