Oracle Supports MySQL and OpenOffice
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more »Skype Beta: Phoning and Sharing Desktops
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more »Where Shall OOoCon 2011 Meet?
Jan 20, 2010The annual OpenOffice conference takes place this year the end of September in Budapest. The project is also looking for suggestions for 2011.
more »Microsoft Word Ban Renewed from Jan 11, 2010
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more »International Open Source News
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more »Portable and Mobile Techniques for portable computers and mobile devices
Nov 30, 2009The arrival of Linux on portable and mobile devices provides so many interesting opportunities for customization. This month we look at Linux in portable and mobile environments.
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New Vulnerability Discovered in Linux Kernel
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New Linux Flaw Lets Attackers Escape VMs
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Hannah Montana Linux Is Back!
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System76 Refreshes the Lemur Laptop
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More than 43 Million Lines of Code in Linux Kernel 7.2
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Kubuntu Focus Goes Ultra
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Linux Gamers May Soon See Less Mouse Lag in KDE Plasma
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Three Lines of Code Improve Linux Storage Performance
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