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  • Asian boost lands open source in VoIP space

    Indonesia-based software developer Trabas has pledged its faith in the open source community,

  • Server breach raises Linux code worries

    A key server housing software used in Linux and other projects was open to an attacker for four months, creating fears that source code was compromised.

  • Who wrote Linux?

    Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?

  • Australia's 'Four Horsemen' see no limits to open-source

    A group of developers in Perth, Australia, calling themselves "The Four Horsemen" are working to ready a new open-source browser before the end of the year.

  • Why Apple should support Microsoft's .Net

    Will Microsoft's much-hyped .Net strategy affect the Mac world, too? Well, it just might--thanks to two open-source projects and OS X's Unix roots--and Apple should support the effort.

  • Why Linux will prevail

    The idea expressed in many articles--that GNU/Linux is good for servers but not for the desktop--is a joke. The fact is, Linux will prevail.

  • Aussie lawyer wants 'clearer' GPL

    Australian open source lawyer Brendan Scott says the next version of the GNU General Public License (GPL) should be made clearer and include legal terms relevant to jurisdictions like Australia.

  • Firefox plugin delivers HTML-style audio and video browsing

    Australia's CSIRO research organisation has developed a Firefox plugin named Annodex that allows browsing through time-continuous media such as audio and video in the same way that HTML allows browsing through text.

  • Desktop Linux group readies public agenda

    An industry group formed to promote the GNU/Linux operating system for desktop computers is set to finalise its corporate structure next month, and is planning its first conference for this autumn.

  • Trojan compromises GNU software downloads

    The GNU Project has discovered that its servers were compromised by a Trojan horse in mid-March. Find out how this may have contaminated software downloads from that popular open source site.

  • Office XP now runs on Linux

    Linux users can now run Office XP on Linux following the release of a commercial application that allows the package to run on the open source operating system.

  • Linux PDA for masses debuts in India

    A pair of Indian companies are touting a Linux-powered homegrown handheld, eyeing both the local market and a wider audience.

  • Beware the Penguin's bite

    After years of talking about the threat it posed, Microsoft is finally feeling the pintch from its key open source rival.

  • Big Blue files counterclaims against SCO

    IBM on Thursday filed counterclaims against the SCO Group in the continuing legal battle over the Linux operating system.

  • The patent threat to the Web

    Open-source advocate Bruce Perens applauds a W3C vote in a controversial patent dispute, but warns corporations are still trying to set up a toll booth on the Internet.

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