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UIQ Shuttering Its OperationsOpen in New Window
"Although the company is shutting down, parts of the mobile operating system will live on in the open source Symbian." read more »
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Protecting networks with SmoothWall ExpressOpen in New Window
Joseph R. Baxter reports, "SmoothWall Express 3.0, from August 2007, is an open source firewall distribution released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It provides all the features commonl read more »
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Nokia's OSS strategy gets boost as Symbian deal completedOpen in New Window
"Nokia has completed its acquisition of mobile platform company Symbian. The acquisition will enable Nokia to move forward with its open source software strategy." read more »
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Fixing Linux: What's Broken And What To Do About ItOpen in New Window
"The open-source operating system still has major problems that need immediate attention. Our expert recommends configuration, versioning, and GUI enhancements, to name a few." read more »
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openDesktop.org provides super-portal to free software sitesOpen in New Window
Bruce Byfield writes a review of openDesktop.org, a site that is a port to free software sites. read more »
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The tanking economy and OSSOpen in New Window
Keith Ward analyzes the current state and future open source software in light of the current economy. read more »
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OSS voices must be heard in national security debateOpen in New Window
In this interesting article Christine Peterson, who is credited with coining the term "open source",addresses concerns about national security and invasion of privacy. She believes the answer is "to drive innovation and deliver new technologies that can guarantee both privacy and security." read more »
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Standalone OSS revenue to reach $4.83 billion by 2012Open in New Window
Dave Rosenberg writes that the, "IDC says that worldwide revenue from standalone OSS to reach $4.83 billion by 2012." read more »
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