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2007 10 31

Germany Appears to be Moving to OpenDocument Format, Rejecting Office Files

Palm's Linux-based Foleo is Not Dead, Foleo 2 is in the Making

Ashley Highfield (of MSBBC Infamy) Slammed for Supporting the Microsoft Scam

Money Made from Supporting Free Software, GroundWork Sways the Red Hat Way

Mighty KDE 4 Reaches Fourth Beta

Microsoft: Insecure by Design

Nigeria Orders Linux Laptops for Education

Fedora 8 Brings Innovation, Ear Candy, Spins

Quake Wars 20% Faster on Linux Compared to Vista with ATI Cards

Linux Chosen for Giant Firewall and Along with Google Leads the Way in LSB Apps

Apple Gives a Bad Name to UNIX Security

Romanian Bloggers Upset over Europe's Patent Mistake

Linux Focused on Skills, Not on Paper (Certifications)

Linux Distribution Model Incompatible with Vanity Figures

Google Phone Will Apparently be Free Open Source, Not Just Linux-based

The 'One Pump-and-dump Per Windows PC' Project

Open Source Tools Help New Zealand's Web Accessibility, New Zealand Government Wins Open Source Award

Yet Another Low-cost Linux-based Laptop is Born, Runs Debian!

Microsoft Continues to Snub Standards and Escape Interoperability

Another DRM Attempt Said to be Defeated

Adobe Committed to Linux with Web technologies

Good Reading: Microsoft Has Hijacked "Open Source" Through OSI, ISO, EU

Linux Phones are the Future, Says CEO; Linux-based 'iPhone'

At Least 14% of Germany's Tech Readers Use GNU/Linux

A Look at the Latest KDE 4 and OpenSolaris (GNOME-based, Out Shortly)

Company Refuses to Fight Against the GPL, Chooses Compliance Instead

Business-critical Applications Enter More Enterprises

InfoWorld Report on Moving to Linux, Forbes on Cutting the Bill with GNU/Linux

Linux and the Mainstream, Linux-based Eee Earns Another Great Review

New Linux-based Handheld Ships

iPods Opened up with Linux, Facebook Opened up with Open Source Software

Another Pair of Linux/Linux-friendly Companies United

British Government Wakes Up to Realise There's Life Beyond Microsoft

Patent Fight Comes to Canada, WIPO Scum Visits to Fight Free Software?

Red Hat is Coming to the Desktop, Gets Management Force

Linux Gets Enterprise Support Amid Migration Away from Windows

Google Gains Partners for Mass Distribution of Linux Phones

Things Look Grim for Windows Vista (Daily Digest)

[Rights] Internet Keeps Turning Against its Users, Freedom Lost

Microsoft Bets on Linux/OSS-powered Facebook, SkyOS Protects Self with GNU GPLv3

New Linux/OSS Event in India: LinuxIndore

Microsoft 'Innovated' and Renamed Java .SNOT

Microsoft 'Bail Money' Keeps Trickling

Vyatta a Good Example of Good Open Source Citizenship, OpenOffice.org Gains Features

More Choice Given in Linux Security

Companies Turn Web to Binary Mode, Create Disriminatory Desktop Tie-up

Free Software Brings Freedom to Content (Culture)

More Threats to Microsoft's Cash Cow and Proprietary Lock-in Enabler (OOXML)

GPL Likely to Get Another Round in US Court

'Studies' About Sales of Preinstalled Servers Incompatible with Linux

Greatest Barrier to Linux is Fear

China Bets on GNU/Linux

Microsoft/Novell Clone-ware the Wrong Route

Sun Engaged in Another New FOSS Project

3 Linux Distros Out Today: RIPLinuX, StartCom, ClarkConnect

Linux-based Laptop Review in NYT

WeBot Ported to GNU/Linux

IP Madness Crowns Patent Trolls, Puts BitTorrent in Danger