Microsoft veteran Keith Curtis proclaims in his new book that the future belongs to open source.

The OpenSolaris project has issued its second solid release with the Live CD 2008.11, which integrates subprojects such as the installer and package manager.

Mobile networking firm Nokia now has the requisite majority shares in Symbian Limited to complete the purchase of the mobile phone OS manufacturer. All Symbian employees will become Nokia employees as of February 1, 2009.

Market watcher Net Applications has found in their recent statistics that Microsoft's representation in operating systems has fallen to below 90% of the market. Meanwhile, Mozilla's Firefox is rising to a more than 20% share in the browser market.

The Bugzilla project has released its version 3.2. Next to Oracle support it has many new improvements to its services

Developer Sam Leffler has released the HAL code of the WiFi drivers for Atheros chipsets as open source.

A Linux Kernel 2.6 runs on Apple's iPhones (first and second generation) and the iPod Touch (first generation).

The Dutch software dealer HW Trading has proffered a complaint concerning Microsoft's marketing practices to the European Trade Commission. The reason: Microsoft has for years been selling its products at a higher price in Europe than it does in America.