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Two U.S. business school researchers are studying the Fedora project. The survey ends April 16

Central themes of the conference are collaboration, hardware and alternative databases ("NoSQL").

Joint recognition, dual certification.

Maddog takes a look at how Free Software licensing works and why it matters.

A friendly atmosphere during a geek interpretation of square dance; a free exchange of technical ideas; praise from veterans: Fosdem, the volunteer-organized conference in the heart of Europe, has many faces.