Trolltech founder Chambe-Eng resigns because of illness
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more »IDC: Companies select open source for safety reasons
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more »Samba specialist SerNet claims specifications from MS
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more »Answered: Ten Myths about Free Software
Sep 30, 2007Within the scope of the EU "FLOSSMETRICS" project, participant Carlo Daffara investigated how much truth the "Ten Myths about Open Source Software" actually contain.
more »Autodesk Looking to Release Geodetic Software as Open Source
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more »Next Generation Ubuntu: First Gutsy Gibbon Beta
Sep 28, 2007Release Manager Steve Langasek today announced the first beta version of the next generation Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon.
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