Linux Foundation Recommends Say "No" to OpenXML
Aug 30, 2007The Linux Foundation has taken a clear position on the acceptance of Microsoft's OpenXML format as an international ISO standard. The Foundation recommends that standardization committees in the countries involved in the process say "No" to the application.
more »Mandriva Sees Light at End of Tunnel
Aug 29, 2007A new website, restructuring of consumer business and various activities involving hardware, software and service partners have been announced by Mandriva boss Francois Bacilhon.
more »FSF: GPLv3 Applies to Microsoft, Too
Aug 29, 2007Anti-competitive behavior, and continued attacks on free software – these were the allegations that the Free Software Foundation levied at Microsoft, eight weeks after Microsoft's roundhouse swipe at GPL v3.
more »Allegations of Microsoft Influencing Vote on OpenXML in Sweden
Aug 29, 2007The Swedish Standards Institute (SiS) has approved the inclusion of Microsoft's Office OpenXML as an ISO standard. The Swedish Society for Free Information Culture (Förening för en fri informationsinfrastruktur), FFII, alleges that Microsoft influenced the vote via its Swedish partner corporations.
more »Sun Opens Chip Documentation and Appoints an Ombudsman
Aug 28, 2007Sun has publicly released developer hardware for older proprietary hardware on a Wiki site entitled "FOSS Open Hardware Documentation".
more »Tom Hanrahan: Microsoft Takes Open Source Seriously
Aug 28, 2007Collaboration with Novell on virtualization and Web service management, and quality of interaction between Windows and Samba are the next topics that Microsoft's Linux developer, Tom Hanrahan, will be focusing on.
more »Linux Entertainment in Airbus A380
Aug 28, 2007When the Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 takes off for its maiden flight October 25, it will have a complete Linux client/server system on board.
more »Leaving Stanford - Sun Changes Nasdaq Symbol
Aug 24, 2007Sun Microsystems is changing its stock exchange ticker symbol from SUNW to Java. The new NASDAQ ID will be introduced August 27.
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