OpenOffice 3.0.1: Bug Fixes and Grammar Checking
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Opera Complaint Against Microsoft Backed by FSFE
Jan 23, 2009Opera Software has filed a complaint against Microsoft's practice of tying Internet Explorer to Windows. The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has offered its backing of Opera's complaint.
more »Hildon vs. QT: Developers at Ubuntu Mobile consider Change to KDE
Jan 22, 2009Since November 2008 it's been popular knowledge that Ubuntu has been working on a version of its operating system for the mobile ARMv7 architecture, especially for Cortex A8/A9 processors. Now it seems that Ubuntu mobile might drop Gnome Mobile Hildon framework in favor of Qt.
more »Live from Down Under: Report from Linux.conf.au 2009
Jan 21, 2009For FOSS fans, there's no better place to be this week than Hobart, state capitol of the Australian state Tasmania. That's where Linux.conf.au 2009 is being held through Saturday, January 24.
more »OpenSUSE Seeks Successor for ATI Driver Script Maintenance
Jan 21, 2009Developer Stefan Dirsch is responsible for maintaining the openSUSE build scripts of the fglrx driver. In a message on the openSUSE developer mailing list, he appeals for a successor to take over the maintenance.
more »Open Solutions Alliance Optimistic for 2009
Jan 20, 2009The Open Solutions Alliance (OSA), a consortium of commercial Open Source providers, sent its members a survey as to the challenges ahead for free software and received some optimistic responses.
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