Perl: Q&A for the Web Question and answer system for the web
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more »Quarrel over TWiki - Friendly Takeover by Founder?
Oct 31, 2008The free wiki project TWiki is currently embroiled in a contentious dialogue. The TWIKI.NET venture is undergoing a new governance model that many developers consider a hostile takeover. Without further ado, developers have decided to launch their own, separate NextWiki.org project.
more »New Qt IDE Arrives for Developers
Oct 31, 2008A new integrated development environment (IDE) originally announced at the Qt Developer Days in Munich is now available for testing and curiosity seekers.
more »Video: Interview with New Qt Chief at Qt Developer Days 2008
Oct 29, 2008At the Qt Developer Days in Munich, Anika Kehrer from Linux Magazine Online interviewed Qt Software's new chief, Sebastian Nystroem.
BMW: In-Drive Conversation with Open Source
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more »Torvalds on Linux Kernel 2.6.28-rc1: More Drivers Than Ever
Oct 27, 2008Linus Torvalds presents the first test candidate of Linux Kernel 2.6.28 on his mailing list.
more »Microsoft Works on PHP and Open Source
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more »PureCM 3.0: Commercial Version Control System on Linux
Oct 24, 2008British company PureCM.com Ltd has released a new version of its PureCM software configuration management (SCM) tool.
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