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| <h2>News 2003-05: May</h2> |
| <p>2003-08-19</p> |
| <p>The following articles represent a selection of those pertaining to OpenOffice.org, |
| Open Source, or the general IT industry that may be of interest to the community. |
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| <td colspan="2" class="alt4">2003-05: May</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.internetnews.com/">Internetnews.com</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/2213591">Microsoft |
| Alters Licensing Plan, Drops Office XP Price </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-05-28</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Erin Joyce reports on Microsoft's efforts to make its Office |
| more affordable by dropping the license cost. (There is no fee associated |
| with OpenOffice.org usage.) As Joyce writes, "According to a research report |
| from Deutsche Bank securities published Wednesday, the "blunt instrument" of |
| pricing could be one of many ways Microsoft is expected to respond to the |
| challenge Linux poses to its market dominance."</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"> <a href="http://news.com.com/">c|net</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-1010740.html">Munich |
| breaks with Windows for Linux </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-05-28</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">As Stephen Shankland writes, "The local government in Munich, |
| Germany, has voted to move 14,000 computers from Microsoft's Windows to |
| the rival Linux operating system, despite efforts by the software giant |
| to hang onto the multimillion-dollar contract."</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"> <a href="http://www.internetnews.com/">Internetnews.com</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/2211681">OpenOffice.org |
| 1.1 Beta2 Hits the We </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-05-23</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Thor Olavsrud reports that, "Two months after the release |
| of its first beta, OpenOffice.org Thursday took OpenOffice.org 1.1 Beta2 |
| to the Web on schedule. "</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"> <a href="http://newsforge.com/">NewsForge</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/05/07/1022221.shtml?tid=19">Open |
| Source Initiative president responds to SCO's DoS claims </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-05-07</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Noted Open Source pundit Eric S. Raymond, President of |
| OSI, writes that, "In a recent press release , SCO suggests that the Linux |
| community may be responsible for the denial-of-service attack on its servers |
| that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. This is a baseless slur, unsupported |
| by facts." Very much worth reading.</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"> <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/">InfoWorld</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/08/HNbigopensource_1.html">Big |
| companies save big from open source</a> <br> |
| <em>2003-05-08</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">John Blau reports that "Large companies can save a substantial |
| amount of money by using open source software products, according to a |
| study published Wednesday [2003-05-07] by the Swiss consultancy Soreon |
| Research. </td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"> <a href="http://news.com.com/">c|net</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-999584.html?tag=lh">Net |
| attack crushes SCO Web sit </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-05-02</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Stephen Shankland reports that, "An avalanche of data blocked |
| access to the SCO Group's Web site for several hours Friday, said the company, |
| which has come under fire from Linux fans for an ongoing lawsuit against |
| IBM." Read the article below to get the context. </td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"> <a href="http://news.com.com/">c|net</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-999371.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed">SCO: |
| Unix code copied into Linux </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-05-01</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Stephen Shankland writes on the claims made by SCO Group |
| regarding copyright infringement by Linux. "Lines from Unix's source code |
| have been copied into the heart of Linux, sometimes exactly and sometimes |
| in a modified form designed to disguise their origin, according to SCO |
| Group Chief Executive Darl McBride." Worth reading.</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"> <a href="http://newsforge.com/">NewsForge</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/04/30/1926238.shtml?tid=19">On |
| Open Source Procurement Policies</a> <br> |
| <em>2003-05-01</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Tony Stanco, Director of the Center of Open Source & Government, |
| and Associate Director of the Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute |
| at The George Washington University, essays an argument on procurement |
| policies for Open Source. </td> |
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