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| <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">2003-08: July</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.infoconomy.com/">infoconomy</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.infoconomy.com/pages/news-and-gossip/group83187.adp">McNealy: "Don't |
| touch" Linux without legal guarantees</a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-31</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">"Scott McNealy, the chairman, president and CEO of systems |
| vendor Sun Microsystems, has dramatically warned companies of the legal |
| dangers of using open source software such as the Linux operating system."</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/">NewsFactor</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21994.html">Sun |
| Adds Gnome Open-Source Interface to Solaris </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-30</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">James Maguire writes that "Leveraging the growing interest |
| in open-source applications, Sun Microsystems will release its Solaris |
| operating system with the Gnome desktop interface as an option." </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/03/07/23/1745235.shtml?tid=51">Open |
| Asia: Under the radar, FLOSS thrive </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-28</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Frederick Noronha continues his detailed analysis of FLOSS |
| in Asia.</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/2100-1013_3-5055658.html?tag=fd_top">Sun |
| proposes new Web services specs </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-27</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Martin LaMonica reports that, "Sun Microsystems and a handful |
| of partners on Monday will announce they are seeking the approval of Web |
| services specifications for coordinating electronic transactions."</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/03/07/19/1713232.shtml?tid=4">Why |
| governments should be allowed to specify Open Source software </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-25</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Robin 'Roblimo' Miller argues against so-called "'free-market' |
| advocates" and for the requirement that governments use open-source software |
| (OSS). </td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.osnews.com/">OSnews</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=4108">Small |
| Business Dilemma: Open Source or Proprietary Software? </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-23</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Special contributor to OS news Alex Chejlyk analyses the |
| lure of open-source software (OSS) for small businesses. Recommended.</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://zdnet.com.com/">ZDNet</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5047543.html">Europe |
| to push for open source </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-21</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Matthew Broersma reports that, "The European Commission |
| is placing open standards and open-source software at the centre of its |
| efforts to promote interoperable e-government services with a new working |
| paper introduced this month."</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/03/07/11/2056234.shtml">Open |
| Asia: Japan and Korea embrace open source </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-21</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Frederick Noronha writes on recent initiatives in Japan |
| and Korea regarding Open Source.</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_3-5047571.html?tag=fd_top">SCO |
| takes aim at Linux users </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-21</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">In an update, Lisa M. Bowman writes that, "SCO Group, a |
| company arguing that Linux infringes on its Unix intellectual property, |
| said Monday it has been granted key Unix copyrights and will start a program |
| to let companies running Linux avoid litigation by paying licensing fees. "</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/">SearchEnterpriseLinux.com</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci915065,00.html">Making |
| a pitch for OpenOffice </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-17</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Solveig Haugland, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com Site Expert |
| and respected OpenOffice.org contributor, provides a compelling, point-by-point |
| argument for switching to OpenOffice.org. Highly recommended. </td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://zdnet.com">ZDNet</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-1027136.html">Who's |
| liable for Linux? </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-18</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Columnist Charles Cooper discusses the SCO suit and some |
| of its more interesting repercussions.</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/03/07/16/HNjupiter_1.html?development">Jupiter: |
| SMBs eye open-source as Microsoft alternative </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-16</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Stacy Cowley reports that "Some price-sensitive small and |
| midsize businesses (SMBs) are turning to Linux and other open-source products |
| as a lower-cost alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous business software, |
| Jupiter Research found in a recent study."</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.onlamp.com/">O'Reilly ONLamp</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/07/14/oscon_report.html">Kapor's |
| Thoughts on Desktop Linux </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-14</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Daniel Steinberg interviews Mitch Kapor (<a href="http://www.osafoundation.org/">OSAF</a>, <a href="http://www.eff.org/">EFF</a>) |
| on the state of Linux on the desktop. Recommended.</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.onlamp.com/">O'Reilly ONLamp</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/oscon2003/">The O'Reilly |
| Open Source Convention 2003 Summary</a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">The O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2003 took place in |
| Portland, Oregon, USA from 07-07 to 11-07. O'Reilly has posted many useful |
| links and summaries to the conference panels.</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/03/07/14/1513220.shtml">OGo: |
| No go so far </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-14</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Taking a skeptical view of the claims made by the OGo project, |
| which offers Exchange-like functionality for Linux users, Russell Pavlicek |
| argues that OGo has a way to go before it is ready for enterprise. A useful, |
| cogent article. Recommended.</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.processor.com/">Processor.com</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.processor.com/proeditorial/article.asp?article=articles/p2528/06bp28/06bp28.asp&guid=wxhz4gw0">Open |
| Source Perspective: The Significance of Open Source</a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Noted columnist Russell Pavlicek discusses open source, |
| examines what it is, what it is not, what it could be. Recommended.</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/">USA Today</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-14-linux-tech_x.htm">Linux |
| took on Microsoft, and won big in Munich </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-14</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Byron Acohido gives a riveting and in-depth account of |
| Munich's decision to choose open-source software. Especially good examination |
| of Microsoft's reaction and strategy. Recommended.</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://springfield.news-leader.com/">News-Leader.com</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://springfield.news-leader.com/columnists/asby/0714-OpenOffice-106062.html">OpenOffice |
| is great free option to Microsoft Office</a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-14</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">In a fine and encouraging article on OpenOffice.org, columnist |
| Dean Asby strongly recommends OpenOffice.org as an alternative to Microsoft |
| Office.</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/article.pl?sid=03/07/10/2133217">Open |
| Asia: GNU/Linux gaining visibility across the continent</a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-14</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Frederick Noronha provides a valuable account of the rise |
| of open-source software (OSS) in Asia. Recommended.</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/03/07/14/HNwalmartsuse_1.html">Walmart.com |
| sells Microtel PC with SuSe Linux software </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-14</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">John Blau, IDG News Service, reports that visitors to Wal-Mart's |
| online shop "will find a new PC on offer with a bundle of preloaded open |
| source software products from SuSE Linux." The package offered by SuSe |
| includes OpenOffice.org.</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/2009-1087-1024609.html">Inside |
| the open-source development model </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-13</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">In a special to CNET News.com, "Harvard Business School |
| professor Siobhan O'Mahony discusses her research on foundations formed |
| around three projects: Debian, a complete non-commercial distribution of |
| Linux; the GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME), which is a graphical user |
| interface for Linux-based operating systems; and Apache, a public domain |
| open source Web server." Recommended. </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/03/07/10/2356241.shtml?tid=19">The |
| Caribbean learns about Free and Open Software - Part Two (of Two) </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-11</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Robin "Roblimo" Miller reports that "The inaugural Caribbean "Free, |
| Libré and Open Source" (FLOS) Software Conference - IT WORKS!" conference |
| was held here June 26 and 27. It was an impressive first effort. Several |
| local Free Software advocates felt the conference, which was held behind |
| tight security in the Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank building, was too |
| oriented toward officialdom. But was this bad? Officialdom was certainly |
| there in force -- and was listening with open ears to the Free and Open |
| Source message. "</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/">eWeek</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1190334,00.asp">Open-Source |
| Groupware Aims at Exchange </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-11</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Mark Hachman, of ExtremeTech (www.extremetech.com), provides |
| an insightful account of the release of OGo: "In the spirit of the OpenOffice |
| assault on Microsoft Office, a group of independent developers has begun |
| an open-source groupware project intended to provide an alternative to |
| Microsoft's Exchange Server. " Recommended.</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/03/07/10/HNogo_1.html">New |
| group releases open source groupware </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-10</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Paul Krill reports that, "OpenGroupware.org (OGo) on Thursday |
| announced its formation and release of groupware server software under |
| an open source format. An official at OpenOffice.org, a complementary project |
| for building an open source office suite, calls the OGo project a replacement |
| for Microsoft Exchange."</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.eweek.com/">eWeek</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1189755,00.asp">Open |
| Source on Rise in Government </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-10</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Reporting from OSCON 2003, Peter Galli writes that, "The |
| use of open-source software is alive and well and growing among government |
| agencies, including the U.S. Census Bureau." Recommended..</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/2233471">Open |
| Source Takes on Exchange </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-10</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Thor Olavsrud reports that "OpenOffice.org gained a sister |
| organization and Microsoft gained another open source competitor Thursday |
| with the coming out party for OpenGroupware.org, an open source project |
| developing groupware server software which competes with Microsoft's Exchange |
| Server. " Recommended.</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/">InformationWeek</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=12800067">Japan |
| Mulls Switch To Linux For Public Servants Data </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-09</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">"The government would use the open-source operating system |
| to manage personnel data for the nation's 800,000 central government employees." </td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/">National |
| Public Radio (USA)</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1319129">Computer |
| File Sharing</a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-03</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Dan Charles interviews Joerg Heilig, Director of Software |
| Engineering for StarOffice/OpenOffice.org, and Gary Edwards, OpenOffice.org |
| member on the Oasis TCO, regarding OpenOffice.org and XML. Very interesting, |
| worth listening to. </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/03/07/02/HNgermanopen_1.html">Update: |
| High growth rates for open source in Germany </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-02</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">John Blau, of IDG News Service, writes that, "Germany is |
| poised to see sales of open source software and services grow substantially |
| over the next few years, particularly in the public sector, according to |
| a new report published Tuesday. "</td> |
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| <td rowspan="2" class="alt8"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index2&cid=738">Yahoo! |
| Reuters News</a></td> |
| <td class="alt9"> <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=569&ncid=738&e=9&u=/nm/20030701/tc_nm/tech_microsoft_linux_dc">Microsoft |
| Beats Linux in Trio of Govt. Contracts </a> <br> |
| <em>2003-07-01</em></td> |
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| <td class="alt9">Bernard Warner writes that "Microsoft Corp announced a |
| trio of European government contract wins on Tuesday, the latest salvo |
| in the growing turf battle between the software giant and vendors of the |
| upstart Linux software." </td> |
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