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DimDim Version 5: Better Performance, Security for Online Meetings.? DimDim has long been a robust open source application for online meetings with up to 20 participants in its free version. Here's what's new in version 5.

Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz on What's Next for Open Source. Jonathan produced a guest column for OStatic on what's needed now that open source has arrived.

Results Are In for Future of Open Source Survey. Northbridge Venture Partners' 2009 survey includes good predictions, and details many opportunities for disruptive open source applications.

Plugins Bring Vanilla Gedit a Spicy Kick. Kristin reviews the best plugins available for GNOME's came with the desktop editor, Gedit.

Over 30 Must-Have Open Source Resources. This post rounds up free books, tutorials, guided tours and top unsung open source applications. You'll find everything from good web development tools to our favorite Firefox extensions.

OStatic has recently been enjoying some very healthy traffic and growth, and I'd like to thank all of the members, readers and writers who make our site and this blog lively every day. It's a labor of love. One of our main charters on the OStatic blog is to regularly provide roundups and individual reviews of good open source software, tools and resources. We've done quite a few of these since our last uber-roundup, so here is an updated collection of 25 of our most popular roundups and educational resources for open sourcerors. We hope these help you.