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Is Microsoft about to declare patent war on Linux? A published item from one of the company's attorneys could be a sign that the answer is yes.

Firefox 3.0 reaching end of the line. A bit later than expected, Mozilla is calling it quits for version 3.0 of its browser.

Mozilla ditches support for aged SeaMonkey 1.0. It will focus on support for version 2.0 of its app suite.

If the desktop is dying, mobile sync is king. Syncing no longer applies to only one desktop and one mobile device for most users.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt, speaking in Abu Dhabi this week, confirmed that the Chrome OS operating system is on track for the second half of this year. There are new reasons why its brightest future may be as an adjunct OS on netbooks and tablets. In fact, it's already appearing on devices alongside other operating systems, including Android. Find out more in GigaOM's story today.

Google and open source want to make us OCD on energy. Google's open source PowerMeter API is more powerful than you think.

137 years of Popular Science Magazine now online. Google helped make the archive possible.

Apache bug leads to update advice. IT security company Sense of Security has discovered a serious bug in Apache's HTTP web server.

The newbie's guide to hacking the Linux kernel. Kernel hacker Greg Kroah-Hartman explains what it takes.

What if the Elliott Associates bid for Novell is just the beginning of a financial game? Here is how that game might play out.

Microsoft's desktop future may look like a phone. Just as Apple and Google have desktop operating systems going mobile, Microsoft wil too.

Google open source guru says Android code will be in Linux kernel in time. Chris Dibona said he doesn?t think the Android phone operating system code is any more a fork of Linux than Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Can open source make 311 relevant? It's the 911 for non-emergency calls, but never went anywhere.

How to get Linux to boot in one second. MontaVista Software specializes in embedded Linux commercialization.

KDE Software Compilation 4.4.1 Out Now: Codename Clara. The new release of the desktop software compilation is out, including many fixes.

Ubuntu One music store is coming. Does it have a chance against iTunes?

Open source: Still room for the little guy? Open source is all about scale, which is hard to attain as a small player.

Dell mistakenly charges $100K for Linux netbook. Here's Microsoft's chance to say Total Cost of Ownership is higher for Linux.

Novell profit rises, as sales slip. Its Linux business is at break even.

Novell would be wise to support Xen and KVM. It's the second biggest Linux distributor, and both hpervisors would mean more customer choice.

There are political advantages in vendor lock-in. Why it's a brass ring for many software vendors.

False software choices for governments. Microsoft's Public Sector CIO Summit this week is illustrating how little choice government IT decision makers really have.

Here at OStatic, we're focused on all things open source, and among our big goals are to deliver timely news, opinion pieces, reviews and collections of free, open source resources.? But there is another increasingly popular aspect of our site, which is the Questions area, where you can get answers to even very obscure open source-related queries, or just collectively discuss tech problems with other smart people.

If you haven't tried our Questions area out, definitely do. You may be surprised by the depth of knowledge that readers have. Here are some tips on getting started, and some examples of answered questions.