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Four More Offbeat Open Source Ideas

I'm a fan of many kinds of offbeat open source efforts, as discussed previously in this post. This week I came across a few eyebrow-raising open source stories worthy of another short roundup. Here, you'll find four unusual examples of open source in action.


Open Source FUD Flies at Florida Higher Education Conference

The New York Times is running an interesting piece from IDG News on how administrators and IT chiefs for higher educational institutions are at odds over whether it makes sense to deploy open source software instead of proprietary products. The flap went on this week at the Educause conference in Florida. Within the argument that's going on, a number of surprising fallacies about open source are apparently cropping up. Here are the details.


OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

Run OpenOffice 3.0 in your browser with Ulteo.....

10 reasons why one user will not upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10.....

CodeWeavers gives away 650,000 copies of CrossOver, cancels program.....

Drupal wins best overall 2008 open source CMS award for second year in a row.....

Germany: Cost of open source desktop maintenance is by far the lowest .....



Linux Shipping (in Stealth Mode) on More Desktops

The Linux Foundation's executive director, Jim Zemlin, pondered the idea that next year Linux may ship on more desktops than Windows or Mac. He cites a New York Times article on PC manufacturers reducing boot times with utilities such as SplashTop.

Even if the Linux shipments don't outpace Windows, Linux is being used increasingly on consumer machines. Zemlin says that though this isn't what was envisioned as the Linux desktop, it is a positive sign.



7 Top Tips and Resources for Google Chrome

Google introduced the beta version of its open source Chrome browser nearly two months ago, and issued its third update to the beta yesterday. (The update pushes to you automatically if you're running Chrome.) Although there are signs that the very early popularity of this browser has calmed down somewhat, it's still generating a lot of buzz, Google has confirmed that many extensions are coming for it, and I expect to see it in a mobile version very soon. If you're running Chrome, here are seven tips for customizing and getting the most out of it.


Wal-Mart's G1 Phone Discount Irks Early Android Adopters

As Wired is reporting, there is whining going on over Wal-Mart's decision to sell the T-Mobile G1 Android-based phone for $150--$30 less than it costs at a T-Mobile store. This caterwauling and gnashing of teeth is reminiscent of the mudslinging that went on after Apple reduced the cost of the iPhone by $200 only months after it came out. Here's what people are saying, and why the G1 ought to quickly arrive at even lower price points.


OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

TWiki's hunt for cash fractures its community.....

Novell turns Linux desktop setback into victory.....

Ubuntu Linux 8.10's five best features.....

OpenMoko, of the open source gadget movement, has announced intentions to develop an Android-compatible handset.....

Opera's CEO on the browser market, and open source competition.....



openSUSE Introduces First Community Elected Board

Andreas Demmer's Uncle Geeko

In September, the openSUSE project urged its contributors and members to help choose a new board. The board was to consist of two Novell-affiliated and two non-Novell members chosen by the community, and chaired by a fifth Novell-appointed member.

Earlier this week, the results of the board election were announced. Community participation was impressive, with 178 of the 237 eligible voters casting at least one of the four votes (two for each category) they were allowed.



Ubuntu Open Week Encourages New Contributors to Get Involved

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Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon announced Wednesday the Ubuntu Open Week schedule for the Jaunty release. Ubuntu Open Weeks are routinely held right after a release to welcome and encourage new contributors to get involved in work on the next release.

The Open Week for Jaunty takes place next week (November 3rd through the 7th) on the #ubuntu-classroom channel on IRC.



OpenX Offers Hosted Service

We've written about OpenX several times before. It's an open source ad server that lets you manage a mix of ads from multiple networks across your web site, and it's overseen by a veteran of Yahoo. Now, as noted on ZDNet, and The Earth Times, OpenX has a hosted version. Here's what the news means.


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