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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.

Firefox 3.7 dumped in favor of feature updates. Mozilla has dumped Firefox 3.7 from the release schedule, replacing it with regular features updates for version 3.6 of the browser.

Why Linux on the desktop is wrong. Perhaps this is a poor choice of focus if we really care about Linux success.

Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 benchmarks with early Fedora 13 numbers. Check out the speed trials.

Norwegian broadcasting moves to OpenOffice and ODF. Norway's national broadcasting and TV facility NRK is intent on going open.

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6 Alpha, Codenamed Namoroka. It's available for download from the Mozilla FTP website.

How are open source projects surviving the recession? Maybe not so badly, says an anecdotal, unscientific survey of three well-known projects--KDE.org, GNOME.org and SourceForge.net.

OSCON 2009: Governments and open source. The big obstacles to government adoption of open source are similar everywhere, from opaque procurement processes to fears about security.

SCO vs. Linux: an end in sight? Following the bankruptcy court's decision to entrust the continuation of SCO Group's business to a trustee, questions linger.

Fedora 11 is now available. It features ext4, the latest GNOME, KDE and XFCE releases, and Microsoft Exchange compatibility.

Mozilla to deliver a preview of Firefox 3.5 today. It will arrive in advance of the official Release Candidate 1.

Novell is considering an open source app store. It's a new way of marketing open source, officials say.

KDE On Windows continues. There are rumors that KDE isn't moving forward on the Windows platform--not true.

Seen: Linux notebooks with ARM CPUs. Freescale and Qualcomm have coined the term smartbook for them.

Microsoft search to be powered by open source. The company's new Kumo search technology is filled with open source.

What you should expect from Fedora 11. Here's a screenshot-driven tour of it, scheduled for release on May 26th.

Beyond Firefox: 10 other great Linux browsers. Have you tried Midori, Seamonkey, and Arora?

Novell throws support behind Moblin Linux for Intel Atom netbooks, devices. Eschewing its own SUSE Linux, Novell will back Intel's Moblin Linux for netbooks and smartphones.?

There are many reasons to love the open source approach. The events chronicled in an article on NetworkWorld surrounding an exploit affecting Firefox outlines, quite elegantly, how open code outwardly appears risky, and -- well, wide open -- and how that same quality generates faster fixes and stronger applications.

A security researcher discovered that Firefox is vulnerable to remote memory corruption, enabling attackers to execute malicious (or at least very much unauthorized) code within the context of the browser. While security researchers spend countless hours searching out bugs and vulnerabilities, it's not usually the case that the offending attack finds its way into the public eye. Yesterday, however, this little exploit was published on several security sites. The vulnerability affects Firefox versions 3.0 through 3.0.7, on all platforms. In less than 24 hours, developers issued a patch for the vulnerability, to be included in next week's 3.0.8 release.

Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 now available. It has an improved Private Browsing Mode, the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, and more. Get it here.

Mozilla contemplates a future without Google. Could it get more millions from another search partner than it currently gets from Google?

T-Mobile G1 fire sale. Get an Android phone for under $80.

Adium gets its Twitter on in version 1.4. The great open source, multiprotocol Mac instant-messaging app is tackling solid Twitter functionality.

6 ways to connect Linux to the outside world that are not wireless, Bluetooth, or Ethernet. It can be done.

The ABC's of PHP. How to get started with it.

100 open source tools for medical professionals.....

5 things every good linux administrator knows.....

Asus is preparing a $200 netbook.....

Mozilla prepares final resting place for Firefox 2.....

Will open source save Sun...in time?.....

At the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco today, Mozilla Chairman Mitchell Baker gave an address on opening the mobile web, which Webware did a nice job of analyzing. Many people have been wondering if Mozilla will deliver a version of the Firefox browser to work with the many Linux-based phones currently in the works, including phones based on Google's Android platform. While Baker didn't concretely confirm those details, she did discuss an upcoming mobile browser from Mozilla, to arrive later this year, code-named Fennec. (A Fennec is a small fox--get it?)