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A year after acquiring it, Yahoo! is finally using Zimbra.....

Must-have Firefox add-ons, plus plenty more.....

Evaluating the new Linux distros, and the new Python......

Top 10 open source productivity apps.....

OpenOffice.org 3.0 is an incremental improvement.....



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Let's Set Reasonable Expectations for Netbooks

Techworld has an intereresting post up today about how Linux-based netbooks are becoming a big driver for business adoption of Linux. We've been covering how netbooks are helping fuel a relatively healthy market for new computer buying, but there are some naysayers. Reports are coming in that many people are returning the netbooks that they purchase. How solid is the netbook trend?


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Synkron: An open source tool for syncing folders across computers.....

Red Hat is expanding its open source JBoss SOA platform.....

LinuxWorld is no more.....

Mixing Windows and Linux: How do you manage choice?.....



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Paid and Unpaid FOSS Developers: A Powerful Combo

Joe Brockmeier has an interesting piece up on the differences between paid and volunteer open source contributors. In it, he cites this post from former Debian Project Leader Martin Michlmayr, and a paper by Evangelia Berdou. Berdou finds that paid developers take up key positions in projects, while volunteers often work on the periphery. Kristin also had some good? thoughts on the topic on OStatic this morning. I'm a believer that the combination of these two types of contributions can be very powerful.


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Apple Squashes the iPhone SDK NDA: What's the OSS Impact?

After much teeth-gnashing from the developer community, Apple has finally dropped its draconian and restrictive non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on the iPhone software development kit (SDK). In the seven months since the SDK showed up, Apple has taken much heat from developers and iPhone users alike over its lack of platfrom openness. The platform still isn't open, but it is a step in the right direction for Apple to eliminate this NDA. Here's what this means for the open source phones that will be competing with the iPhone.


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The Wiz and Pandora: Open source gaming handhelds squaring off.....

Linux-based netbook prices dropping now that the Intel Atom shortage is disappearing.....

Cleversafe, maker of open source dispersed storage software, wins a Wall Street Journal Innovation award.....

LinuxCon will not be a tradeshow.....



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Wind River CMO Dishes on Symbian, Mobile Linux

Speaking at the Open Source in Mobile conference in Berlin, John Bruggeman, Chief Marketing Officer of Wind River, has delivered some controversial statements. Wind River is a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance behind Android, and a Core Member of LiMo. Bruggerman said that the mobile industry has been confused and misled by the Symbian Foundation announcement, that Linux phones will never be as good as the iPhone, and that many people in the mobile value chain just don't get it. His comments have drawn a response from Symbian. Our sister blog JKOnTheRun has the complete story.


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Is Nokia's open source bet on Linux, Symbian, or both?.....

Can open source fix e-voting flaws?.....

The Netherlands Patent Office switches to open source.....

Roku is getting set to ship an open source version of its DVR software.....

Sun announces OpenSPARC Community Innovation award winners.....



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Update: OStatic's Library of Open Source Tools and Training

A while back, we posted a collection of the many tutorials, reviews and pointers to web-based resources that we've been compiling on OStatic since it was launched. We've been steadily adding to that collection, and readers have pointed out a few omissions from the original collection. In this post, you'll find an update with even more resources. Whether you're looking for useful Firefox extensions, want to improve your AJAX skills, or you're launching a web-based open source project, check out some of the tips and tutorials found here.

 



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OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

Yesterday, we discussed a major problem in the fine print of T-Mobile's service plan advisory for the new G1 Android phone: There was a cap on monthly data usage set at a paltry 1GB. Now, only hours later, T-Mobile has retreated and recanted, but the doublespeak still rings....

Interview on Elgg: The open source social networking platform....

Rumor: The next big open source acquisition is upon us.....

Firefox 3.0.2 fixes security issues, especially Mac bugs. The download is here..........

A language translation tool for OpenSocial.....



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