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Why Google released Closure tools. The release of Closure Tools by Google under an open source license is about putting muscle behind Javascript.

Microsoft Linux: Why one free software advocate wants it. An ex-Microsoft employee says Windows is doomed, and FOSS will rule.

Vint Cerf plugs Android into the Interplanetary Net. He has added a software stack to the open source Android code.

Q&A: Ubuntu 9.10 security. What are the most notable security features introduced with Ubuntu 9.10, and how can you work with them?

Barnes & Noble, aided by Android, aims to disrupt the Kindle. The Nook has two capabilities that could expand the market for e-book readers beyond Amazon's.



Calibre: A Good, Free Open Source eBook App

CNet has an interesting item up today on Calibre, ?a cross-platform open source library for eBooks. Windows, Linux and Mac OS X users can take advantage of library management, format conversion, news feeds to ebook conversion, and ebook reader sync features, plus an integrated ebook viewer. It supports conversion from HTML, TXT, RTF, PDF and websites to LRF, the Sony Reader native format. I agree with CNet about how some aspects of its interface could be improved, but there is also a lot to like in Calibre.