November
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Nov 30, 2007
Firefox Fixes Cross-Site Flaws
If you're a Firefox user, don't be surprised to get an update notice when you open your browser this morning. read more...
Nov 29, 2007
How to make Firefox look and feel like IE, Safari, or Opera
One of the biggest complaints a Firefox evangelist encounters is "it doesn't act or feel like browser X." Internet Explorer users complain that Firefox doesn't look like what they're used to. read more...
Nov 28, 2007
openSUSE goes live
openSUSE is one of the most popular free-software-only distributions, and it's jointly developed by Novell and members of the community. read more...
Nov 26, 2007
Firefox 3 beta released for testing
Mozilla has announced the release Firefox 3.0 Beta 1. Don't necessarily scrap your existing version of Firefox quite yet, however, as this release is intended for testing purposes so that the developers can get feedback before moving forward with the browser's development. read more...
Nov 25, 2007
Mozilla's Firefox 3 beta: Improved but imperfect
A few months later than had been planned, Mozilla released on Monday night the first beta version of an overhauled Firefox, the widely used open-source Web browser. read more...
Nov 24, 2007
Microsoft's Open-Source Strategy Coming Into Focus
If Microsoft and OSI come to terms, IT organizations should not interpret this as a radical shift in Microsoft's long-term business strategies, analysts suggest. read more...
Nov 23, 2007
Donate to the GNU PDF project
The Free Software Foundation (FSF)has put out a call for donations to support their efforts to develop "a free, high-quality and fully functional set of libraries and programs that implement the PDF file format and associated technologies to the coming ISO standard, ISO 32000." read more...
Nov 22, 2007
Open source encroaches into business
A recent study carried out by Saugatuk Technologies, Open Source as Disruptive Influence, has found that open source software's (OSS) uptake by business has exceeded previous expectations by analysts. The report indicated further uptake in coming years. read more...
Nov 21, 2007
Microsoft's Bill Hilf Reveals Its Open Source Strategy
nformationWeek: I'm curious as to where do these patent claims come from? Microsoft has said there's X numbers of patents that Linux may infringe. Where does that intellectual property come from? Is it based on ownership of Xenix back in the day, is it based on things that are currently in Windows? read more...
Companies opening to Vista alternatives
Results of a survey released this week, Windows Vista Adoption and Alternatives: A Survey of Technology Professional, found what many open source supporters had long suspected - Vista is driving more companies away from Microsoft than it is attracting. read more...
Nov 19, 2007
Open Access bill vetoed
Supporters of the open access movement (OA), the open-source-inspired community that promotes free access to academic research, are disappointed but not discouraged by the defeat of a bill that would have required research published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States to be available to the public. read more...
Gosh, gOS is good
Many people still question whether Linux will ever make it fully into mainstream computer acceptance. read more...
Nov 15, 2007
Asus Corrects Eee PC Source Code Issue
"Asus has corrected the availability of source code for its Eee PC, and reaffirmed its commitment to meeting the requirements of open source licenses, including the GPL. read more...
