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2006: Time to plan your company's escape from Microsoft
This is the year to plan your company's great escape. The window of opportunity to fly from Microsoft's proprietary cage is open wider than ever before. Column | 02 Feb 2006
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GNU GPL initiative takes on licensing threats
At the first International Conference on GPLv3, Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman laid out the plan of attack for changing the leading open source license to fit the times. Article | 16 Jan 2006
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2006 phish tales, part 1: Worse on Linux or Windows?
Phishing expert Lance James differentiates between media hype and legitimate security concerns. He exposes Windows and Linux flaws. Article | 11 Jan 2006
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Microsoft and the world's most expensive pizza
A few weeks ago, I installed some new network equipment for one of my clients. During the upgrade, we decided that some of the PCs in the network were long overdue for replacement. So, I called for some quotes on a bunch of new Pentium IVs, as well a... Column | 11 Jan 2006
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IT managers, beware: US-CERT study faults app security more than Linux
Open source experts explain why CERT's damning report on Linux security is wrong. Then, they read between the lines and see that application security is in trouble. Article | 10 Jan 2006
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Golden's Rules: The real story behind the Massachusetts ODF flap
Columnist Bernard Golden says Massachusetts' decision to embrace the OpenDocument Format may lead to innovation at the office productivity level, despite Microsoft's objections. Article | 09 Nov 2005
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Microsoft: Open source not that open
Four years into its Shared Source Program, Microsoft is looking to cash in on what's worked for the open source community. Article | 07 Nov 2005
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Plenty of news heading into Open Source Business Conference
A slew of announcements being made ahead of this week's Open Source Conference included word from Black Duck Software, Open Source Strategies and Emic Networks. Article | 31 Oct 2005
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The case for Konqueror over IE and Windows file managers
The author of the new book Test Driving Linux: From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds explains how open source conqueror compares to Internet Explorer and Firefox. Article | 20 Oct 2005
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Google takes on Office, then world -- just not today
SearchOpenSource.com's Jack Loftus wonders if a recent and much-anticipated Sun-Google announcement aimed at rattling Microsoft's dominant position on the desktop will live up to the hype that surrounded it. Article | 19 Oct 2005