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    Skype has abandoned its efforts to avoid complying with an open-source licence that requires it to provide source code with Linux-based VoIP phones.

  • Wikipedia planning a DVD version

    The Wikipedia Foundation hopes to sell an English version of Wikipedia on CD-ROM and DVD before the end of the year.

  • German railway on track with Linux migration

    The company running the German railway system has moved half of its servers to Linux, and expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of this year.

  • SuSE tailors Linux for Itanium

    German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.

  • Coalition of the unwilling

    The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.

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  • Coalition of the unwilling

    The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia’s interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

  • SAP reaches out to the community

    The market-leading maker of business applications is turning to smaller firms and Web services to expand its software portfolio.

  • Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

    Find out why Bergen, Norway's second-largest city, is moving its servers to Linux.

  • Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft

    Linux seller Red Hat has announced its first version of the open-source operating system for desktop computers, taking direct aim at Microsoft. Additional reading: Open Source Resource Centre

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  • Symbian opens source code

    Developers are to get access to the handheld operating system, in a move that the company hopes will encourage the creation of more applications.

  • SuSE tailors Linux for Itanium

    German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.

  • Free OpenOffice picks up from StarOffice

    OpenOffice.org developers have put the finishing touches on their productivity suite, which provides users and businesses with an alternative to Microsoft's Office suite.

  • SuSE 8.0 arrives without StarOffice

    The German Linux distributor has built many new features into its latest software, but has left out StarOffice 6.0 because of new licensing terms from Sun.

  • UnitedLinux working on desktop distribution

    Linux Expo: With version 1.0 of its server software on the way, the unified Linux group is also contemplating a desktop rollout. It may also bring in new members.

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