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  • Security the focus as Debian upgrades

    The Debian Project has released an update to its popular GNU/Linux distribution, with security-related bugfixes a key feature.

  • Firefox plugin delivers HTML-style audio and video browsing

    Australia's CSIRO research organisation has developed a Firefox plugin named Annodex that allows browsing through time-continuous media such as audio and video in the same way that HTML allows browsing through text.

  • MySQL ramps up Australian efforts

    MySQL AB, the company behind the popular open source database MySQL, is looking to ramp up its presence in the Australian market.

  • Sun to open StarOffice code in October

    Sun will release StarOffice 6 under the GNU General Public License on October 13. Sun VP Marco Boerries said the date is "set in stone."

  • Penguins: Power to the enterprise

    It started as a small rebellion--a warning shot fired at the Windows monopoly by independent-minded programmers. But the open-source movement traditionally associated with the happy penguin and the pierced, tattooed crowd is increasingly moving into the enterprise, mingling peacefully with commercial and proprietary code.

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  • Windows Services for Unix 3.5

    Microsoft's Windows Services for Unix will be most useful if you've already made the decision to switch platforms. This free download will also make life easier for Unix experts who need to use a Windows desktop system.

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