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    Developers wanting to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification will need to brush up on their legal skills.

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    The software company has made a big show about opening up its APIs, but has it really changed its stance towards open source?

  • India's licence to open source

    Does anyone really need another open-source licensing model? One of the leaders of India's IT movement says yes.

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