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    Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) revealed plans on Tuesday for a project that will aggregate information on patents that have been pledged to the open source community.

  • Mozilla plans to fund developer community

    The Mozilla Foundation is planning to use some of its millions of dollars in revenues to fund active members of its developer community, the organisation said on Tuesday.

  • Open source, shared source or secret sauce?

    When Microsoft shared its code, only a few people wanted to look. Were the open-source people wrong all along?

  • At Microsoft, the yin and yang of Linux

    What's Microsoft up to in its Linux research centre? Chief penguin dissector Bill Hilf offers a peek.

  • Linux vs Windows desktop media madness

    Recent media coverage has roundly dismissed desktop Linux on the grounds that "Microsoft is invincible." This column looks at why Linux has a tough time getting favourable coverage in the mainstream media, and how a bunch of "Volunteer Linux PR Firemen" are working to change that.

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    Sugar Suite from SugarCRM is a comprehensive, streamlined tool which offers indispensable services to both a company's employees and its customers.

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    This free app has more features than the most recent version of Internet Explorer.

  • Browsing opportunities: 11 Web browsers compared

    Feeling entrenched in your choice of browser? Break free! We compare 11 different browsers so you can find the right one for you and your company.

  • Groove armada: 5 MP3 players previewed

    We preview a quintet of next-gen MP3 jukeboxes to decide which will be the new audio trendsetter.

  • Office not so suite

    You may not believe this, but Microsoft thinks we're biased...against Microsoft. But if reactions to our office suite review are anything to go by, our readers disagree.

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