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VMware bug causes worldwide chaos

A flaw in the VMware licensing code is responsible for problems with the software that are affecting users worldwide. Read more »

Gates is gone but the fight goes on: Stallman

To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is missing the point. What really matters is not Gates, nor Microsoft, but the unethical system of restrictions that Microsoft, like many other software companies, imposes on its customers. Read more »

Adobe's PDF becomes ISO standard

Adobe Systems' popular portable document format (PDF) has become the latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard. Read more »

Microsoft's OOXML bid: No knowledge, no regrets

Microsoft admits it had no knowledge of software standards until deep into its bid to get Office Open XML approved by the International Organization for Standardization -- but there are no regrets over its tactics during the process. Read more »

UNIX group wants money to take on OOXML

A group of UK open-source advocates is seeking donations so it can continue its fight against the approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format. Read more »

Venezuela and India appeal OOXML ratification

Venezuela and India have appealed against the official ratification of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, bringing the total number of protesting countries to four. Read more »

Brazil joins OOXML appeal conga line

Brazil is to appeal the International Organisation for Standardisation decision to ratify Microsoft Office Open XML, now known as ISO/IEC DIS 29500. Read more »

OOXML ratification may be delayed after objection

The official standardisation of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format could be delayed after a formal objection letter was lodged. The letter claimed that OOXML's approval process " harmed the reputations of both ISO and IEC. Read more »

ODF finally defeats OOXML in document format war?

Microsoft will add native support to Office 2007 for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) instead of OOXML because of compatibility issues — but Microsoft refuses to admit that ODF has won the document format war. Read more »

Office 2007 to support ODF and PDF

Responding to pressure customers and governments, Microsoft has announced Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will add support for the Open Document Format (ODF), Portable Document Format (PDF), and XML Paper Specification (XPS). Read more »

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Parse XML with the StAX Java API

Streaming API for XML (StAX) is an API that allows you to read and write XML documents in Java. StAX is a parser independent, pure Java API based on interfaces that can be implemented by multiple parsers. Read more »

Microsoft plays open but patent jaws still have teeth

Despite Microsoft's claim it will not sue developers that build free open source software on Microsoft platforms, a caveat leaves a yawning space for its legal teeth to gnash those that commercialise the software. Read more »

Fix Linux when it won't start

No OS is 100 percent foolproof. Eventually, even Linux may not boot one day when you want it to. Read more »

You say you want a revolution?

Failure to innovate on your part will lead me to innovate with you (by force), without you, in spite of you, in lieu of you Read more »

Ensure your Web site displays properly with character encoding

This column examines why developers use character encoding for Web pages, outlines the character encoding options, and offers guidance on how to choose a character encoding. Read more »

Monitor Web site requests with Mozilla's LiveHTTPHeaders extension

A client recently rang me up to find out why their Web site suddenly disappeared and another company's Web site appeared in its place. Mozilla's LiveHTTPHeaders extension was invaluable. Read more »

Get more out of the ls command

The ls command is a well-known and often used command-line program that is used to list directory contents by name; in fact, it could be argued that it is the most used Linux command-line program. Read more »

Automount filesystems with flexible AutoFS tool

AutoFS comes standard on almost every Linux system and let's you use automounting to have remote NFS shares available on demand. Read more »

JavaMail puts messaging power at your fingertips

The JavaMail API is a messaging framework for e-mail messaging that provides protocol-independent access to mail infrastructure. We'll show you how you can use it in your Java programs. Read more »

Why does process improvement fail?

It's clear, both anecdotally and objectively, that process improvement efforts have failed far more often than they have succeeded. Read more »

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Microsoft denies OOXML has 'proprietary hooks'

As Australia and various other nations prepare to vote on whether Microsoft's Open Office XML becomes an ISO standard, the Redmond giant is attempting to downplay fears that OOXML adopters will be hooked into the company's technology. Read more »

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Bracing for Applefest

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- It's that time of year again, Steve Jobs' reality distortion field is about to extend throughout the internet and consume your favourite tech news sites for days. To Apple fanboys it is more than Christmas -- to others it is WWDC and you cannot escape it . Read more »

Resuming regular service

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- It wasn't all April fools this week. There were some important developments in the software world -- seriously. Read more »

Pirates rejoice!

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week's roundup brings news about Vista first service pack, PDF's standards push and a video of why the Web needs changing. Read more »

A mixed bag of Microsoft announcements

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- While the rest of the world was anticipating, observing and then critiquing the latest iPod releases, Microsoft made some big announcements this week. The news for Microsoft fans is mixed at best. Read more »

PDF to become ISO standard

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Just prior to the Vista launch fest, Adobe is intending for PDF to become an ISO standard Read more »

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    Hands up if you missed the Chrome release -- didn't think anyone did. Google's browser arrived with all the fanfare and hype that only Google can produce. Read more »

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