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OpenOffice 3.0 demand crashes servers
Servers hosting the new version of OpenOffice.org have crashed, under the weight of demand for the latest version of the open-source office productivity suite. Read more »
Ubuntu gets user interface team
Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, this week said it would hire a team to help make open source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. Read more »
Aussie CIOs poke under Chrome bonnet
Australian chief information officers have shown a mixed reaction to Google's new Chrome browser, which was released in testing form last week to early adopters' praise. Read more »
Microsoft extends Novell pact
Microsoft and Novell have extended their interoperability agreement for server operating systems. Read more »
IBM teams with Linux firms for Microsoft-free PCs
IBM has launched its latest attack on Microsoft in the enterprise, forming an alliance with three top Linux distributors to promote Microsoft-free PCs around the world. Read more »
Microsoft ditched as Anglicans go open source
The Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church has decided to cut the Microsoft umbilical cord by moving to open source, starting with Office which will be replaced in the next three years. Read more »
Ubuntu creator wants to squash 'upstream' bugs
The founder of the Ubuntu open-source operating system, Mark Shuttleworth, has called for Ubuntu developers to fix all software flaws found in the operating system, including, crucially, those in inherited source code. Read more »
OpenSuse unwraps Version 11
Version 11 of the OpenSuse Linux distribution was made available on Thursday. Read more »
Red Hat: Enterprise Linux is energy efficient
Linux vendor Red Hat has updated its enterprise Linux version with features for big servers and some green improvements. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 includes virtualisation support for bigger systems and more memory architectures. 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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10 questions to ask before migrating to Linux
If you're thinking about making the switch to Linux, Jack Wallen is all for it -- but only if you approach the migration with your eyes open. He recommends that you evaluate a number of key issues before taking this big step. Read more »
Why Chrome will win and why it will lose
Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of Chrome. We spoke to industry experts and Google's new rivals to find out why Chrome matters and whether the browser reality can deliver on the hype. Read more »
Use FUSE to mount remote ssh directories
Traditional methods for uploading, downloading, or editing remote files predominantly have consisted of using an FTP client. An FTP client works fine for uploading and downloading, but editing remote files is a chore, as you have to download a file, edit it, then upload it again. And privacy with FTP is an issue as well. 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 »
CVSDude: Queensland one day, global the next
Beginning with hardware bought on eBay, Brisbane-based CVSDude now manages source code for Apple, Intel and the BBC. Read more »
Connect to MySQL in OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org is one of the premier office suites available on Linux. It has a lot going for it: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. It also can connect you to any kind of database that you like, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others. Read more »
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes. Read more »
Interview with Dr Andrew S Tanenbaum
Nick Gibson caught up with Dr Tanembaum after his keynote address at linux.conf.au and spoke about microkernels, MINIX and what's coming up on the horizon. Read more »
Aussie coders changing the world
Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, Aussie developers rank among the world's best. Simon Sharwood profiles our top five geeks. Read more »
The open-source techie who means business
Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop. Read more »
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Open source is not a zero-sum game
Simon Phipps, chief open source officer, Sun Microsystems says rather than be worried about IBM, he hopes that they will participate further with the open source community Read more »
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 »
Microsoft Office executive claims OOXML provides greater security than alternative document formats
Redmond-based group project manager of Microsoft Office, Gray Knowlton, told ZDNet Australia that OOXML provides higher levels of security. "One of the benefits we have with the OpenOffice XML formats is that we know when we read and write and document because we have an XML based representation of what's in that content -- we know what should and should not be there," he said. Read more »
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Flash vs. Silverlight
-- In this week's Roundup we take a look at the latest versions of Flash and Silverlight, Windows 7 and what's new in the world of open source. Read more »
Scott McNealy's tips for a successful start-up
-- If you're itching to take your struggling start-up to the big time, you could do worse than take Sun Microsystems' Chairman and co-founder Scott McNealy advice to heart. Read more »
Jonathan Schwartz's free software foundation
-- Sun has become its own free software foundation, open sourcing everything from Java to Solaris, and acquiring the open source MySQL database for $1 billion in January of this year, as a way to grow its revenue. Read more »
Is that $500 million in your wallet?
-- Have we officially returned to the silly season of the late 1990s? If not, there was a momentous step closer taken this week. Read more »
We don't need an eBay for security holes
-- It's been likened to an eBay for hackers -- new security site WabiSabiLabi is a market place for auctioning security vulnerabilities. Read more »
Creating Web apps at iPhone Developer Camp
-- "Apple is not ready to have a developer community yet ... you have to be on the Apple happy list to be a developer," Christopher Allen said. "There has always been this tension with Apple and the developers' community." Read more »
Day Two Done and Dusted
-- All in all it was a very good day and we are not even half way yet! Read more »
Must have apps for Mac
-- Here are some of essential apps for Mac OSX users. Read more »
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Mini-Confs Day 2
Mini-conferences continued to be the order of the day at Linux Conference Australia 2007. Read more »
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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.