OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta goes native on the Mac
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Mozilla Messaging patches Thunderbird bugs

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Report: OLPC may eventually switch from Linux to Windows XP

Sun looks to open-source the rest of Java

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Microsoft grows DAISY for blind computer users while Adobe wilts
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Response team boosts open-source security
The oCERT project, founded in March, aims to bridge the communications gaps that bedevil security on open-source projects.

Linux examined: Ubuntu Hardy Heron
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College coders working with IBM's Project Zero Web 2.0 tool
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OS Smackdown: Linux vs. Mac OS X vs. Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
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Opinion: The 10 most disruptive technology combinations
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Q&A: Novell's CEO speaks out on workforce overhaul, Microsoft relationship
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Free and cheap software that outdoes the big guys
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$200 Linux desktop systems are no bargain
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