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News from Oct 20, 2005

Kernel release: 2.6.14-rc5, Oct 20, 2005

2.6.14-rc5 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 586
Files changed: 5262
Files removed: 243

Andreessen: PHP succeeding where Java isn't, Oct 20, 2005

The simplicity of scripting language PHP means it will be more popular than Java for building Web-based applications, Internet browser pioneer Marc Andreessen predicted Wednesday in a speech here at the Zend/PHP Conference.

OpenOffice.org 2.0 Ships, Oct 20, 2005

The OpenOffice.org Project has released OpenOffice.org 2.0, adding new features that the group claim will resonate with users from business and governments right down to the home desktop. The product will be simultaneously released for a range of operating systems including Linux and Microsoft Windows

DVD Jon now working for Linspire's Michael Robertson, Oct 20, 2005

The Norwegian hacker who was arrested, and ultimately exonerated, for reverse-engineering DVD copy protection has taken a job with Michael Robertson's latest venture, a digital music company called MP3tunes. Jon Lech Johansen, also known as DVD Jon, began work on Monday for the San Diego company, Robertson said Wednesday in an interview.

Estonia first to allow online voting nationwide, Oct 20, 2005

[Estonia] gave the Linux-based voting system a trial run in January, when about 600 people voted online in a referendum in the capital, Tallinn. The plan is to allow online voting in the next parliamentary elections in 2007.

Why Microsoft is learning from Linux in its drive to deliver software as a service, Oct 20, 2005

"We are not anti-open source," says Martin Taylor, Microsoft's general manager of competitive strategy. In fact, he makes a point of hiring people with Linux and open source skills for his R&D team and Linux lab.

NFL scores with IBM deal for digitized footage, Oct 20, 2005

IBM will announce Thursday (October 20) its creation of a new digital media system for the NFL and NFL Films that will streamline and simplify its production flow while making possible future breakthroughs in the viewing experience.

Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software, Oct 20, 2005

You can give people free software, but they won't have the expertise to use it, says Microsoft Nigeria's manager

Power to the masses, Oct 20, 2005

Are supercomputers going mass market? According to industry observers and research figures, this may indeed be the case.

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