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Is Open Source software safe and secure?
By: David M Williams

It’s a big question: how trustworthy is the software I use on my computer? When it comes to open source, can you trust the quality of programmers who work for free?  You can, according to a new report out this week – which also proves major open source offerings to be especially well written. It equally shows up the projects which are slow to respond to vulnerabilities.


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Seeing Linux clearly: Demystifying KDE and GNOME
By: David M Williams

Ok, you have to give some kudos to Windows: everyone knows what a window is. In the Linux world, KDE and GNOME aren’t quite as obvious. A gnome stands in your garden or inhabits the World of Warcraft, and KDE doesn’t even spell a word. The truth is they’re the two major window environments for Linux today; if you don’t like one type of UI you have another. Here’s what they do, how they differ and how you can bend them to your will.


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Open sore on Planet GNOME
By: Sam Varghese

There is an air of disquiet again on Planet GNOME - and once again the reason behind it is the way the site is administered.
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The unholy quad: Miguel, Mono, Moonlight and Microsoft
By: Sam Varghese

Does GNOME co-founder Miguel de Icaza's backflip over the Novell-Microsoft deal a few days ago mean that he has finally been convinced that he is on a one-way path to nowhere?
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Miguel does a backflip on patent licensing deal
By: Sam Varghese

I haven't laughed as loud and as long as I did this morning when I read that Miguel de Icaza has now started criticising the patent licensing deal which his employer Novell signed with Microsoft in November 2006.
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Time and tide don't wait for FOSS projects
By: Sam Varghese

Should free and open source software projects set a release schedule that adheres to the old geek adage: release when it's ready? Or should time-based releases become the norm?
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OOXML: the propaganda war has begun
By: Sam Varghese

The first salvo in the document standard war of 2008 has been fired - and, predictably, it favours the Microsoft camp. A study by the Burton Group, a firm of consultants, has come down hard on the side of Microsoft Office Open XML.


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