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With OpenSUSE 11.1, Novell modifies licensing to eliminate legal headaches, ease Linux OS redistribution and encourage more open source community contributions

Microsoft recently unveiled a product package aimed at local and regional e-government initiatives, in the midst of growing government opposition in Europe to proprietary software. Microsoft's Citizen Service Platform includes applications and templates designed for local and regional governments primarily in Europe and the U.S.

Congress is set to conduct hearings on the proposed Free Open Source Software (FOSS) Act of 2006, which mandates the use of open-source software in government. If enacted, the law is likewise expected to benefit small companies.

The Indian state of Kerala has decided to promote free and open-source software in education, although it will not make it compulsory, a minister in Kerala's communist government said Wednesday.

Canadian business got yet another smack from analysts for lagging the US in productivity and investment in new technology at the LinuxWorld and NetworkWorld Canada conference underway in Toronto this week.

Canadian business got yet another smack from analysts for lagging the U.S. in productivity and investment in new technology at the LinuxWorld and NetworkWorld Canada conference underway in Toronto this week.

“There was a report out this summer by an open source group that highlighted that Linux violates over 228 patents....So the licensing costs are...

In the boldest manifestation of public sector insourcing in Australia to date, federal government agencies are developing their own open source-based applications and will make them available for re-use across the whole of government in the form of generic software application held in code banks.