Game over for OpenDocument?

Linux & Open Source News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Netpro Active Directory real-time monitoring, auditing and reporting on all critical changes Auditing Active Directory plays a crucial role in operational, troubleshooting and security issues. However, the tools in Windows Server can be limited and difficult to use in creating a cohesive change management and audit process. In this whitepaper, you'll learn how to manage and protect your Windows infrastructure with fast and easy methods to audit changes, troubleshoot, restore and report within Active Directory. Also, find out what areas of Active Directory you should be auditing to support security policies and regulatory compliance. LinuxWorld's Linux and Open Source News Alert, 07/27/07 Attending LinuxWorld Conference and Expo? LinuxWorld Conference and Expo is coming up. Visit the Events Page for links to presentations, audio, videos, podcast interviews with speakers, and more. See you at the show. LinuxWorld.com Feature Story Optimize Your WAN: Network World Shows You How In this Executive Guide learn how optimization can supercharge your WAN. Click Here Game over for OpenDocument? - LinuxWorld, 07/23/07: Is it game over for OpenDocument? Probably. We've been expecting Massachusetts ITD to publicly revise its open formats mandate to include Office Open XML (OOXML) ever since Louis Gutierrez resigned as CIO in early October 2006. That was as clear a signal that ODF had failed in Massachusetts as needed by anyone in the know. The only surprise is that it took new ITD CIO Bethann Pepoli so long to make the announcement that OOXML would be officially recognized as an "open" XML file format going forward. How she determined OOXML is open when the Microsoft Open Specification Promise allows no other developer to implement it is a mystery, but it seems a safe bet that the decision was based on political and practical considerations rather than sound legal advice about OOXML's qualification as an open standard. User pressure leads SugarCRM to adopt GPLv3 - LinuxWorld, 07/25/07: SugarCRM is to adopt Version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3) for the next release of its CRM software after coming under pressure from its user community to move away from its earlier Sugar Public License. Sugar Community Edition 5.0, the open source version of the SugarCRM software, due out in September, will be licensed under GPLv3, the vendor announced Wednesday. GPLv3 debuted at the end of June. More of this week's Linux news Linux gains despite and because of Microsoft - LinuxWorld, 07/25/07: Novell swears Microsoft deal panning out; others resist getting chummy with Windows maker. IBM, University of Florida team up on smart devices - LinuxWorld, 07/24/07: IBM Corp. and the University of Florida believe they've come up with middleware that will allow doctors to remotely monitor the health of their patients. You're never alone with Plone - LinuxWorld, 07/24/07: Ask Plone users what they like best about the open-source content management software and chances are a key feature they'll list along with ease of use and multilingual support is the community of experts that's grown around the product. Mozilla patches security holes in Thunderbird - LinuxWorld, 07/23/07: The Mozilla organization has released an update to its Thunderbird 2.x e-mail client that fixes two critical security holes. These same fixes were also recently implemented in Firefox 2.0.0.5. Linspire agreement 'undermines GPL rights' - LinuxWorld, 07/23/07: The no-lawsuit agreement reached in June between Linspire and Microsoft earlier this year is almost useless to Linspire customers because of tight restrictions on what the deal covers, according to a high-profile open source legal commentator. OLPC sends laptops to production, pushes back release - LinuxWorld, 07/23/07: One Laptop Per Child Monday moved a step closer to providing low-cost laptops to children in developing nations by giving the go-ahead to the mass production of its XO laptop. However, the computers are expected to be out in October, one month later than originally planned. Open source here to stay, says MySQL CEO Marten Mickos - LinuxWorld, 07/23/07: Despite a growing acceptance of open-source software, Mickos said Monday in a keynote speech at the first-ever Ubuntu Live Conference in the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, that there are also ongoing threats to open source development. Sprinting to create open-source content management - LinuxWorld, 07/20/07: Holding focused meetings, also known as "sprints," over several days to develop, test and document software, is proving very helpful to the open-source Plone community in quickly adding more functionality to its content management software. Microsoft strikes GPLv3 from patent deal - LinuxWorld, 07/19/07: Microsoft has revealed that its patent deal with Linspire doesn't cover the new version of the GNU General Public License (GPL), the company's latest effort to distance itself from the GPLv3. Sabre takes a stab at open source - LinuxWorld, 07/19/07: Most major organizations have already made the move to adopting open source for some enterprise functions. But few have adopted the principles and practices of the open source community as an enterprise model. LinuxWorld Community "Project Awesome" takes on Linux driver management: Jon Masters, 07/25/07: Linux driver support is either really great and works out of the box, or it's hell. Now, one project aims to find and deliver new drivers from the latest kernel to users running enterprise releases of older kernels. (podcast)

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