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December 21, 2004
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In This Edition
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1. News: OpenOffice 2.0 Nears Beta Testing
2. News: Yankee Group Sees Open-Source Indemnification Nightmare
3. News: Linspire, Wal-Mart Partner on Low-Price Linux Laptop
4. News: CA Joins Eclipse Foundation
5. News: More Offices 'Open' Up
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Linux & Open Source News
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1. News: OpenOffice 2.0 Nears Beta Testing
The latest prebeta edition of the open-source office suite
is feature-complete. The suite will boast a new database
application and improved Microsoft Office compatibility.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1448-8-85-43240-160956-0-0-0-1
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2. News: Yankee Group Sees Open-Source Indemnification Nightmare
According to a recent report by The Yankee Group,
indemnification is becoming open source's nightmare and
Microsoft's blessing. However, other analysts and
open-source companies don't see it that way.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1448-8-85-43240-160959-0-0-0-1
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3. News: Linspire, Wal-Mart Partner on Low-Price Linux Laptop
Linspire and Wal-Mart have come up with a Linux-powered
notebook for less than $500.
http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1448-8-85-43240-160962-0-0-0-1
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4. News: CA Joins Eclipse Foundation
Computer Associates International yesterday announced that
the company has joined the Eclipse Foundation and will begin
contributing code and talent to the open-source application
development tools platform.
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5. News: More Offices 'Open' Up
OpenOffice.org and Firefox give organizations viable
alternatives to Microsoft, while Apple shines Spotlight on
desktop search.
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