Today's News: Microsoft clause puts OpenOffice users on notice

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Published by SearchWin2000.com   September 17, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  Microsoft: Free C++ Toolkit  Top News of the Week  >>  SMTP hiccup cured, Sender ID lives on SPONSORED BY: Microsoft The Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 includes the core tools developers need to compile and link C++ - based applications for Windows and the .NET Common Language Runtime -- compiler, linker, libraries, and sample code. Click here to download this free toolkit.  Headline  Microsoft clause puts OpenOffice users on notice By John Hogan, Senior News Editor Jaded souls might say that Sun Microsystems sold the open source community down the river in its landmark settlement with Microsoft in April. The agreement between the two software superpowers included a provision -- kept secret until now -- that gives Microsoft the right to sue licensees of OpenOffice, the open source alternative to Microsoft's Office productivity suite that is interoperable with Office. (Anyone who obtained a license before April 1 is in the clear.) Sun's involvement comes from its donation of StarOffice code to OpenOffice.org. Sun spokesperson May Petry denied that the clause, revealed Monday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, will hurt OpenOffice users or developers. "Open source code is conventionally provided without warranty and liability coverage, and OpenOffice.org is no different," she said. Click here to read more about OpenOffice, as well as for a wrap-up of the week's Windows news. More on this topic: >  Two new Microsoft holes more complicated than deadly >  Fix issued for SMTP bug in Exchange 2003 >  Sender ID not DOA, standards body says >  Group Policy controls extended to Unix, Linux >  Instant messaging's real winners  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Expert event: Live Q&A with Berni McCoy Veteran site expert Berni McCoy just wrapped up a sizzling live event in the SearchVB.com discussion forum. Tune in for insights on issues like... * The impact of XP SP 2 on the .NET framework * Recommended .NET certifications for dodging the outsourcing kiss of death * The real deal on the new VS 2005 betas Click here to browse the 30+ new posts Featured Topic: Windows Management -- 10 tips in 10 minutes Here are 10 tips for the future of Windows management. Look for a new Microsoft Operations Manager, Systems Management Server service, feature packs and Software Update Services. Chapter of the Week: 'Data model and type system' If your job tasks ever touch XML, you will benefit from the knowledge in this chapter, from the book "XQuery: The XML Query Language," by Michael Brundage. Get a crash course in XML data models, structures, atomic types, node kinds, conversions and other key concepts of XQuery. TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT Blooper #152: An alarming UPS problem IT consultant Jim Ruby felt the heat from executives when he tackled a UPS that wouldn't stop its annoying beeping. This is his story.  Vent!  Did Microsoft do the right thing by eliminating WinFS from the Longhorn client? Take our latest poll and sound off. Member Surveys Enter your e-mail and start receiving Member Surveys. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   Contact Us   SENIOR NEWS EDITOR John Hogan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. SENIOR SITE EDITOR Marilyn Cohodas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your original articles and best practices. SITE SALES MANAGER Mike Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact me to sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter.   A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Contact us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-118&ad=492049 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.