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Moonlight Shines on the Linux Desktop: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Mono® Project, an open-source initiative sponsored by Novell, today announced the availability of Moonlight TM 1.0. The first and only open source project that provides Linux* users access to Microsoft* Silverlight* content, Moonlight demonstrates Novell's ...
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reuters.com — HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba launched its own variant of the Linux computer operating system this week in... the latest front of the communist island's battle against what it views as U.S. hegemony. The Cuban variant, called Nova, was introduced at a Havana ... (more) Cuba launches own Linux variant to counter U.S. | ...
One of those magic times: On Friday the 13th! - Linux Magazine Online
linuxpromagazine.com — "At 11:31:30pm UTC on Feb 13, 2009, Unix time will reach 1,234,567,890. Where will you be at... this momentous second?" - from Bell Labs This will be Friday, February 13th at 1831 and 30 seconds EST. If you want to find out what time it will be in your ... (more) One of those magic times: On Friday the 13th! - Linux ...
Bruce Perens: Combining GPL and Proprietary Software
itmanagement.earthweb.com — About the Author: Bruce Perens is the creator of the Open Source Definition, the manifesto of Open... Source and the criterion for Open Source software licensing. Perens represented Open Source at the United Nations World Summit on the Information ... (more) Bruce Perens: Combining GPL and Proprietary Software
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Novell Delivers Moonlight 1.0 for Rich Media on Linux [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... During both the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics and President Obama's inauguration, many Linux users were seriously miffed that Microsoft's Silverlight rich application plug-in was required for viewing. Today, the Mono Project, one of Novell's open source initiatives, has announced the availability of ...

Novell Delivers Moonlight 1.0 for Rich Media on Linux
OStatic blogs — ... During both the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics and President Obama's inauguration, many Linux users were seriously miffed that Microsoft's Silverlight rich application plug-in was required for viewing. Today, the Mono Project, one of Novell's open source initiatives, has announced the availability of ...

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