ostatic.com - 2/27/2009
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Novell has reported its financial performance for the November-to-January quarter , and the results aren't pretty. Earnings dropped 36 percent to $11 million, compared to $17 million in the year-earlier quarter. Sales fell short of analysts' expectations, although the earnings were very ...
linux-foundation.org - 2/26/2009
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Calm Down Right now the Microsoft claim against
Tom Tom is a private dispute between those two...
entities concerning GPS mapping software. We do not feel assumptions should be made about the scope or facts of this case and its inclusion, if any, of ...
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Note on Microsoft TomTom Suit: Calm Down, Hope for the ...
tuxradar.com - 3/1/2009
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What separates average Linux users from the super-geeks?
Simple: years spent learning the kinds of hacks, tricks,...
tips and techniques that turn long jobs into a moment's work. If you want to get up to speed without having to put in all that leg-work, ...
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Linux tips every geek should know
arstechnica.com - 2/26/2009
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arstechnica.com —
Microsoft has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against
navigation device maker TomTom. The suit alleges that several...
of TomTom's products, including some that are Linux-based, infringe on a handful of Microsoft's patents. Several of ...
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Microsoft suit over FAT patents could open OSS Pandora's Box
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