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The famous Open Source office suite OpenOffice’s version 2.2 has been released.It boasts that this upgarde to its word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, and database software, the free software package provides a real alternative to Microsoft’s recently-released Office 2007 product - and an easier upgrade path for existing Microsoft Office users. Continue reading ‘OpenOffice version 2.2 released!’
Dell will soon become the first major desktop vendor to release mass-market desktops and laptops with pre-installed Linux. (DesktopLinux)
Dell is going to release select desktop and and notebooks with pre-installed Linux as an option soon. However we currently don’t know that which Linux distribution(s) it will be supporting, or which Dell desktop and laptop machines will have pre-installed Linux. This pre-installed Linux move seems to be because of the user demand. Continue reading ‘Dell goes the Linux way’
If you liked this post, please buy me a beer & encourage me to write moreThe third discussion draft of the GNU GPL (General Public License) was released on 28th march by FSF (Free Software Foundation). It includes critical changes of how patents are dealt with. It includes changes to the license compatibility terms to make it easier understand , administer and narrows the requirements in previous drafts so that manufacturers who give the software in consumer products must also provide installation information for the software along with its source code.
New patent requirements have also been added to address the controversial Microsoft-Novell deal, which prevents distributors from colluding with patent holders to provide discriminatory protection from patents, said Brett Smith the FSF’s licensing compliance engineer.
Richard Stallman, the president of the FSF and principal author of the GPL, said the license was designed to ensure that all users of a program receive the four essential freedoms which define free software.
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