Fedora 14 beta aimed at tablets; OpenOffice Spits In Oracle's Eye

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	Fedora 14 beta released today, aimed as a tablet operating system Julie Bort: The much anticipated beta of Fedora 14 was released today, with the final code to be ready in November. It lets users opt for a MeeGo look and feel and supports Red Hat's new desktop virtualization technology. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Intel Empowering Rapid Innovation with Open Source Intel's Open Source involvement is enabling end-customers to achieve the maximum benefits from Intel architecture. Click to continue In this Issue OpenOffice Spits In Oracle's Eye Linux servers, Windows XP desktops: a happy marriage? Snort rival launches threat-detection start-up The Rise or Fall of Open Source? Clubbing baby seals is GPL-compatible: Why Oracle can do better More join HP, Intel and Yahoo on Open Cirrus cloud test bed Patents? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Patents It's Not That Complicated It's Not Just About Social Apps: Hadoop is for the Enterprise Too Microsoft adopts open source WordPress, ditches Live Spaces Amazon to Launch Android App Store -- and Tablet, Too? Mozilla's 'Seabird' Phone Could Be a Boon for Business Visit the Open Source Subnet home page for more news WEBCAST: Palo Alto Networks 60 Minutes with Security Visionary Nir Zuk Join Nir Zuk, network security visionary and founder and CTO of Palo Alto Networks, for an interactive online interview with security analyst Mark Bouchard, CISSP. Watch Nir speak about the state of the information security industry. Learn More! OpenOffice Spits In Oracle's Eye Alan Shimel: OpenOffice delivered a preemptive blow to Oracle today. They have changed the name of OpenOffice.org to The Document Foundation and left Oracle behind. Read More Linux servers, Windows XP desktops: a happy marriage? Julie Bort: Here's a case study of a network where Linux and FOSS rule the backend but Windows and Microsoft Office rule the desktops. Read More Snort rival launches threat-detection start-up Ellen Messmer: Emerging Threats Pro debuted Monday with a rival intrusion detection and prevention signature technology to vendor Sourcefire. Read More The Rise or Fall of Open Source? Eric Gries: If open source were treated as a single organization with a distinct brand, where would it be today along a typical organizational lifecycle: startup, growth, maturity, or decline? Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Delivering Value from the Network Edge to the Core IDC Study:How businesses must meet IT demands with an eye toward delivering a strong return on investment and low total cost of ownership on new network investments. Review IDC's findings Read now. Clubbing baby seals is GPL-compatible: Why Oracle can do better Joe Brockmeier: Earlier this week I wrote about Oracle's strategy of cloning Red Hat Enterprise Linux while carrying almost none of the development burden. But is it fair to ask a company to do more than comply with the license? Read More More join HP, Intel and Yahoo on Open Cirrus cloud test bed Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Yahoo have recruited more backers for Open Cirrus, their joint, open source project for cloud computing research. Read More Patents? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Patents Alan Shimel: So, Mozilla joined the Open Invention Network this week. Read More It's Not That Complicated Stephen Walli: We seem to be seeing a rise again in the discussions surrounding free and open source software licensing complexity, and the fear that open source may infect or taint your software. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies Electronic Software Delivery IDC : Those that are focused on providing an exceptional software acquisition are increasingly utilizing technology that helps create and measure a positive user experience. In this IDC whitepaper, review the benefits and processes of electronic software delivery. Learn the components of a successful solution that is optimal to the end user. Learn more It's Not Just About Social Apps: Hadoop is for the Enterprise Too Kim Weins: The 2nd annual Hadoop World conference is taking place in New York on October 12, 2010 and we'll be talking about how we use Hadoop here at OpenLogic. Read More Microsoft adopts open source WordPress, ditches Live Spaces Julie Bort: Try to fire up a new blog on Windows Live and you'll be directed to WordPress.com, the hosting portion of an insanely popular open source blogging platform that, until recently, had nothing to do with Microsoft.  Read More Amazon to Launch Android App Store -- and Tablet, Too? Amazon will launch its own Android app store, challenging Google's official app collection, according to TechCrunch. The site uncovered uncovered details about how the store will function, including developer royalties, DRM and a pricing structure. A source also hinted that Amazon is working on building its own tablet computer. Here's a closer look: Read More Mozilla's 'Seabird' Phone Could Be a Boon for Business A new, open phone design revealed by Mozilla yesterday aims to rethink the way users interact with content on mobile platforms. 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