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Academic study hopes to uncover the secrets of open source

  • Computerworld; By Liz Tay (Posted by liz on Sep 27, 2006 7:06 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
A research team from UC Davis has been awarded a three-year, US$750,000 NSF grant to investigate the open source phenomenon.

Australia to celebrate Software Freedom Day 2006

September 16 is SFD, a global day for Free & Open Source Software. Pia Waugh, newly-appointed president of organising body SFI, told LinuxWorld about her plans, which include "mustering political backend support to give it credibility outside of the geek circles".

Software detects difference between shampoo and explosives

  • LinuxWorld.com.au; By Elizabeth Montalbano (Posted by liz on Aug 11, 2006 12:16 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Humor
Under airport security x-rays, a bottle of shampoo bears a real resemblance to a bomb - so much so that technology has been developed to tell the two apart.