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451 CAOS Links – 2008.02.26
Raven Zachary, February 26, 2008 @ 11:59 pm ETSun completes acquisition of MySQL. Adobe launches open source site, new version of Flex. Bluenog obtains $4m in new funding. (and more)
Sun Microsystems Announces Completion of MySQL Acquisition; Paves Way for Secure, Open Source Platform to Power the Network Economy, Sun Microsystems (Press Release)
Adobe Technology Platform for RIAs Propels Innovation on the Web, Adobe Systems (Press Release)
NewSpring Capital Leads $4mm Investment in Bluenog, Bluenog (Press Release)
Novell Ships SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service for Retailers, Novell (Press Release)
XAware Announces General Availability of XAware 5 Open Source Data Integration Software, XAware (Press Release)
SourceForge Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results, SourceForge (Press Release)
FSF to Host Summit on Freedom for Web Services, Free Software Foundation (FSF) (Press Release)
Open Solutions Alliance Marks End of First Year With New Members, New Momentum, Open Solutions Alliance (OSA) (Press Release)
OpenLogic Records Banner Growth in 2007 as Demand for Open Source Managemenet and Governance Solutions Takes Off, OpenLogic (Press Release)
Openbravo launches Openbravo POS v2.00, Openbravo (Press Release)
In Praise of Openness, Linux Magazine, Douglas Eadline (Article)
Adobe throws weight behind SQLite, The Register, Kelly Fiveash (Article)
New Fedora Chair plans to remove obstacles for volunteers, Linux.com, Bruce Byfield (Article)
Samba author: GPLv3 has further to go, ZDNet Australia, Munir Kotadia and Chris Duckett (Article)
Open source gains business credibility, Silicon.com, Andy McCue (Article)
Attack of the Alternatives, What about Commercial Open Source Software?, Socialized Software, Mark Hinkle (Blog)
The Apache Visit to Microsoft Campus: Day One, Microsoft – Port 25, Garrett Serack (Blog)
15 minutes with Jonathan Schwartz: Java, community, and Linux, CNET – The Open Road, Matt Asay (Blog)
JBossWorld: debrief, Maison Fleury, Marc Fleury (Blog)
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I’m glad you spotted the ZDNet Australia article.