[LINK] Open Source in the News

[Stephen Jenkin]

Didn't see these come up on LINK, please forgive repitition:

Microsoft Extends Olive Branch to Mozilla Developers
<http://www.technewsworld.com/story/NKzjXmPy87T6w8/Microsoft-Extends-Olive-Branch-to-Mozilla-Developers.xhtml>
Mozilla and Thunderbird are being included in the " Windows Vista Readiness ISV Lab,"

Defense Dept. Report Urges Adoption of Open Technology
<http://www.technewsworld.com/story/ODJU8p2NH7leFG/Defense-Dept-Report-Urges-Adoption-of-Open-Technology.xhtml>
That's the US DoD :-)
"The Defense Department should adopt an open technology model for software
procurement and distribution, according to a new report prepared for Sue
Payton, deputy undersecretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and
Concepts."

related links:
<http://www.oss-institute.org/>
Open Technology Development Roadmap Plan -
<http://www.acq.osd.mil/actd/articles/OTDRoadmapFinal.pdf>


IBM Investment in Open Source Moving past Linux
<http://www.technewsworld.com/story/opensource/52453.html>
"The Linux market neared US$7 billion in 2005, according to market
researcher Gartner (NYSE: IT) , and Linux holds about 12 percent of the
server operating system market, according to research firm IDC."

"IBM said it has more than 15,000 Linux-related customers."

"A recent Forrester survey of 1,000 major companies in the U.S. and Europe
found that more than one-third already use open source, but another third
are not yet interested."

"IBM has identified eight business opportunities it will focus on in its
beyond-Linux strategy, 
 - including servers for Web applications; 
 - software development tools;
 - data servers; 
 - grid computing;
 - and systems management "

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