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Comment: Re:Why is this even closed source in the first pla (Score 1) 369

by Foktip (#25667221) Attached to: Creative GPLs X-Fi Sound Card Driver Code
Thats exactly what many of us have been saying for 3 years! And not only that, even the video card manufacturers have long since made Linux drivers.

I was forced to search far and wide for older supported cards that were actually in stock somewhere. Now i can finally get _working_ optical input for my Linux machine!
Microsoft

Microsoft Bends To Norwegian Pressure 117

Posted by kdawson
from the keeping-competitors-out dept.
Martin writes "Microsoft has agreed to change the terms of its school agreement contract with Norwegian regional municipalities, following a complaint by Norwegian open-source software company Linpro to the Norwegian Competition Authority. Microsoft 'introduced two kinds of flexibility in the agreement, that were previously missing,' the head of the company's Norway operations said. One of these 'kinds of flexibility' involved Microsoft not getting paid a license fee for each Linux and Mac computer in schools."
Communications

Open Source Phone on the Way 66

Posted by Zonk
from the can-you-hear-me dept.
prostoalex writes "Dr. Dobb's Journal reports on GPE Palmtop Environment's aim to create a full stack of open source software for mobile phones. Mobile operator Orange and France Telecom are contributing to the project. The goal is to have a fully featured mobile handset with applications like instant messaging and email, with only a portion of the price."

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