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Telkom responding?
Yesterday Telkom installed my ADSL line. On most days this would have been unremarkable. Coming, as it did, just a day after publishing an advert in a national newspaper demanding better service from Telkom, and five months after I applied for it, makes it intriguing.
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Open source saves EU organisations 12bn euros
A new study on the use of free and open source software in the EU technology sector finds that existing FOSS applications represent more than 131 000 person-hours of work and could save organisations billions at very little cost to their business.
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Linux groups unify under the Linux Foundation
Two leading consortia promoting Linux have just announced a merger to form the Linux Foundation. This new organisation aims to better promote and coordinate the growth of Linux, thereby closing the gap between open source and proprietary platforms, while sustaining the openness, freedom of choice and technical superiority inherent in open source software.
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Multi-nationals ignore SA patent law
"Does Microsoft intend to continue to break the law by filing software patents in South Africa?" This was the question that further sparked an already lively debate at a recent workshop by Freedom to Innovate South Africa.
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Talking about ICTs and development
The Meraka Institute will be holding a three-day workshop in February focused on information and communications technology and its role in advancing development.
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Consumers demand telecoms reform
Angry South African consumers this morning published a full-page advert in a national newspaper calling on government and the regulator to speed up telecoms reform.
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Flash 9 for Linux
Despite fears that Linux may have been left out of the Flash agenda, Adobe today release Flash Player 9 for Linux.
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E-Commerce Awards winners announced
The results of South Africa's first E-Commerce Awards have been announced, with Kalahari.net scooping the lion's share of the awards.
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Consumer activism turns spotlight on Telkom
Frustrated South African consumers, led by the Telecommunications Action Group, will on Friday publish an advert in a national newspaper decrying the costs of telecommunications in the country.
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Public discussion on SA patents
Freedom to Innovate South Africa (FTISA) has extended an open invitation to a discussion on software and business patent methods in South Africa. Input from these discussions will be used to draft FTISA's strategy document for promoting innovation and software development locally.
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FreeBSD 6.2 released
The FreeBSD team this morning released version 6.2 of the popular free Unix-like operating system.
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Creating audio CD compilations on Linux
Most PC users have collections of .mp3 and .ogg files on their PC which is fine for MP3 players and PC listening. But what if you have a standalone CD player that doesn't play .mp3 files and you would like to make your own CD compilations? Here is a simple five step process to convert .mp3 and .ogg files and burn audio CDs that will play anywhere.
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iPhone vs OpenMoko: The open alternative
Apple's iPhone is undoubtedly beautiful and compelling, but it is wrapped in a cocoon of patents and proprietary software, writes Anthony Taylor. The very similar looking OpenMoko Neo phone, on the other hand is almost entirely open and free of proprietary components.
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OpenOffice.org 2.1 released
OpenOffice.org has managed to squeeze in a third release before the end of 2006. Superficially appearing the same, version 2.1 has five more languages, interoperability improvements and better final presentation.
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Linux radio suite powers independent broadcasters
Communities in countries such as Sierra Leone will soon be using Linux and the recently released Campcaster 1.1 software to build community broadcasting efforts. Campcaster is free software built on Linux for independent radio stations.
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Vote for SA's best e-commerce sites
Voting for the first ever SA e-commerce Awards has begun. An extensive nomination process resulted in a shortlist of SA's top websites across the 19 categories. Open to all, votes will be accepted until the end of December.
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Firefox 3 Alpha released for developers
Hot on the heels of the public release of Firefox 2 in October, Mozilla have already released the first alpha version of Firefox 3. Named Gran Paradiso Alpha 1, it is intended for developers interested in assisting on the global collaborative project.
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SA Linux supercomputer to aid HIV research
South Africa's Meraka Institute and the department of science and technology yesterday unveiled a new high performance computer that will be used to assist HIV and Aids research.
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Use KnowledgeTree in your own programs
Commercial open source document management system, KnowledgeTree, have announced a licensing programme that allows original equipment manufacturers to build on the KnowledgeTree document management platform to customise and brand their own programs.
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Microsoft deal good for Linux - Novell SA chief
Other Linux companies should do similar deals with Microsoft, Novell head tells FOSS community. "We're on your side."
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