German parliament plans to pursue open source strategy further
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| The administration behind the Bundestag has reacted to criticism from
| the Linux Association concerning the call for tenders for an IT
| project.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/88796
Related:
ESA open-source software supports Germany's TerraSAR-X
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| Open-source software developed at ESA's Operations Centre is helping
| to make the mission a success.
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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMDV1T4LZE_Protecting_0.html
Canonical and NT+C Südwest GmbH Partner to Deliver Ubuntu Certified
Professional Training in Germany
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| "The uptake of Linux in Germany has increased dramatically over the
| past two years. Canonical produces the fastest growing and most
| popular Linux distribution, partnering with them is of great
| importance not only to us, but to German businesses," added Hugo
| Schröer, CEO at NT+C Südwest GmbH.
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http://prweb.com/releases/2007/3/prweb513886.htm
City of Munich is looking for additional Linux specialists (technical system
integration)
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| You can join the limux client team! The City of Munich published four
| job vacancies on their official homepage! If you?ve always been a fan
| of the open-source movement, want to take part in an ambitious project
| and be part of a great team and have appropriate knowledge of free
| software generally, as well as Debian GNU/Linux and OpenOffice.org
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http://www.marsmenschen.com/index.php/2006/12/22/city-of-munich-is-looking-for-additional-linux-specialists-technical-system-integration/
Primary school goes Ubuntu
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| I prepared 5 CDs and installed 14 PCs in less than two hours,
| including account setup and Firefox preparation (start page to a
| kids friendly site, Adblock).
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http://www.gadgetguy.de/2007/03/12/primary-school-goes-ubuntu/
Open Source facilitates German world-wide secure network
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| With respect to Open Source, the AA is serious about migrating all
| its Windows desktops to Linux. But before that, and to be independent
| in the long run as well, all the applications that are used
| internally are being rewritten as web-applications.
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http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/2204/470
Two short and clear messages from Germany to Steve B.
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| The German department of State has declared that their business case
| for their complete migration away from Windows towards Linux and other
| FOSS is based on SECURITY, RELIABILITY and COST reasons. They
| completed their migration of nearly all server and desktop systems
| WITHOUT the need for a RETRAINING of their staff, while IT costs
| dropped even on the short run already below one quarter of the
| costs they had while using a Windows infrastructure.
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http://vale.homelinux.net/wordpress/?p=141
Unlicensed software cost firms 1.1 million euros
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| Last year, German companies had to pay some 1.1 million euros for using
| unlicensed software. On Thursday, the Business Software Alliance (BSA)
| announced that this sum had been paid in damages and legal fees.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/86135/from/rss09
EC's New Penalty Threat Tightens Screws on Microsoft
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| The EU said Thursday that three years after the landmark antitrust
| ruling, the U.S. software company was still using heavy-handed
| tactics to choke rivals in the software sector, but did not name
| any specific competitors.
|
| "This is a company which apparently does not like to have to
| conform with antitrust decisions," said EU Commission
| spokesperson Jonathan Todd.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/56056.html
Open Source is Big Business
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| Open Source-- or "OS"--software was created to establish low-cost
| alternative to proprietary technologies like behemoth Microsoft
| Windows. But now investors look at OS companies and see
| financial opportunity.
|
| It was in recognition of this trend that Heise Events, an arm
| of the influential German tech publisher, organized "Open Source
| Meets Business," a four-day conference presenting Open Source
| start-ups and investors.
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http://www.groundreport.com/articles.php?id=274
German government plans to ratify amendments to patent agreement
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| Just before the meeting of diplomats, the EPO's administrative
| council called for a loosening of the exclusion of software from
| industrial patents. However, the EPO member states were not able
| to reach an agreement on this issue. The revised European Patent
| Agreement therefore still contains a clause in Article 52
| stipulating that computer programs do not "per se" qualify for
| patents. But the European Patent Office has been liberally
| interpreting this stipulation for some time; according to the
| German Economics Ministry, it currently issues some 6,000
| patents on "computer-implemented inventions." Such inventions
| include, for instance, improvements in a computer's memory
| management or greater image contrast by means of a mixed
| hardware and software solution; such inventions are
| considered worthy of protection because they allegedly promote
| the progress of technology.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/84326/from/rss09
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