Second Life To Transform Internet, Browser Tech By 2017
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| "Instead of Web sites like we have now, we'll have 3-D representations
| in the virtual world," said Snyder, adding that users might walk
| through a 3-D online bookstore talking to other shoppers and clerk
| avatars. "We'll even program avatars to help customers with
| technical support."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070323/tc_cmp/198500071
Linux is already at the cutting edge of 3-D desktop environments.
SimplyMEPIS 6.5 RC3 adds Beryl 0.2.0 Final and Installer Translations
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| SimplyMEPIS 6.5 RC3 has been uploaded to the MEPIS subscribers
| pool and propagated to the public mirrors.
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http://www.mepis.org/node/13211
Even GoDaddy, a host that apparently receives incentives from Microsoft,
gives away money to Open Source software and brags about it.
Web Hosting Provider GoDaddy Gives Back to Open Source Community
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| GoDaddy.com is giving back to the Internet community by
| supporting open source applications with cash donations of
| $10,000 each.
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http://www.tophosts.com/articles/004937.html
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