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Open-source tools wrest control of personal data
http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/0 ... 923,00.htm

B-Reel goes Open Source to Standardize Digital and Integrated Production
http://creativity-online.com/news/breel ... ion/140585

EU space agency to start a repository for open source applications
http://www.osor.eu/news/eu-space-agency ... plications
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Open sourcers aim selves at US gov
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/04 ... overnment/


LV: Ministry of Education approves open source software for schools
http://www.osor.eu/news/lv-ministry-of- ... or-schools

NL: Government to increase open source in key IT projects
http://www.osor.eu/news/nl-government-t ... t-projects
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Red Hat's CEO on Obama jobs summit – 'Creating jobs the open source way'
http://localtechwire.com/business/local ... t/6552345/
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French army sides with Mozilla in Microsoft email war
A new email client unveiled by Mozilla this week contains code from an unusual source -- the French military, which decided the open source product was more secure than Microsoft's rival Outlook.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B91G020091210
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China to nurture open source software development
China intends to nurture the development of open source software in 2011-2015, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/vi ... id/3713424#
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Predict the Possibility of Earthquakes Anywhere With OpenHazards
A new tool released by earth studies organization Open Hazards, Inc. aims to put the power of earthquake prediction in the hands of the public. Using data pulled from open sources like the U.S. Geological Survey global geoscience data catalog and assorted forecasting methods, OpenHazards estimates the probability of future earthquakes anywhere in the world from a week to five years away.
http://ostatic.com/blog/predict-the-pos ... penhazards
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Asian ‘campers’ troop to Cavite, reinforce open-source movement
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/235859/as ... e-movement
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Munich administration switches to OpenDocument Format
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ ... 95415.html
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Will Open Government Directive drive Drupal usage?
http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/ ... -usage-360


Do Databases Lie at the Heart of Open Source?
ngres Corporation, the leading open source database management company and pioneer of the New Economics of IT, and the Government of Jordan announced today that they have joined forces to establish the first ever agreement between an international company and a government to promote and drive open source adoption.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/communit ... tryid=2729
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EU: European Parliament restart workgroup on open source software
http://www.osor.eu/news/eu-european-par ... e-software

HU: Open standards made mandatory for public administrations
Open standards have been made mandatory for the IT systems of Hungary's public administrations. The Hungarian parliament voted in favour of amendments prescribing open standards, to a law on electronic government services, on 14 December. The changes received 197 votes in favour, one against and 146 abstentions, according to the Open Standard Alliance, a Hungarian advocacy group that lobbyed in favour of the amendments.
http://www.osor.eu/news/hu-open-standar ... istrations
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Open Source Helps Earthquake Victims in Haiti
The OpenRouteService team at the University of Heidelberg has responded to the catastrophic situation of victims and destroyed infrastructure following the earthquake in Haiti by providing recovery forces with a new version of its live routing service.
http://www.ubuntu-user.com/Online/News/ ... s-in-Haiti
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BAE Systems uses MontaVista Linux in gun systems
BAE Systems Bofors (Karlskoga, Sweden) has selected MontaVista Linux to power its latest naval and artillery gun systems.

The use of a commercial quality embedded Linux is intended to provide for rapid development, combined with the long-term support required for military applications.
http://www.embedded.com/products/softwa ... /222400010

GlaxoSmithKline Using Open Source Principles To Further Drug Research
http://ostatic.com/blog/glaxosmithkline ... g-research
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PL: Police considers moving to open source
The Polish Police force wants to increase its use of free and open source software in order to cut costs, announces Andrzej Trela, Deputy Chief of Police and responsible for logistics, in an interview in the Police force's monthly newsletter, published on 15 January.
http://www.osor.eu/news/pl-police-consi ... pen-source
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Danes ditch Microsoft, take ODF road - at last


Cross party parliamentarians gang up against Redmond
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/29 ... microsoft/

Linux in the school office
http://www.computerworlduk.com/communit ... tryid=2763
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Can open source guide a moon mission?
http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/02/open-s ... ssion.html

Study: > 21% of German PCs run OpenOffice
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ ... 19501.html

Should Government drop Windows and turn to open source?
http://government.zdnet.com/?p=6950
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