links for 2008-04-09
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“Mr Rudd’s hardline approach comes amid Opposition claims that he is too close to China.” — Our newly minted opposition just can’t catch a break, no matter what they try.
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“Marieke Hardy’s blog, Reasons You Will Hate Me, has taken out the gong for best Australia/New Zealand blog at the international Bloggies.” — Breakfast radio, First Tuesday Book Club, loud-left, foul-mouthed, alabaster wordsmith. What’s not to like?
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“This report simply misses the mark. It’s watered down and mostly wrong, but has a ring of truthiness to it. Gartner realizes that open source is increasingly dominating, but fails to recognize by how much and how quickly.” — Who watches the watchmen?
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“The NSW Department of Education has put Microsoft on notice after it agreed to extend its software licensing agreement for just one year instead of renegotiating a new three-year contract.” — Prepares to deploy OpenOffice.org on 41000 PCs by end of 2008
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“You’ve heard about Linux. It powers everything from servers to mobile phones, can be found in schools, governments, industry and homes, and a good chunk of the internet’s infrastructure is powered by it.” — Local consumer magazine CHOICE pimping Ubunt