fyi: Linux Office Suite Consortium - NY Times
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from:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/yr/08/biztech/articles/14linux.html
"SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 -- A group of key Linux software developers and
major computer manufacturers are planning to announce on Tuesday at a
Silicon Valley computer conference the first effort to compete directly with
Microsoft's Office suite of applications for the personal computer.
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On Tuesday, a group of Linux organizations will announce the creation of the
Gnome Foundation, which will have the support of I.B.M., Compaq,
Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and several other major computer vendors.
The foundation plans to announce a set of initiatives, including a unified
desktop user interface and a set of productivity programs intended to
compete as a free alternative to Microsoft Office."
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Andrew McRobert LLB B.Sc(Comp. Sci)
IT Liaison Officer, School of Law
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
Perth, Western Australia
Ph: [+61 8 9360 6479]
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