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CNET News: Germany-funded Linux Software Arriving

By Stephen Shankland

“KDE, one of the major interfaces designed to make Linux slick
looking and easier to use, has been upgraded, an effort that
includes the first results of work funded by the German
government.

“The software comes from the Kroupware project, bankrolled by
the German government to build open-source software that can
substitute for Microsoft’s Exchange and Outlook. Though the first
elements have appeared in the new KDE 3.1 software, more will
arrive in 3.2 later this year, said Andreas Pour, president of the
KDE League…

“Linux has proved a popular idea among governments that relish
the fact that it can be obtained for free and that they can
scrutinize its inner workings. Microsoft has responded to some of
those issues with a program that shares the source code underlying
Windows with some governments…”

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