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Issue Number 13 - November 1999Home - Subscribe - Archive - Articles - EmailOpen Sources Vs Microsoft Microsoft are in big trouble. The US government has won its first round against them - and the forces of the Open Source movement are mobilising to make the alternative case for software which is free to anyone who wants it. 
'The Cathedral and the Bazaar' is hot off the
press from O'Reilly publications - a compilation
of four long polemical essays which argue the
case for a revolution in IT commerce.
In the light of the recent decision against
Microsoft, this book could become an important
item in the debate. It spells out the arguments
for a revolution in software design. These are
the people who have something new to say.
Review article and full details at --
Interior Design If you are interested in the art of interior design - from your basement to your bathroom - then forget 'House & Gardens', forget 'Elle Decoration', and you can even forget 'Architectural Digest'. There's only one magazine which holds up in this field, and that's 'The World of Interiors'. And why is it so good? Because the photography is very high standard, the editors have the courage to extend their pictures over double page spreads, and there is a democratic spirit alive in what might seem like an elitist supplement. At first you might think the magazine is snobbish - but it's not. They are just as likely to feature a potting shed in Sheffield as a second home in Tuscany (as the latest issue proves). £3.50 per issue, subscriptions £42.00 for 12 issues -
Essay-Writing Skills
Picture Base CD-ROMs
'Type in Motion'
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