Open Source Update newsletter information and archives

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Open Source Update is an e-newsletter for language professionals who are interested in free and open source software. The newsletter is geared toward translators who are not (yet!) heavy-duty users of free and open source software, but of course anyone is welcome to subscribe. All articles may be freely reproduced or redistributed for non-commercial use with attribution to the authors.

Open Source Update is no longer in publication, but my blog includes posts on free and open source software for translators.

Open Source Update's archives are listed below, and some issues are available here. To request a copy of a specific issue that is not available here, please e-mail us

Issue #1, December 2004

Featured application: OpenOffice.org; featured website: getopenoffice.org
This issue was also featured (in French) on the website tictips.com
Click here to read the blurb in French about issue #1.

Issue #2, December 2004

Articles: Open source browsers; Running Wordfast on Linux

Issue #3, January 2005

Articles: Trying out Linux; OmegaT's latest release reviewed

Issue #4, February 2005

Articles: LinuxTag; NeoOffice.org; Fun with OpenOffice.org; The US$498.00 Linux laptop; A new version of OmegaT

Issue #5, March 2005

Articles: TryOutLinux.com; GnuCash; Freeware versus free software; Lower administration costs with Linux

Issue #6, April 2005

Articles: Tux Magazine issue #1; CrossOver Office; iTunes on Linux; Building a computer from parts

Issue #7, May 2005

Articles: DVDs on Linux, Security on Linux, Task timing with KArm, Lulu Press

Issue #8, June 2005

Articles: Sun Microsystems' Open Language Tools, Windows-to-Mac on CrossOver Office, Reader Survey Results

Issue #9, July/August 2005

Articles: Fun with OpenOffice.org, Translate.org.za, Open source projects looking for translators, Q and A with Tim Foster

Issue #10, September 2005

Articles: OO Extras, NewsForge article on invoicing with Calc, Focus on ForeignDesk with Dierk Seeburg, OSU at ATA

Issue #11, October 2005

Articles: OpenOffice.org 2.0 released; Okapi framework released, Heartsome 6 upcoming; Martin Wunderlich's FOSS links page; Q and A with Dmitri Popov; OpenOffice.org tips and tricks; Open Source Update compilation upcoming

Issue #12, November 2005

Articles: Maxprograms.com; Open Source Update's 2005 Compilation is here!; The Okapi Framework: Q and A with Yves Savourel of ENLASO; Cygwin: A Linux-like Environment for Windows; Heartsome Release Announcement; OSU at ATA wrapup

Issue #13, February 2006

Articles: News from the world of Open Source; Q and A with Garin Hiebert of Creative Labs; Tips for OpenOffice.org Writer; Clam AntiVirus-A GPL Virus Scanner; Okapi Updates