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In this week's Open: Gael Duval, co-founder of MandrakeSoft, speaks out 
on how the company is fighting to get its Linux groove back. Find out 
how MandrakeSoft intends to recover, with a dual-licensing strategy 
similar to MySQL's.

Next, it's "This way to the cathedral in the bazaar." Finnish licensing 
researcher Mikko Valimaki interprets the impact of dual licensing 
pioneered by MySQL and Trolltech on global business.

PSST: Have you heard those predictions about Microsoft trying to co-opt 
the Open Source tsunami by porting its Core Server products (Exchange, 
SQL Server, and IIS) to Linux? Redmond's reply: The idea is wacky and 
for once we agree. But why we think it's whacked is a world apart.

And if you spent the holidays far away from a computer, don't forget to 
read our multi-part special on collaboration, which spotlights Wiki and 
Openexchange.

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