Software is altering the way lights are used every day, just as LEDs are changing the source of that light.

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With the increasing popularity of the open-source operating system, customer demands on Linux are changing, Dryhoff said.

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Besides open source, Eazel is thus also riding the other big trend that is changing the computer industry: software will increasingly be delivered as an online service and on a subscription basis.

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In her speech, Irina Bokova discussed the importance of culture as a source of resilience and reconciliation for societies that are increasingly complex and where identities are changing.

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Windows users should have relatively simple control through an app if they just want to play, but where Fritz may shine is its open source nature: the code and hardware schematics will be available for extending support, changing the look or building a larger robot where Fritz is just one part.

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In the former, the words can keep changing, at the whim of the author or anyone else with access to the source file.

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