The Ubuntu Linux distribution is finally beginning to gain serious traction in the server market.

Mozilla Messaging launched the third Thunderbird 3 alpha, which includes some new user interface features and IMAP backend improvements. You can look forward to seeing our hands-on review very soon. The browser has been ported to Windows Mobile and got its first alpha release on Friday. Mozilla's mobile Firefox browser, codenamed Fennec, is also moving forward swiftly. The Firefox 3.1 beta also includes some exciting new features for web developers, such as support for embedded web fonts. Firefox 3.1 beta 1 is the first release to include Mozilla's high-performance TraceMonkey JavaScript engine and support for the W3C Geolocation API. This was also a big week for Mozilla, which announced several alpha and beta releases. Prominent contributor Michael Meeks has used the opportunity to renew criticism of Sun's control of the project and to draw attention to evidence of declining participation from third-party developers. The new version includes compatibility with ODF 1.2 and Microsoft's controversial Office Open XML (OOXML) format, and adds long-awaited native support for Apple's Mac OS X platform. The productivity suite took a big step forward this week with the launch of version 3.0.

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