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Country
United Kingdom / / /
Event
M&A / /
IndustryTerm
retail distribution / software projects / web scripting language / software platform / server software / database applications / telecommunications regulation / database software / database software licenses / software developer / software product / free/libre software / open source web server software bundle / important web / excellent management / purpose web applications / Internet applications / content management systems / enterprise database services / free software license / content rich web pages / media concentration / database services / web page platforms / /
OperatingSystem
GNU/Linux / Linux / GNU / /
Organization
Free Software Movement / European Commission / /
Person
Philip Lowe / Larry Ellison / Jim Killock / James Love / /
Position
Director General Competition / GNU General Public License / Neelie Kroes Commissioner / author / Commissioner Kroes / CEO / dominant player / software developer / /
ProgrammingLanguage
PHP / /
Technology
Linux / operating system / content management / web server / /
Neelie Kroes Commissioner for Competition European Commission 1049 Brussels, Belgium E-mail: [removed] October 19, 2009