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The Linux Foundation Store: Linux gets silly

sjvn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:43:16 +0000

Except for Tux, the Linux penguin, Linux fans have a reputation as a rather dour, serious lot. Now, the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to growing Linux, has launched a new Linux merchandise store featuring a new line of exclusive and original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items that reflect “geek culture.”

Of course, there’s [...]

The Linux desktop is already here

sjvn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:01 +0000

I found it more than a little sad that someone in 2010 could still think that Linux is “still a non-starter on the desktop.” Oh please. Wake up. We’re all Linux desktop users now.

No matter what you’re running on your desktop–Windows 7, Snow Leopard, XP, whatever–you use the Internet right? You probably use Google to [...]

Elliot Associates’ worrisome Novell plans

sjvn — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:17:47 +0000

Elliot Associates L.P., a hedge fund, which claims to already own 8.5% of Novell’s stock made an unsolicited bid to buy the Linux company lock, stock, and code for $1.8 billion on March 2nd. This move may be good for Novell stock owners, but I fear it may be death for Novell’s commercial SUSE Linux [...]