August 10, 2007
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The day Linux fans have been waiting for since SCO attacked Linux on May 12, 2003 has finally arrived. U.S. District Court Judge Dale Kimball has ruled that Novell, not SCO, owns Unix’s IP (intellectual property) rights. This, in turn, … Continue reading
August 10, 2007
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According to multiple sources close to Linux distributor Linspire, former CEO Kevin Carmony was not the only executive to leave Linspire at the end of July. Sources say that Chad Olson, the company’s CFO, and other high-ranking officials including the … Continue reading
August 6, 2007
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Dell and Ubuntu broke the barrier for major vendors to preload consumer desktop Linux, and now Lenovo and Novell have shattered the wall for Linux-powered business desktops. On Aug. 6 at LinuxWorld in San Francisco, the companies announced an agreement … Continue reading
August 5, 2007
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In an interview today, controversial Linux leader Kevin Carmony confirmed rumors that he had resigned as CEO of desktop Linux vendor Linspire on July 31. Carmony said he plans to work on several of his own business projects, and on … Continue reading
August 3, 2007
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Red Hat confirmed on Aug. 3 that it would be delaying the release of the newest member of its desktop Linux family, Red Hat Global Desktop, because the company is seeking to provide certain multimedia codecs. Sources close to Red … Continue reading
August 1, 2007
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While Linux desktop users have long been able to use Wi-Fi cards based on Atheros chip sets, they haven’t been able to do so without using proprietary Atheros code. Now, the Software Freedom Law Center has given the green light … Continue reading