February 21, 2007
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At one time, Fedora was “the” free Linux distribution. Over the last year though, Ubuntu and openSUSE have consistently outpaced Fedora on DistroWatch’s tracking charts. Well-known, open source leader Eric S. Raymond is fed-up with Fedora, and explained why in … Continue reading
February 12, 2007
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Microsoft and Novell on Feb. 12 unveiled more specifics regarding their joint technical roadmap. As expected, the two companies are collaborating on four areas of technology that address significant problems faced by enterprises: virtualization, Web services for managing physical and … Continue reading
February 6, 2007
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In recent weeks, Microsoft seems to have gone out of its way to put Linux down, while boosting Linux. First, there was the bribetop scandal; then, the Wikipedia ‘correction’ affair. Now, the company is up to one of its oldest … Continue reading
February 1, 2007
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When Novell and Microsoft announced their unlikely partnership, a part of the arrangement that got little attention at the time was that they’d create a joint research facility, where both company’s technical experts would collaborate on new joint software solutions. … Continue reading
January 1, 2007
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Now that noted Samba developer Jeremy Allison has left Novell, but before he starts work at Google, he’s letting the world know why he feels he had to leave his job over the Microsoft/Novell patent deal. Allison recently spoke in … Continue reading
December 28, 2006
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Microsoft’s latest attempt to curry public favor apparently began on its community-site, The Hive. This time, the company is giving bloggers free, expensive laptops preloaded with Vista. The Hive was launched by Microsoft in the summer of 2005. At the … Continue reading