February 17, 2009
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Despite delays and internal arguments, Debian 5, Lenny, has finally arrived, and it’s a darn nice Linux distribution. You don’t have to take my word for it. Consider what Warren Woodford, the well-regarded Linux developer, who uses Debian for the … Continue reading
February 16, 2009
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In what came as a surprise to many Linux observers, Red Hat announced on the morning of February 16th that it has signed reciprocal agreements with Microsoft to enable increased interoperability for the companies’ virtualization platforms. While Red Hat, after … Continue reading
February 15, 2009
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While HP was slow in supporting Linux on the desktop, HP has long supported Linux on the server. HP currently supports RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), Novell’s SLES (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server), Oracle Enterprise Linux and even the community’s own … Continue reading
February 13, 2009
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When I first looked at Moonlight, Novell’s open-source version of Microsoft’s Sliverlight, I liked it, but I didn’t really see much of a point to it. Silverlight, Microsoft’s latest answer to Adobe Flash, isn’t used in many sites. What I … Continue reading
February 12, 2009
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You won’t find a word about it on Dell’s sales site for the Dell Latitude E4200 laptop or the Latitude E4300, but these Windows Vista, or optionally XP, notebooks come not only with Windows but with an embedded Linux desktop … Continue reading
February 11, 2009
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Rumors just won’t die that Novell will be laying off more employees. The rumor mill has Novell laying off everything from simply more than the announced 100 staffers to a retracted story of about 1,000 employees. The reality is, drum-roll … Continue reading