March 16, 2006
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March 16, 2006 has not been a good day for Mandriva or its user community. After being fired by Mandriva, co-founder Gael Duval announced in an interview with NewsForge that he was going to sue his old firm for “abusive … Continue reading
March 15, 2006
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After continued financial losses, Mandriva French-based global Linux distributor has fired a number of employees including one of its founders, Gael Duval. While the company has yet to spell out who has been let go, news of the firing rapidly … Continue reading
March 8, 2006
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Michael Dell, chairman of Dell, says he believes in offering Linux on the desktop, server and workstation. What he doesn’t believe in, for now, is giving Linux full support on the desktop. In an exclusive interview, Dell explained his company’s Linux desktop strategy to … Continue reading
March 1, 2006
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Oh! My aching head. When I first saw ExtremeTech’s Why Windows Vista Won’t Suck, I thought: “Aha, sarcasm.” Nope. I was wrong. They really were saying that Vista is pretty good. Oh please. First, let me say, I’ve been running … Continue reading
February 13, 2006
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Google and CodeWeavers Inc. are working together to bring Google’s popular Windows Picasa photo editing and sharing program to Linux. The program is now in a limited beta test. If this program is successful, other Google applications will be following … Continue reading
February 3, 2006
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Photoshop? The application most people want, at this date, to be ported to Linux from Windows is Photoshop? Color me surprised! When Novell Inc. started its survey of what applications people wanted ported to Linux, both Novell CoolSolutions site editor … Continue reading