February 25, 2009
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In 2007, Fedora, Red Hat’s community Linux distribution, hit an all-time low. Users were leaving it behind in favor of Ubuntu and openSUSE Well-known Linux evangelist Eric S. Raymond, after looking at the latest release, Fedora Core 6, dismissed Fedora … Continue reading
February 23, 2009
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Red Hat used to be in the desktop business along with all the other Linux distributors. Then, they left. As Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat’s CEO, explained Red Hat’s desktop approach to me last year, “There are companies that sell hundreds … Continue reading
February 23, 2009
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Despite Red Hat’s surprising announcement last week that it would be partnering with Microsoft on virtualization, on February 23rd, Red Hat’s announced that it would be switching its virtualization strategy from a mix of virtualization programs, including the Microsoft-friendly Xen, … Continue reading
February 19, 2009
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I recently got a note out of the blue from another technology journalist. He wrote, “I know I’m often critical of Linux, but I’m SOOOOO GLAD I installed Ubuntu on my laptop. I installed some patches to Vista and now … Continue reading
February 19, 2009
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Everyone likes to try new and shiny technology toys like the Windows 7 beta, but when the price is having to replace your existing operating system, that’s too much for most people. That’s when being able to use a virtualization … Continue reading
February 18, 2009
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Citrix is about to put a world of hurt on its virtualization rival, VMware. Next week, Citrix will be announcing that it will no longer charge for its flagship virtualization program XenServer 5, and its new management program, Citrix Essentials, … Continue reading