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Q&A: Torvalds on Linux, Microsoft, software's future

LinuxWorld has posted an interview with Linus, and as usual there are a bunch of interesting sound bits. A few here: Lest people think that commercial and Open Source don't mix... CW: How did Linux, as a product, benefit by being released as it was? Torvalds: Well, in

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Court Rules: Novell owns the UNIX and UnixWare copyrights

It sure has been a long time since the last SCO related post. It looks to finally be the beginning of the end for this whole fiasco. From Groklaw: Hot off the presses: Judge Dale Kimball has issued a 102-page ruling [PDF] on the numerous summary judgment motions in SCO

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Lenovo, Novell partner to offer Linux on the ThinkPad

From Ars: ThinkPad customers will soon have a new configuration option, as Lenovo and Novell have announced that the popular laptops will begin shipping with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED) preinstalled. Although the ThinkPad has been certified for Linux for some time, this marks the first time Lenovo will

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Lenovo X61

The new laptop arrived today, just in time for my trip to LinuxWorld. I had an Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn disc laying around from Ubuntu Live, so figured I'd just go with that. I've not had Linux installation problems in a long time. I guess

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Open Source: Locked Into Uncertainty

At times it seems like parts of Microsoft are legitimately trying to change. It's hard to believe anything they say when you see things like this though. The ad takes you to case studies from Microsoft, including one showcasing the State of Illinois' email consolidation project. Utah

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OSCON Executive Briefing II

(live blogging, so forgive the grammar and lack of proof reading) Always Better Matt Asay (Alfresco) and Mike Olson (Oracle via SleepyCat) discuss the value of source code. Mike argues that zero cost frictionless distribution is more disruptive than source access. A response from the crowd asked why he doesn&

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OSCON Executive Briefing

OSCON, always a great conference, is officially underway. A few moments ago I got a sneak peak at ohlho, new open source guide of sorts. It allows you to tell it what stack(s) you use and gain valuable information from there. The amount of data displayed is already interesting

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Day 1 - Ubuntu Live

The first day of Ubuntu Live is coming to an end. One thing that has permeated the first day is the amount of energy in the Ubuntu community. People are excited and eager to get things done. While originally mostly a desktop distro, Ubuntu is scaling in multiple directions from

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Ubuntu Live & OSCON

I'll be leaving for Portland in a few hours to attend both Ubuntu Live and OSCON. OSCON is always a great conference and I'm looking forward to the first ever Ubuntu conference. If you'll be in Portland for the event(s) and would like

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Intel Launches Mobile Linux Project

The mobile Linux space continues to heat up (recent coverage). Now, Intel has jumped into the fray with the Mobile & Internet Linux Project. From the about page: Moblin.org hosts the Mobile & Internet Linux* Project which is an umbrella, open source project focused on the development of Linux

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Red Hat CEO Says He Talked Patents with Microsoft III

A quick final follow up on this post (for those of you who still have a little doubt). From eWeek: Microsoft and Red Hat are no closer to a deal involving intellectual property cooperation, Microsoft has confirmed. "Red Hat and Microsoft have previously had conversations about interoperability, but none

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Comes vs Microsoft Petition Shows How Microsoft Blocked Linux Sales

Some people wonder why OEM Linux preloads like this didn't happen sooner. Don't forget that a couple companies did make small attempts, but were smacked down (PDF warning) by Microsoft: Microsoft’s Predatory Response to GNU/Linux 142. GNU/Linux is an "open source"

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OpenMoko

While the iPhone has been getting all the press, something seriously interesting has been happening in the Open Source mobile space. OpenMoko devices are becoming available. From a Wired Blog: After seemingly endless delays, the OpenMoko phone is here. The first version of the NEO 1973 mobile phone, which carries

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Microsoft Statement About GPLv3 II

To answer a question I posed in a previous post about how Novell was going to handle the fact that Microsoft does not want to be a party to the GPLv3 (from the Novell PR Blog): Shortly after the GPLv3 license was released, Microsoft issued a statement in which they

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Feature upgrade release to the Internet Tablet OS 2007 edition

With all the iPhone hype, it's easy for other gadgets to fall out of mind. The N800 is still a very cool device, however, and does quite a bit that the iPhone just doesn't do (and never will). Oh, and it's a mostly open

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Microsoft Statement About GPLv3

A quick follow up on my previous GPLv3 coverage. Here's the official Microsoft statement: Microsoft is not a party to the GPLv3 license and none of its actions are to be misinterpreted as accepting status as a contracting party of GPLv3 or assuming any legal obligations under such

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LQ will be in the .org Pavilion at the San Francisco LinuxWorld Expo

I'm happy to announce that LinuxQuestions.org will be in the .org Pavilion at the upcoming LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. If you'll be near the Moscone Center between August 7-9, be sure to stop by .org booth 9 and say hello. You can

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Survey: Windows loses ground with developers

From a recent InfoWorld article: Microsoft's Windows platform is losing traction as a target for application developers in North America but still is the dominant platform, according to Evans Data survey results being released on Tuesday. Free IT resource A survey this spring of more than 400 developers

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Ubuntu on Two New Inspirons

In a move that would seem to back up initial indications that the Ubuntu Dell offerings were selling well, Dell has officially announced that it is adding two additional models to its Linux lineup: From a Ubuntu perspective, we're now offering Ubuntu 7.04 to customers in the

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Red Hat CEO Says He Talked Patents with Microsoft II

A quick follow up on this post based on some questions/comments that I got via email. First, no - I absolutely don't think Red Hat is currently in discussion with Microsoft to sign a Novell-style patent deal. Note the bolding. They may very well be in some

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Red Hat CEO Says He Talked Patents with Microsoft

It comes as absolutely no surprise that Microsoft approached Red Hat before any other Linux vendor (including Novell) about the patent agreement. It also comes as no surprise that a discussion took place and that no agreement was reached. Was is a bit of a surprise to me is: The

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Ari Jaaksi on Nokia and Open Source and the N770

Stephe points to a white paper on Ari's blog that details the early learnings at Nokia around open source and product delivery. This learning predominately focuses on the Nokia N770 and maemo project. The N770 is an "Internet Tablet" and is the predecessor to the N800,

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Top 500 Supercomputer OS Share

Top500 has released its latest Supercomputer list and Linux now represents over 75% of the top 500. That means 389 (or 77.80%) of the fastest (reported) supercomputers in the world run some Linux variant. That's up from 65.20% in November of 2006. Windows made what I

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Google Desktop is now available for Linux

At the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, it was alluded to by a few Googlers that more Google Linux apps were coming "real soon now". Making good on that quickly, Google just released the Google Desktop for Linux. While it is a native app, it's not Open

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Windows Vista - 6 Month Vulnerability Report

Jeff Jones, a Security Strategy Director in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group, recently posted a 6 Month Vulnerability Report that compares Windows Vista, Windows XP, RHEL WS 4, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, Novell SLED 10 and Apple OS X 10.4. Jeff has pointed out his potential bias, so