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KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of words: Xen cofounder and project lead Ian Pratt said predictions about his virtualization hypervisor's demise to the newer kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) technology are unfounded, a by-product of his competitors' imaginations. "There's no evidence for it. The Xen community is alive and well. Xen is a true...; Tags: Linux, Hypervisor, Linux Kernel, Xen, KVM, Xen Community, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward Microsoft: Samba's forthcoming version 3.2 release capitalizes on Microsoft's interoperability commitments while also guarding against patent covenants that threaten the GPL. Samba 3.2, which is expected to be released in roughly one month's time, offers improved integration with the Active Directory in Windows Server 2003 and recently released...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Jeremy Allison, Samba, Microsoft Corp., Samba 3.2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red Hat: One Oracle exec said there should be only one Linux distribution -- Red Hat -- and claimed there will be no fragmentation of that code base. In an interview with the Linux Foundation recently, Oracle's chief corporate architect said Oracle Unbreakable Linux is not a product but...; Tags: Linux Distribution, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Oracle developing grid management, chargeback features for Oracle VM: Oracle is integrating virtualization management into its grid control product, the company's chief corporate architect said. Oracle VM, a server virtualization product based on the Xen open source virtualization hypervisor, made its debut last November. The VM software supports Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Oracle's databases, middleware and...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Oracle: 'We just don't care' about Sun-MySQL Merger': Oracle's Chief Corporate Architect predicts the Sun-MySQL merger will have little impact on his company or on Linux. In an interview with the Linux Foundation, Edward Screven, who reports directly to Oracle founder and CEO Larry Ellison, maintains Sun's patronage of its open source rival won't affect Oracle sales....; Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Databases, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-06

Commercial OpenSolaris ships: After a three-year incubation period, Sun's long promised OpenSolaris, the third open source variant of Unix, was officially delivered Monday. "It's the first Opensolaris operating system that's fully supported," said Jim McHugh, vice president of Solaris marketing for Sun. OpenSolaris will compete in a...; Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?: You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. That seems to be the mantra of Ubuntu and Sun, both open source underdogs whose relationship and mutual platform support has been growing for three years. On the eve of the release of OpenSolaris, both companies are banging the drum that the...; Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Enomaly's open source virtual platform moves VMs in the cloud: Enomaly is a software developer in Toronto whose open source cloud computing platform is getting a lot of attention these days. The platform, Enomalism, is a virtual infrastructure tool that allows customers create their own cloud capacity and move virtual machines from one's data center or from...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Platform, VMware Inc., Enomaly, Enomalism, Open Source, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-02
SugarCRM 5.1 sails into beta with mobile phone support, monitoring, advanced reports: Open source CRM star SugarCRM has released into beta testing an upgrade of its platform that offers new wireless support and vastly enhanced reporting capabilities. SugarCRM 5.1, which is available for testing now, supports mobile phones including the Blackberry and iPhone as well as advanced reporting and analytics, data import...; Tags: Phone, Mobile, Monitoring, Cell Phone, Beta, SugarCRM, SugarCRM 5.1, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Reiser found guilty of first degree murder: Software developer Hans Reiser was found guilty today of first degree murder in the death of his wife in late 2006, a conviction that carries up to 25 years in prison and a possible death sentence for the Reiser4 file system. [Techmeme] The verdict, delivered...; Tags: File System, Ts'o, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent: The fate of the Reiser4 file system for Linux may well depend on a verdict rendered by a California jury this week. As an Alameda County jury continues to deliberate the fate of Hans Reiser, the designer of the Reiser File System for Linux who is accused of murdering...; Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Linux Kernel, File System, Verdict, Reiser4, Reiser, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Ubuntu's corporate ready 8.04 is released but is three a crowd in Linux server market?: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS was released on April 24 as planned and will be supported until 2011-2013. But is extended support enough to convince ISVs and businesses to support three Linux distributions? Despite the hoopla around its release Wednesday, Ubuntu's ambitions in the corporate server space will be...; Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Server, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launch: Updated Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth said version 8.04 features a sexier GUI for consumers but it's the Long Term Support, Wubi Windows installer, server assets and expanding ecosystem that will make it a rising star in the corporate world. Ubuntu 8.04 Long Term Support...; Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Red Hat Inc., Servers, Open Source, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-24
LSB SDK, aka 4.0, could be panacea for Linux app developers .. and Ubuntu: Increasing use of Ubuntu and other Linux distributions globally puts additional pressure -- and costs -- on independent software developers. The Linux Foundation hopes that its fourth stab at a solution, the Linux Standards Base 4.0, will make it much easier and less expensive for ISVs...; Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Java, ISV, SDK, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Ksplice automates hot patching Linux kernel with no reboot needed: Ksplice is an interesting open source project out of MIT that automates the process of applying security patches to the Linux kernel without rebooting, and it's getting notice by the Linux Foundation. Top kernel developer and Linux Foundation fellow Ted Ts'o said the Ksplice software is...; Tags: Linux Kernel, Ksplice, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-23
rPath to OEM Novell's SUSE Linux to reduce legal worries: rPath has entered a pact with Novell that makes creating a virtual appliance easier for developers – and corporate lawyers. As part of the deal, which was announced yesterday, rPath will OEM Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server beginning in August, said Bill Marshall, the company's CEO,...; Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux, SuSE, rPath, rPath Linux, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-22
OOXML appeal possible, but looks unlikely: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has not received a formal appeal of its approval of Office Open XML as a standard, but it looks more unlikely with each day that passes. To date, there have been "no appeals and I have no way...; Tags: ISO, Office Open XML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Open source ERP rivals Compiere, OpenBravo expand partner networks: Two leading open source ERP players are working to expand their solutions and partner ecosystems. On Wednesday, Compiere, a Redwood Shores, Calif. company whose management is comprised of many ex Oracle execs such as President and CEO Don Klaiss, announced an upgrade of its ERP and CRM...; Tags: Network, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-16
openQRM goes solo after Qlusters dumps open source strategy: openQRM is looking for a new sponsor following its separation from Qlusters earlier this month. On April 9, on the release of openQRM 3.5, Qlusters announced it decided to donate the open source data center management provisioning and monitoring project to the community on SourceForge. The project, which will continue to be...; Tags: Strategy, openQRM, Qlusters, Open Source, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Sun debuts MySQL 5.1 with no licensing change: Sun Microsystems announced today that MySQL 5.1 will be available this quarter. When this quarter? Sun won't specify the date of the "pending" release but was good enough to post a "near final" release candidate today at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/. The upgraded open source database, which...; Tags: MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Replication, Event Scheduler, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-15