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- Novell chief: 'Our Linux performance did not meet our expectations'
- Novell chief: 'Our Linux performance did not meet our expectations'The PriceNo doubt Novell is experiencing the results of months of negative public feedback from the community that they betrayed with their MS deal.With the recent Red Hat/MS agreement (which doesn't compromise the community) Novell has lost their "interop" advantage.Red Hat...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, performance, Novell Inc., Linux, SuSE, Linux performance
- Discussion threads 2009-02-27
- Re: "7 Reasons Why Linux Won't Succeed On The Desktop"
- Re: "7 Reasons Why Linux Won't Succeed On The Desktop"Some of my reasons:a. The culture of rejecting proprietary desktop apps/ The fact that not a lot get made anyway for Linux - OpenOffice.org/GIMP are really starting to lag behind Office/Photoshop in terms of features and intuitiveness. b. It's hard to...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, desktop, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Debian
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- That Linux thing - where's the vision?
- That Linux thing - where's the vision?You actually used dfs? !!I agree about name spaces, AIX, and the joys of SAM and ignite (jumpstart always struck me as so far beyond nutty I actually asked one of the developer/maintainers if he'd previously worked at Microsoft - no, DEC)On the other...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, HP-UX, BSD, Linux, Unix, Sun Solaris, vision
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- Exadel finds a different way to open source
- Exadel finds a different way to open sourceWell, since RedHat is open sourcing it, they have to play nice, or we canpay someone else to support it, and, we can be sure there will be many around the world contributing, and offering support.So, yes, RedHat does do a good job...
- Tags: Java development tools, Development tools, Middleware, Red Hat Inc., JBoss, Exadel, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-03-05
- Microsoft's Linux foray props up Novell
- Microsoft's Linux foray props up Novellthat's BS!it was just a blip for Novell.That was the last gasp of air before they go down with their crooked allies from M$.Read Hat will rule the day!Baloney[b]Bottom line: Critics of the Novell-Microsoft deal are going to have to get used to it.[/b]Beg to...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, partnership, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-03-02
- Ubuntu on Virtual PC 2007 - No way dude!
- Ubuntu on Virtual PC 2007 - No way dude!I've heard of problems with Ubuntuon virtual machines before as well. What it boils down to is whether the correct Xorg graphics driver is present on the LiveCD.Now, if you know what you're doing (and admittedly ~99.999% of people don't) you could...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual PC 2007
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- Community support and the bottom line
- Community support and the bottom linehow about an apologyDid you listen to RedHat's quaterly reports. They had the highest profits last quarter. Hmmm, looks like they got as much as they can from the community and so after squeezing the very last drop that could be squeezed it was time...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Benefits, Operating systems, Development tools, UNIX, Fedora Core, Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, salary, licence, software
- Discussion threads 2007-01-05
- Long-term Fedora Linux support ending
- Long-term Fedora Linux support endingEnd of support a stunning enigmaI am simply stunned by these events. Imagine, an unsupported, unfunded, obsolete Fedora Linux version can find no outside money or developers to help it limp along, so that both remaining users can avoid upgrading or having to pay anything...
- Tags: UNIX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Servers, New Year, Fedora Project, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-01-02
- Is IBM open source's little friend?
- Is IBM open source's little friend?Well, let's see...IBM contributions to Open Source?Postfix, RDC reusable dialog components for voice recognition, Websphere Application Server Community Edition WAS CE, IBM contributions to Linux: JFS, Kernel scheduler, RCU (read/copy/update), NUMA, plus grid and virtual machine concepts... Projects that IBM helps: Zend, Firefox, Dojo/AJAX...That's a...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Well Let, IBM Corp., Linux, open source
- Discussion threads 2006-08-22
- Intel playing catch-up with open source
- Intel playing catch-up with open sourceInHell makes hardwarewhy should it write software? If they could farm out ALL of their software development - they could concentrate on core business - and maximize profits. BTW, InHell owns quite a big chunk of DeadRat so it has stakes in the game ....
- Tags: Linux, Intel Corp., open source, ATI Technologies Inc., hardware, NVidia Corp., graphics
- Discussion threads 2006-08-10
- Intel aims for open-source graphics advantage
- Intel aims for open-source graphics advantageWell done IntelI will choose Intel graphic chip equipped computers where possible. Supporting the companies that support open source.Microsoft takes a hitMicrosoft,Stands to lose big in Intel's move as well. MS has every intention of killing off OpenGL and forcing DirectX upon NVidia and...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., ATI Technologies Inc., open source, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-09
- Linux, XP, and my old PC
- Linux, XP, and my old PCWEP and WPAI can see why you don't want to compromise on the security of your network, but one reason WPA isn't a priority is that it really doesn't make a difference. All of the wireless networks that I use, for instance, are presumed...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, UNIX, Operating systems, Network security, OPEN SOURCE, WIRELESS, OpenOffice.org, PC, Linux, distro, WPA, network
- Discussion threads 2006-07-31
- Defending Linux against Wingots
- Defending Linux against WingotsIf you want consistent and 'easy to use' then stick to one distribution.The Linux community has diverse interests. Specific distributions and vendors try to make things easy for those who don't specialize in running operating systems. I know you just said the same thing, I just don't...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, LSB, Linux
- Discussion threads 2006-06-15
- Sun flirts with Ubuntu
- Sun flirts with UbuntuAs I believe that Sun eventually needs to phase out Solaris, this makessense for them. They get a rock-solid server OS in Ubuntu, with a huge "cool" factor you can NOT buy. And, Ubuntu could get a huge credibility boost making this run on advanced Sun hardware...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Servers, Software Packaging, Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2006-05-17
- The top ten most influential (Unix) technical strategies today
- The top ten most influential Unix technical strategies todayThin-client paradigm didn't make the top 10?Interesting . . . 1 million Chinese can't be wrong - or could they? ;)ZFS?Just why is ANOTHER journaling filesytem that much of a factor? Either you are as good as VERITAS, or you try to...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, IBM Corp., strategy, Unix
- Discussion threads 2006-05-11
- OpenSolaris says it's a success
- OpenSolaris says it's a successWanna bet???"We no longer have a hostile faction of disbelievers."None at all huh? Your kidding yourself if you believe that. I know several people at Sun that are disbelievers and I see nothing changing their minds...Breaking arm by patting back so hardSun DEVELOPED BSD...
- Tags: Operating systems, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2006-01-19
- Red Hat CEO urges rejection of lock-ins
- Red Hat CEO urges rejection of lock-insHe's rightLock-in harms customers.Lock-in is not a tactic that will bring success long term. When customers realize, after paying outrageous amounts for licenses, that they don't fully control their own data because of proprietary lock-in there will eventually be a back-lash. And it only...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, DeadRat, Lock-in
- Discussion threads 2005-10-26
- SUSE opens to yawns
- SUSE opens to yawnsworth checking outI've been to their website poked around a bit and plan to download. I've yet to find a desktop linux that I really like. Don't feel insulted linux guys cause I dislike windows as well. Seems to me every ditro I check out is way...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Novell Inc., Gentoo, SuSE, Fedora Project, Linux, Debian
- Discussion threads 2005-08-15
- Thoughts on OpenSUSE
- Thoughts on OpenSUSEPlease don't say DebianSuSE and Debian have very little in common. SuSE follows established UNIX naming and directory structures that Debian does not. Debian has its own software package DEB, while SuSE uses RPM. Debian users are hackers, while SuSE users just want something that works. OK, enough...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Debian user, Novell OpenSuse, SuSE, Debian, Novell Inc., RPM
- Discussion threads 2005-08-05
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