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Linux: no longer a winner?

Linux: no longer a winner?Speechless!SCO!, have you actually read about that case recently, or looked at SCO's share price, it's in the junk band now. No one gives any credence to SCO's claims and the judges are getting noticably more irratated with the SCO legal teams lack of evidence.Regardless of...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, tSCOg-sothoth, Linux, SCO Group Inc., open source, LINUX IS

Discussion threads 2007-01-08

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AIX vs Solaris (5)

AIX vs Solaris (5)Sun at risk.Quoting:"Within Sun the commitment to Solaris/SPARC is pretty absolute - and open sourcing just about everything has reduced the benefit a big competitor might get if someone launched a financial attack on the company."Yes, giving away things of value makes the company less interesting to...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., IBM AIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

It's over as SCO files for bankruptcy protection

It's over as SCO files for bankruptcy protectionTrusteeNo trustee in sight (yet.) SCOXQ has petitioned the Court to allow the present management to continue to operate the company without any outside trustee being appointed. This is apparently quite common in Chapter 11 cases; it's only in Chapter 7...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Litigation, His-Name, bankruptcy protection, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., bankruptcy

Discussion threads 2007-09-15

SCO's last stand

SCO's last standSC Who?This has been one of the biggest nothing stories of the decade. SCO was never more than a bit player in the OS market. Apparently that wasn't enough for them, so they tried to weasel their way into money they had never done anything to...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-12-15

Time to short RedHat?

Time to short RedHat?you missed listing Novell as a winneryou missed listing Novell as a winner.The proper question is who will be the loserAnd the answer is anyone who gets in bed with MICROSUCKS. As far as I am concerned this deal drives a stake through the heart of any...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2006-11-02

Microsoft and Novell in Windows-Linux deal?

Microsoft and Novell in Windows-Linux deal?Oh no....... first Zend, now SuSE!Microsoft obviously has it in for me and is determined to absorb me in a borg-like fashion by assimilating two of my key suppliers.More details please Ed - as soon as poss.Mike Cox is on a window ledge!I can see...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Mike Cox, Microsoft obviously, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., SuSE, Linux, patent agreement, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-02

Collision course for Symantec and Microsoft

Collision course for Symantec and MicrosoftOh it's warSymantec will file some type of antitrust violation suite, with demands for injunctions against OneCare and not withstanding all the years MS had no AV or firewall, Symantec will bemoan how all of a sudden this will kill them off if allowed to...

Tags: SECURITY, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-05-22

Larry Rosen denies report he's turned against GPL license

Larry Rosen denies report he's turned against GPL licenseImagination[i]Do you think Ms. O Gara makes stuff up?[/i]That would imply imagination. I suspect that the real explanation for her reality disconnect is less flattering.Ms. OgaraIs doing what any good lawyer would do - attack a contract/license on small inconsistencies. Once...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Maureen O'Gara

Discussion threads 2005-03-21

Novell management tool going open source

Novell management tool going open sourceMessage has been deleted.wow!i never expected this. YAST is so much futher ahead than any of its competition. If Redhat, or any other distro maker was smart, theyd jump on this. YAST was one of the best parts of buying SuSE linux.CoolI...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux desktop, open source, Taco Warrior, YaST, Linux, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-03-18