Bull and JBoss Form Strategic Partnership
Bull and JBoss, a division of Red Hat, today announced a worldwide technology and business partnership to accelerate the development and deployment of interoperable open source middleware…
The deal that could kill open source
On the surface, it may seem that the Microsoft-Novell agreement was a watershed moment for Linux. After all, many businesses do not want to be slapped with lawsuits by using software that may…
Reviewing a Microsoft anti-Linux case study
As most people know Microsoft has an anti-Linux program called "Get the Facts" featuring case studies arguing the Windows case. When one of those, wearing the title: London Stock Exchange chooses…
SCALE Readies 'Non-Commercial' Open Source Conference
Despite the proliferation of LinuxWorld and other commercial open source shows, several regional Linux organizations continue to hold their own conferences and expos. Right now, for example, a…
Open Letter to the Community from Novell
On November 2, Novell and Microsoft announced a significant, multi-part agreement to work together to improve the interoperability between Linux and Windows and for Microsoft to redistribute more…
Vonage's Open Source Database Odyssey
In an interesting twist of irony, Oracle, which is taking aim at Linux leader Red Hat for being too expensive, is being undercut with an open source challenge to its namesake database.
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Red Hat Drives Customer Value Beyond Linux
Red Hat today delivered more on the vision of Open Source Architecture by announcing plans to combine a virtualized operating system and a full set of building blocks for building service-oriented…
Dell + Ubuntu = Disaster
Dell pre-installs two hidden partitions on the harddisk; the idea behind them is sound as it eliminates the need to remember your XP’s product code and automate the activation process and when…
Criticism mounts over Birmingham's Linux project
Criticism is mounting over the termination of a large-scale Linux project in Birmingham, England.
Birmingham City Council pulled the plug on its 535,000 pounds open-source pilot after its…
Scott Adams Suggests Bill Gates For President
"Ask a deeply religious Christian if he'd rather live next to a bearded Muslim that may or may not be plotting a terror attack, or an atheist that may or may not show him how to set up a wireless…