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I am all for SourceForge keeping their image as business friendly as possible. But this latest press release highlights one of the dumbest things I think I have ever read. Seriously, someone needs to be taken to task over this.
Apparently SourceForge is being renamed “GeekNet”. Yes, instead of having a name that indicates source code [...]

One half of me can totally understand IBM wanting its employees to simply use software being offered by the company over using Microsoft’s. Sadly, however, it seems that IBM’s powers that be might have not thought things out all that well here.
First of all, migrating advanced spreadsheets using various macros over to something non-MS based [...]

Reading this article made me smile but also got me wondering. While CrossOver Office is an interesting, it has never been a replacement for VirtualBox in my experience. At best, it’s WINE with a friendly face…and that is not saying much.
I digress. The spoof that someday CodeWeavers will somehow be in a stronger position than [...]

Most people seem to be under the impression that there is simply too much involved with Linux in order to make a living with it. In actuality, nothing could be further from the truth. While it is accurate to say that you would likely starve to death trying to sell software for this platform if [...]

Why did ASUS suddenly stop supporting Linux on their hardware? What is the benefit of this and how could they choose this course of action? Considering the fact that a properly installed Linux distro runs better on lower end netbooks than Windows ever will, seems fairly obvious that Microsoft must have given ASUS a deal [...]

Like many people, I believe that a open source mentality can go much further than simply making the code to software available for all. It also means helping others to help themselves. And in the case of Kiva, crowd-funding demonstrates just how powerful large groups of individuals working together to fund others can be.
With so [...]

Microsoft’s head made it clear in this piece that if the US government opts to raise its taxes, Microsoft will indeed be moving employment positions offshore. And while I agree with him that raising taxes in this economic downturn is pretty dangerous if you are hoping to keep others from not further off-shoring our jobs, [...]

They say that if a company finds a way to capitalize on saving people money or getting them to instinctively want your product, no recession can harm you. Clearly Novell is seeing a taste of this here recently.
And it is with Novell’s Open Platform Solutions that we are seeing the growth with. Really, this should [...]

I have been trying to get myself excited about Boxee for sometime now. The idea is sound, but when they lost support from Hulu, suddenly I found myself wondering why in the world I would be interested in what Boxee had to offer anymore? So they have released an API. Okay, where is the benefit? [...]

Red Hat appears to be doing well this year. Got to love those server sales…

The thought that Google might be calling the shots of the Gaim project is unfortunate. Having said this, I would need to see more proof before galvanizing my opinion.

No matter how well or lousy other Linux companies may be doing, it would appear that Red Hat is doing A-OK. From the looks of things, they are out doing what people had initially expected from their financial performance.

As many of the server companies know, there is a lot of untapped potential in the financial services and telecom markets. And so, we know have Sun working to monetize these markets with a new line of servers…

Hmm, sounds like Novell shareholders want to see the company begin to trim away at some of the company’s fat. Then again, maybe some spin-offs would do the trick?

After much consideration, Emmett gives Novell’s acquisition of SuSE Linux his thumbs up. Here’s why.
by Emmett Dulaney
1/19/2005 — A little over a year ago, Novell decided that it wanted to change direction and become a Linux company. While this decision from what was once an Intel-networking market giant did not seem all that odd — [...]

Since being acquired by software giant Novell earlier this year, SuSE Linux has been increasing pressure on Red Hat. Sun Microsystems was once written off. Now they are a foreseeable challenge. Most of all, Microsoft would like to see the end of them and those like them.
“It’s fighting time,” says Matthew Szulik, Red Hat’s [...]

ComputerWorld has an interesting interview with Martin Taylor, Microsoft’s chief Linux strategist. This is the first in a series, and is surprisingly short given it’s spread across four pages.

“IT services and hardware vendor Unisys Corp. has upped its involvement with Linux by joining the Red Hat Partner Community one month after unveiling support for Linux on its ES7000 servers.
In an announcement Tuesday, Raleigh, N.C.-based Red Hat Inc. said the deal allows the two companies to offer integrated Linux products to enterprise customers with [...]

Am not sure how to categorize this article except to say wow! Michael Robertson CEO of Linspire makes some serious claims regarding Dell’s relationship with Microsoft. Mr. Robertson indicates Dell currently holds 16.5% of the market share but it’s special alliance with Microsoft accounts for about 25% of its’ profits.
The antitrust deal that Microsoft struck [...]

Imagine, a 12-node Linux cluster to a single large motherboard. Though this may seem like something that would be many years off, one start-up company figured that this highly condensed idea might just pay off. If it proves to be successful, this could be the boost needed to jump-start the demand for workstations again [...]