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Can GNOME 3.0 Avoid Mono Despite GNOME Foundation Director Being Novell Employee?

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Novell still controls GNOME's direction using staff appointments

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Open Source Software Ready for Big Business

http://www.pcworld.com

Open source has moved into a new phase where it is evaluated more on its technical merits than on the community model of software development.

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Linux lies at the heart of another Silicon Valley takeover

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Linux lies at the heart of yet another big takeover deal in silicon valley.

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Deal to Buy Sun Meets Opposition From EU

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European antitrust authorities formally objected to Oracle Corp.'s proposed purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc., complicating a $7.4 billion deal that U.S. officials had already blessed.

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Open Source for Enterprise Search: Five Top Caveats

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Open-source software is frequently mentioned as a choice for companies looking to create their own enterprise search applications. But best use of open-source calls for knowledge of what to expect.

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Novell cuts 3 percent of its workforce, plus benefits

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Linux jobs in the United States are booming, up 6 percent since January, according to data from Dice.com. This will come as small consolation to Novell employees, however, which weathered another round of layoffs at the Waltham, Mass.-based company.

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11 Top Open-source Resources for Cloud Computing

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The following are 11 top open-source cloud applications, services, educational resources, support options, general items of interest, and more.

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Versant Upgrades Open Source License, Adopts GPLv3

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Versant Corporation, an industry leader in specialized data management software,
announces that the open source license used for the db4o product offering is
being upgraded to the GPLv3 license. Upgrade to the GPLv3 license assures
compatibility with other open source products, thereby widening db4o's potential
scope for adoption.

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GNU/Linux: Virtualbox for solving a common small business problem.

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We have all heard the GNU/Linux naysayers posit that, "No one will use Linux until (insert application name here) runs natively on Linux." Other than the fact that this is almost pure hyperbole there is some kernel of truth there. This article demonstrates one solution.

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Red Hat's Enterprise Virtualisation released

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Red Hat has announced the general availability of its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation for Servers. The product is part of Red Hat's virtualisation portfolio based around KVM.

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5 open source billing systems to watch

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Collecting money from customers should be the easy part of your business, but an billing system that underperforms can make life unnecessarily difficult for CIOs.

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Novell’s PR Director and Marketing Chief Both Send the Wrong Message

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Criticisms of Novell's marketing strategy arrive early this week, even from the press

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Ubuntu 9.10 'Karmic Koala' is here: 5 things CIOs must know

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The latest Ubuntu releasehas some useful enhancements that should prove particularly interesting to CIOs and IT managers.

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Open source as an antitrust strategy

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The day open source became big business is the day that open-source development exploded. Yes, open source predates the moneyed interests hankering to use it to competitive advantage, but it really wasn't until IBM dropped $1 billion on Linux that companies began paying employees to write free software.

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ZaReason Bolsters Ubuntu 9.10 Branding

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ZaReason is taking a small but significant step to help strengthen the Ubuntu brand. To celebrate the Ubuntu 9.10 launch, the PC maker is offering "a stick of Ubuntu aluminum case badges with each computer ordered" October 29 through November 5. Here's why you should care.

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