When it comes to the mainstream desktop Linux market, Red Hat has mostly sat on the sidelines — letting folks like Canonical (Ubuntu) and Google (Chrome OS) pursue the spotlight. But now, Red Hat is making some serious desktop moves. But not in a traditional way. Here’s the strategy.
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Red Hat open sources SPICE for desktop virtualization
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A year after acquiring the SPICE (Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environment) hosted virtual desktop protocol from Qumranet, Red Hat is now open sourcing it.
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Another Former Novell Employee Sees No Turnaround
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Novell's failure to make a return and the issue of Mono revisited
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Novell announces Intelligent Workload Management
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In a wide-ranging announcement, Novell has laid out plans to blur the boundary between on-premises and in-the-cloud computing.
Read more »Oracle's pledges on MySQL are 'purely cosmetic', say critics
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Oracle's latest commitments designed to address the European Commission's concerns regarding its acquisition of Sun Microsystems and the MySQL database are paper thin, and even if they were confirmed they wouldn't safeguard MySQL's future...
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Opposition mounts to Oracle's MySQL acquisition
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You might have thought it was just open-source advocates objecting to the deal out of the fear that Oracle, the world's biggest proprietary DBMS (database management systems) company, would close down the most popular open-source DBMS. You'd be wrong. Microsoft wants to block the deal, too.
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A look at Linux in the recession: Linux 2009 year in review
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The big story of 2009 was the economy. After the collapse of major financial institutions in the fall of 2008, people began looking for a silver lining in open source and Linux. Here are some highlights from the Linux world in 2009.
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Monty Going Full Out Against MySQL Acquisition
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The European Union held its meetings on Oracle's acquisition of Sun last week, and the decision should be forthcoming by January 19th. In the meantime, MySQL creator Monty Widenius is calling for a letter-writing campaign to "help save MySQL from Oracle's clutches.
Read more »MySQL: Two Potential Moves for Oracle
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Oracle has assured the European Union that the company will continue investing in Sun’s MySQL open source database. That move potentially clears the way for Oracle’s pending buyout of Sun. So what will Oracle actually do with MySQL? Early chatter involves a so-called Unbreakable MySQL plus a potential a specialization within Oracle's Partner Program. Here's the scoop.
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Novell rejigs self, waves bye to CTO
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NetWare and Linux operating system seller Novell has been trying to expand into other markets since the late 1980s, and it has reorganized so many times it is hard to keep track. Today, the company did it again, saying that effective January 1, it would be consolidating from four different business units down to two.
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Manage documents with Zimbra Collaboration Suite
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Find out how to create, edit and manage important documents with Zimbra Collaboration Suite using Linux User & Developer's indispensable step-by-step guide…
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Management Exodus at Novell
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Levy and Jaffe are quitting Novell, 4 business units become just 2
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HP Enlists Partners to Help Steal Sun's Customers
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IBM has been crowing about its efforts to lure away Sun Microsystems customers, but it's not the only major IT vendor hoping to benefit from its continued woes.
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ERP vendor offers to take over MySQL
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French ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor Nexedi made a public bid Monday to take over stewardship of the open-source MySQL database from Sun Microsystems, offering a symbolic €1 in return.
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Alfresco: Open Source Will Have Winner-Take-All Outcome
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Alfresco's Ian Howells is talking up a new cloud relationship with RightScale. But that’s not all. More than 1,000 customers now pay for Alfresco’s open source content management system. Next, Howells expects a winner-take-all scenario in the open source market. Here's why.
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