Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of using the open-source operating system for use on desktop computers.
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Miguel de Icaza has updated the roadmap for Mono, the port of the Microsoft .Net Framework to Unix/Linux.
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The Linux seller plans to release a version of the open-source operating system for fans on Thursday, part of a move to split its product line to improve profitability.
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Computing industry stalwarts such as HP, Oracle and even Microsoft welcome Novell's planned buyout of SuSE Linux, saying the move will mean a stronger business partner for their own wares.
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Novell CEO Jack Messman has come up with an unconventional strategy that can be summed up in one word: Linux.
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Novell Inc.'s purchase of Linux developer SuSE Linux AG sets the company up to build a full portfolio of Linux-based software and to challenge Red Hat Inc. as the leading vendor of corporate Linux products, Novell executives said Tuesday in a conference call following announcement of the $210 million acquisition.
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Two major moves by well-known Linux companies have the open-source community worried that the consumer is being left behind.
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Linux users have been rocked this week by big news from two major vendors: Red Hat has bowed out of the race for the desktop market, and SuSE has been bought by Novell. What do these twin tremors mean for Linux users and the future of Linux itself?
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By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave.
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In a move that has been rumored for months, Novell Inc. announced on Tuesday that is has entered into an agreement to acquire SuSE Linux, a leading supplier of the open source Linux operating system to enterprise customers.
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In a notice posted on the Lindows Web site, CEO Michael Robertson says the Nvu project is aimed at creating a collection of Web tools comparable to Microsoft's FrontPage and Macromedia's Dreamweaver.
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BMC Software touts its support for SuSE Linux at the LinuxWorld Frankfurt trade show--but the support doesn't span SuSE's entire product line.
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The No. 2 market share leader in cell phones will use a processor from its chipmaking rival in the upcoming A760 handset.
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ARM, a maker of processors widely used in "embedded" computing devices such as cell phones, has joined the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF), the company said this week.
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- Momentum to migrate from Microsoft Corp. products to open source software is rapidly gaining in Germany, where numerous enterprises are reacting to the U.S. software giant's licensing policy.
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- In a move that could help enterprises more easily expand their use of open source software beyond the Linux operating system, SuSE Linux AG is proposing a new service program for middleware products based on open code.
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Xandros, which bought the software from Corel's ill-fated foray into the desktop Linux market, names a new CEO and plans to release a new version of its product in November.
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The SCO Group has begun a direct challenge to the General Public License, the legal foundation for Linux, numerous other open-source programming projects and software SCO still ships.
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