Reuters reports in the Washington Post that IBM’s new ad campaign, aimed at the Sunday sports crowd, should elevate the attention given Linux.
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Whil Hentzen in Dallas, 4 September 2003
Whil Henzen Speaks! D/FW FoxPro UG Sept 4th at 7:00PM. This month’s topic will be “New tools that will provide additional business opportunities for Fox developers”
by Whil Hentzen. Here is your chance to meet Whil Hentzen and hear his
presentation on open source, Linux, new directions, and a myriad of
other ideas as Whil continues his “Fox Is Everywhere” User Group Tour. Please visit our web site for details, location, etc. [FoxCentral]
Linux vs. Windows: Choice vs. Usability
ThaReetLad writes “In this article at DevX, Executive Editor A. Russell Jones makes the case for a standardised GUI for Linux.
He argues that the promotion of choice of GUI as a positive feature of
using Linux is detrimental to its chances of attacking Microsoft’s home
user monopoly. Read more at Linux vs. Windows: Choice vs. Usability Linked via Slashdot
Perens says SCO claims bogus so far
Linux advocate: More SCO evidence flawed. “The SCO Group is zero for two in its efforts to prove that its Unix software was illegally copied into the Linux operating system, according to Linux advocate Bruce Perens, who on Wednesday said he traced a second example of SCO’s disputed code and that it was lawfully included in Linux.” [InfoWorld: Top News]
They are, they’re not, they are, they’re not… looks like we ought to just wait and see…
Novell Not Dumping Netware “jerel writes “eWeek describes how Novell will still develop and support NetWare. The eWeek article quotes Bruce Lowry, a top spokesman for Novell as saying, ‘The bottom line is no. The whole thing with Linux is an additive thing. We’re not dumping NetWare, we’re adding Linux.’ NetWare 7.0 will allow users to either upgrade to the latest version of the NetWare kernel or move to Linux.” I guess this answers any lingering doubts going around.” [Slashdot]
Novell To Cease NetWare Development?
Following the purchase of Ximian announced earlier this week, Novell execs are floating trial balloons about moving all of the Netware services to a Linux base, off their proprietary OS. Sounds like a win-win to me: Novell gets a larger base of customers to sell their services to, and customers can get support for the underlying OS from a wider array of service providers. See the link to the article and commentary on Slashdot: Novell To Cease NetWare Development?
Way cool! Submarines run Linux and Macs
Way back when when I was on submarines, we didn’t have no fancy com-pu-ters. ‘Course, they hadn’t invented Macs yet… Navy to draft Linux-powered Macs. A company that specializes in running Linux on Macs says it has landed a deal to supply the U.S. Navy with 260 Apple Xserve servers. [CNET News.com]
Doc Searls’ SuitWatch: What do we mean when we say ‘Market?’
An essay with Doc Searls unique perspective on broadcast, radio, the FCC and yes, even Linux. What do we mean when we say “market?”.
One answer to that headline is my latest SuitWatch, over at Linux Journal.
[The Doc Searls Weblog]
SCO stock tumbles, E-level cashing out?
Tide Turns Against SCO SCO shares fell nearly 10% Friday, after an IBM memo rejecting SCO’s Linux claims turned up. Meanwhile, Andy Butler of Gartner said “Users should not start waving their cheque books” in apparent contradiction of earlier comments by his colleague George Weiss. GROKLAW lists several other analysts taking anti-SCO positions on Linux licensing. Form-4 filings with the SEC reveal SCO Executives have been cashing out stock. They made $398,833.90 in June, and $781,964.70 in July. Full stories with links at link above. From OSNews
OSNews bits
OS News is a favorite site of mine, for a little more meat and a little less vitriol than Slashdot… here are some top stories from today:
Why Windows Isn’t Hell Or Why Linux Isn’t Bliss
Bill Gates : 5% Of Windows Machines Crash More Than Twice A Day
Richard Stallman: “Free software is neither to the right nor to the left”
[OSNews]