Novell, The Eight Hundred Pound Penguin

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| Interestingly, according to Masie, after realizing that they
| couldn't open-source Netware, Novell apparently considered
| acquiring Red Hat at the time, as well as the possibility of
| forking Slackware before deciding to acquire Ximian, and
| subsequently SUSE.
|
| [...]
|
| It is also very interesting that, although the main role of Nat
| Friedman and Miguel De Icaza is ensuring that Novell behave
| properly within the community, they were only briefed within
| the last week before the announcement about the Microsoft deal.
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http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/17/novell-the-eight-hundred-pound-penguin/

Also:

Stafford Masie: "We Will Be GPLv3 Compliant, Trust Me"

In today's digest, we have:
* Vista == Innovation
* A New Generation of Linux Kids
* Linux and Royalty-free DVD Format in Asia
* When Aggressive Advertising Turns Into Defacing
* Microsoft-Yahoo Takeover Speculations Revisited
* Firefox 3.0 and Europe's Firefox Adoption
* The Image of the Penguin is Improved
* Inquiring Minds Fear Vendor Lockin
* Reputation Beats Brands; FOSS Victorious
* The Healthy State of the Linux Kernel
* Aero Glass Effect in Linux
* Linux Will Never be Second
* Wiimote Working with PS3 Linux
* [SOT] US Government Adopts Idea From Windows EULA
* Novell/Microsoft Deal and GPL Victimisation
* How Vista Deliberately Discourages Competition
* Microsoft Still Lobbies in Kerala (Linux State)
* Open Source Library Adds Eclipse and JBoss
* Music Business Relies on VMware, Linux, MySQL ...

Open source: Where the action is

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| The pace of change in the open source software business is
| likely to accelerate in 2007 as developers climb up the
| software stack from the operating system and databases to
| applications.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1863664611;fp;2;fpid;1

Related:

Linux/Open Source Making Market Splash

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| Linux/Open Source applications are gaining traction in virtually
| every vertical market and continent because of low costs to deploy,
| robust security, high flexibility and scalability, and a plethora of
| quality system and application software that is actively developed
| and supported by a worldwide community of Open Source developers.
`----

http://www.enterprisenetworksandservers.com/monthly/art.php?2875

BlinxS Establishment Marks Shift Towards Open Source OS

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| The Director of Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) said open source
| software such as Linux is much needed by the sultanate as it is
| handicapped by the lack of skilled human resources in ICT and the
| high cost of operating systems (OS), application software and
| licensing in its attempt to implement e-Government.
|
| "Linux is here to stay. It is getting stronger day by day, and
| it is a good OS from a technical, financial and economic point of
| view," he said.
`----

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei

That's a bold move. Microsoft has been aggressively lobbying in other Asian
nations that decided to adopt Linux, e.g. the Philippines, Thailand,
Kerala...

EasyBCD 1.51 - Dual Boot Vista and Anything!

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| Dual boot Windows Vista with BSD, Mac OS X, Linux, SkyOS, FreeBSD,
| ReactOS, Longhorn, Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and
| more with NeoSmart Technologies' EasyBCD 1.51. All it takes is
| one click, and you can configure Vista to boot into virtually
| anything!
`----

http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/304

Screenshots: http://neosmart.net/gallery/v/neosmart/EasyBCD/1_50/

No excuses for those who fear trying Linux...

Related:

Vista scoots to new boot, but it's still kinda rooted

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| While Microsoft would like the world to believe that anyone running Windows
| has no need of any other operating system, that attitude doesn?t cut much
| mustard with many of its users...

Court tells Intel to hand over foreign documents in antitrust case

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| In June 2005, AMD filed a massive antitrust lawsuit against Intel, accusing
| the larger CPU maker of abusing its dominant position in the worldwide PC
| market to prevent AMD's CPUs from making significant inroads. The suit
| alleges that Intel customers like Toshiba, Gateway, Dell, Hitachi, and
| others agreed to exclusive deals with Intel in exchange for "cash payments,
| discriminatory pricing or marketing subsidies conditioned on the exclusion
| of AMD."
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061217-8436.html

Related:

Jury Hears Microsoft Competition Suit

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| A judge on Friday told jurors they must accept as fact that a
| federal court found in 1999 that Microsoft holds a monopoly over
| computer operating systems and that it restricted computer...

Top 10 Girl Geeks

Universities vulnerable to ID thieves

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| A major database breach at the University of California, Los Angeles that
| went undetected for more than a year and a smaller breach at the University
| of Texas are the latest examples...

Google in talks for branded phone, newspaper reports

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| Will Orange soon be Google's favorite color?
|
| France Telecom Group's mobile-telephony division Orange is in
| discussions with Google about a prospective "branded Google phone,"
| according to a report in the Observer.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10812_3-6144386.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=ne...

Related:

ACCESS Linux Platform Named an Orange Approved Platform; Orange Application
Package for ALP Announced

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| ACCESS CO., LTD today announced that Orange has named the Access
| Linux Platform (ALP) as an Orange approved platform across its network.
| In addition, the two companies are working together to develop the
| Orange Application Package for ACCESS Linux Platform-based mobilep
| hones.
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Ban The Analysts! Or Not?

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| There is no question who is paying the bills at most high-tech analyst
| firms - it's no secret. It's become so easy to sneer at the objectivity
| of the people who work there, as a result, that it's become knee-jerk.
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2006/12/ban_the_analyst.html

Yankee Group, IDC, Gartner... all 'owned' by Microsoft.

Just head over to MicrosoftWatch and see how, ever since Mary Jo Foley left
to join ZDNet, A Jupiter Research analyst (among others) have begun tapping
Microsoft on the shoulder, even rebutting articles (published elsewhere)
that doubt Microsoft.

Some time ago when they had an Editor/contributer who was also familiar with
FOSS the readers complained. To them, everyone (including professional
blogs) must cherish Microsoft.

Related:

Bill Gates lends cash to buy newspapers - $350 million to MediaNews