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Having spent a few years in law school, I'm not a big fan of lawsuits. Or legal maneuvering, generally, that replaces head to head product competition. So it should come as no surprise that my gut reaction to Oracle's lawsuit against SAP is
In case it's not abundantly clear, I despise Novell's patent pact with Microsoft. But, as Bruce Lowry wrote me today (because comments are turned off on the blog, due to a massive spike in comment spam), there may be some bright spots on th
Novel's SLED 10 brings virtualization and the ability to run Windows in Linux, while Red Hat's RHEL 5 is the next generation in the company's Enterprise Desktop
There's an interesting story on Slashdot this morning about why (possibly) Google may have been spoiling for a YouTube fight, rather than hoping to avoid it. As the theory in the article goes, Google may have wanted to get sued to protect the vi
Sharon Machlis over at Computerworld went for it--she made the switch to a Linux desktop and chronicled the whole thing. I've tried this a number of times in the past and found almost exactly the same issues she did--need for more drivers, photo
Am I the only one who finds Novell's continued backtracking and silliness over its patent scheme with Microsoft reprehensible? Ron Hovsepian went on the defensive (again - you'd think that Novell would learn that its opprobrium from the pat
From Slashdot:"The Daily Telegraph is reporting that intelligent teenagers often listen to heavy metal music to cope with the pressures associated with being talented, according to research. Researchers found that, far from being a sign of delin
Symantec just released the 11th edition of their security threat report. It's always a fun read and always has a few tidbits that aren't totally clear. For example, the report would lead one to believe that Windows is more secure than OSX o
Oracle reported its third-quarter earnings yesterday, with some good news on its Linux front (and good news overall). Clearly, Oracle's move to consolidate the known universe of software is paying off, and it's doing a good job of integrati
Computer Business Review is reporting that SugarCRM is considering moving to GPLv3 when it comes out. From the article:Despite that, Roberts said he was open to different approaches, suggesting that the company could offer different licenses dependin