I spotted four key developments in the Linux market -- including a possible surprise announcement from Hewlett-Packard Co. Here's a rundown of key open source developments investors should watch over the next few days.
Read more »An Overview: Where Things Stand in IBM, Novell, and Red Hat
I thought it would be useful, judging from some recent confusion in the media, to highlight the latest goings on in all the ongoing cases in the SCO saga all on one page, so everyone can follow the bouncing ball. That will mean some slight repetition for some of us, but it also will make it easier for those who don't follow the SCO saga as intently as we do to grasp the current picture.
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Making Linux interoperable
Maarten Koster, President, Novell Asia Pacific, talks to Kushal Shah about the different strategies adopted by Novell and the company’s partnership with Microsoft.
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PreTrial Preparations in Novell
ovell and SCO have filed a Stipulation Re: Pretrial Schedule [PDF] listing dates for the usual pretrial activities, such as for any motions in limine and for filing proposed jury instructions. Those are what each party hopes the judge will tell the jury, but he doesn't have to. The trial is set for September 17, so those of you who thought it would never happen need to synchronize your watches.
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Unlike Microsoft, Novell sticks with GPLv3
Microsoft denies that it has anything to do with GPLv3 or vice versa. Novell, however, is making it clear that it will be supporting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in the future, including any components, such as future versions of Samba, that are licensed under GPLv3.
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Novell To Press On With Microsoft Alliance, With Or Without Microsoft
Novell will distribute portions of its SUSE Linux enterprise suite that fall under the GPLv3 license directly to customers who purchased certificates that would have entitled them to receive the software from Microsoft.
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Novell to SUSE users: Don’t worry about Microsoft’s stand on GPLv3
"Novell will continue to ship the complete version of its Linux enterprise server even though Microsoft is attempting to distance itself legally from the new General Public License (GPL) v3 open source license."
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Are Microsoft’s patent lawyers really this dumb?
"Are Microsoft’s patent lawyers playing possum? Or are they really as clueless about what makes open-source software tick as they seem?"
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Novell statement on Microsoft’s GPLv3 position
Microsoft’s current position, taken unilaterally, is intended to eliminate any perceived ambiguity about the applicability of GPLv3 to Microsoft.
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Open source 'leaving Asia behind'
The open source community risks leaving Asian users and developers behind, thanks to cultural differences and western business's tendency to treat programmers there as code monkeys rather than software designers, a senior Novell staffer has warned.
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Novell's hack week starts Mon, Jun 25 2007
From June 25th - 29th, Novell’s hundreds of Linux engineers will spend five days working alone or on teams on open source projects of their own devising. Some will contribute to existing open source projects; some will forge new paths. This event is occurring in seven main engineering sites around the globe: Beijing, Bangalore, Prague, Nuernberg, Boston, Provo, and Portland.
Read more »SCO Files Opposition to Novell's Evidentiary Objections
"SCO has filed a Memorandum in Opposition to Novell's Evidentiary Objections with exhibits. It's all under seal, but it will help us understand a couple of things."
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Novell opens office for SMBs
Novell is gunning for a chunk of the office market share from Microsoft with the release of its open workgroup suite for small businesses.
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Novell reveals Microsoft’s open source strategy
Novell today announced Open Workgroup, a basic Linux set-up for small-to-medium businesses.
In doing this Novell also revealed Microsoft’s open source strategy.
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SCO of trying to smuggle in some evidence in the Novell case
Well, here we go again. Novell now accuses SCO of trying to smuggle in some evidence and expert reports after the deadline in the Novell case too. That gives you the tone in this extraordinary filing, Novell's Evidentiary Objections to SCO's Exhibits Submitted in Support of its Summary Judgment Oppositions Filed May 18, 2007 [PDF].
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