Open Sauce
The year of the Linux desktop!
by Sam Varghese   
Tuesday, 02 January 2007
You'll see these words in more than one article penned by the pundits. Every year since about 2003 has been called the year of the Linux desktop - and then, when that fails to transpire, those who predict these things set about rehashing their predictions for the next year.

 
Microsoft plucks first fruits of collaboration with Novell
by Sam Varghese   
Friday, 22 December 2006
The deal which Microsoft and Novell signed in November has started showing some positive results - for Microsoft.
 
Debian release delayed
by Sam Varghese   
Wednesday, 20 December 2006
The Debian Project has missed the target date for release of version 4.0 of its GNU/Linux distribution. And thereby hangs a fairly long tale, with money being at the centre.

 
MySQL moves are troubling
by Sam Varghese   
Monday, 18 December 2006
Open source company MySQL AB, which puts out the well-known database of the same name, has made a couple of moves this year, both of which have passed without much comment.

 
Shill season
by Sam Varghese   
Friday, 15 December 2006
It's often difficult to figure out the motivation behind a particular study - until one finds out who has commissioned and paid for it. The so-called tech consulting companies would love it if the consumer believes that they have conducted an "independent" study. The worrying thing is that not many people blow their cover.

 
Novell turns to statistics
by Sam Varghese   
Wednesday, 13 December 2006
You know that a company is on its last legs trying to prove something when it turns to surveys in order to drive home a point. Novell has reached that stage in trying to plug its deal with Microsoft.

 
The Linux name can be profitable
by Sam Varghese   
Monday, 11 December 2006
A non-profit organisation that describes itself as "the centre of gravity of Linux" has just gone through its second round of sackings in as many years though on the surface it does not seem to be exactly short of funds.

 
GNU/Linux: anywhere and everywhere
by Sam Varghese   
Friday, 08 December 2006
There are many things about GNU/Linux which merit complaint. But it is extremely doubtful whether anyone can find anything to complain about with regards to the versatile nature of the operating system.
 
Novell: where have the PR folk gone?
by Sam Varghese   
Wednesday, 06 December 2006
It is difficult to find a better case of bad timing than Novell's announcement this week that it would be implementing support for Microsoft's OpenXML format in its (Novell's) version of OpenOffice.org.

 
Ubuntu begins its transformation
by Sam Varghese   
Monday, 04 December 2006
Next April, the Ubuntu Foundation will complete three years and six releases of its GNU/Linux distribution. It will also be the point at which the project begins to acquire a distinctly commercial hue.

 
FOSS keeps us connected
by Sam Varghese   
Friday, 01 December 2006
Visbility is everything these days. Even if you're not really doing much, you can easily give the impression of running the show.

 
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