Novell counters Microsoft's Linux 'facts' with 'truth'
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In a battle of dueling memos and e-mails, Novell CEO Jack Messman and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer are each touting their own software -- and criticizing the competition.
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In a statement released yesterday, Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian found himself distancing his company's stance from that of Microsoft, its newfound partner. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer believes Novell's paying for its intellectual property, on behalf of Linux customers who might otherwise be sued.
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Beyond mapping out a strategy to take on Novell, Microsoft is putting an enormous amount of effort into its &quot;get out the facts&quot; campaign, which makes direct comparisons of Linux costs and Windows pricing.
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Yesterday, Novell shipped its Linux Desktop 9 product, the software maker&#39;s attempt to unseat Windows on business PCs. Developed with SUSE underpinnings and based on Kernel 2.6, Novell liberally sprinkled
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Free Software Foundation is reviewing Novell Inc.'s right to sell new versions of the Linux operating system after the open-source community criticized Novell for teaming with Microsoft Corp.
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It is with regret that I urge all FOSS developers to treat anything Novell has contributed to the community as suspect, scrutinize any Novell contributions and purge them as deemed appropriate.  This threat is real, and it is not necessarily contingent upon whether or not Microsoft would actually sue customers for patent infringements.  This is a classic case of posturing.  Novell is leveraging its agreement with Microsoft in a way that harms all other Linux distributions and other FOSS projects. It is actively exploiting its unique position in ways that seem beneficial, but will pose risks to anyone but its own customers (and even their own customers are only protected for the next five years).
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Supporters of the free PC operating  system Linux are preparing to counter a recent Microsoft Corp.   deal which established for the first time the  principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.
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The Free Software Foundation is  reviewing Novell Inc.'s  right to sell new versions of  Linux operating system software after the open-source community  criticized Novell for teaming up with Microsoft Corp.
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Novell officials are disputing reports from Norway that the city of Bergen is backing away from any plan to migrate from Windows to Linux.
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Microsoft recently launched a &#39;Get the Facts&#39; ad campaign telling consumers Linux isn&#39;t cheaper than Windows. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) thinks they should get the facts too - but it&#39;s warned Microsoft to make sure theirs straight first.
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Novell today unveiled Linux Desktop 9, claiming that the platform is robust and complete enough to offer a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows on corporate desktops.
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Blog: Novell takes a lot of heat for its patent deal with Microsoft and rightfully so. But there is much that the company is doing to advance the cause and state of open source in the industry.
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PC maker will certify some corporate machines with Novell's Suse Linux, but stops short of offering pre-installed Linux.
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Novell filed an antitrust lawsuit last week against Microsoft over alleged misdeeds that happened over 10 years ago. Novell said it planned to move forward with the lawsuit when it announced a settlement with Microsoft on other antitrust claims.
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Novell filed suit against Microsoft on Friday, claiming the company employed anti-competitive tactics in the desktop software market during the 1990s.
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InfoWorld - Novell has published details of its landmark November 2006&#160;Linux partnership agreements with Microsoft.
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Supporters of PC operating system  Linux are preparing to counter a recent deal penned by  Microsoft Corp  which establishes for the first time  the principle of paying the software giant for the operating  system, whose license requires it to be free.