One of the classic quotes to emerge from of the tech industry in recent times has come from Maarten Koster, the newly-appointed president of Novell…
Friday, 05 January 2007 04:29

MySQL spreads its wings

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The open source firm MySQL, which makes the database of the same name, is slowly acquiring new options as far as storage engines go, doubtless…
Tuesday, 02 January 2007 05:08

The year of the Linux desktop!

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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…
The deal which Microsoft and Novell signed in November has started showing some positive results - for Microsoft.
Wednesday, 20 December 2006 03:47

Debian release delayed

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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…
Monday, 18 December 2006 03:34

MySQL moves are troubling

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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…
Friday, 15 December 2006 04:37

Shill season

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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…
Wednesday, 13 December 2006 05:54

Novell turns to statistics

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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…
Monday, 11 December 2006 05:15

The Linux name can be profitable

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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…
Friday, 08 December 2006 04:14

GNU/Linux: anywhere and everywhere

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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…

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