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Submission + - Why OpenSolaris failed to build a community (thunk.org) 1

Submitted by xtaski on Thursday April 24, 2008 @08:26AM

xtaski writes: Ted Ts'o, one of the earliest Linux developers, points out some serious flaws in OpenSolaris — a severe lack of developers for one. Apparently after 3 years the OpenSolaris "developer community" has no means for developers to develop! Oops... Ted also points out some other flaws that make it clear just how disconnected the executives at Sun are from what's really going on in their "open source communities".

Submission + - Novell/Linux Parody on Apple's Mac vs PC Ads

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xtaski

on Friday March 23, 2007 @12:40PM

xtaski writes: "Novell puts a spin on the Apple Mac vs PC ads with a third party for the group — Linux. The ad also cite there are now over 30 million Linux users... Linux is all grown up. I prefer the second one, but both were interesting takes."

Submission + - Linux CIOs to MSFT: What 'Balance Sheet Liability?

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xtaski

on Tuesday November 21, 2006 @06:41PM

xtaski writes: "Everyone took notice when Ballmer spewed forth FUD about Microsoft and Linux IP. Now CIOs are asking just what did Ballmer think he was doing? They are not fooled — but rather — a little angry. ComputerWorld covers the news including one CIO who says "There were some applications I had been thinking about moving to a Microsoft platform, but this has now totally alienated me from Microsoft.""

Submission + - "The war is over and Linux won"

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xtaski

on Friday November 10, 2006 @06:34PM

xtaski writes: "Dana Blankenhorn puts bluntly what we've all know for some time: "The war is over and Linux won". With Oracle and Microsoft putting Linux in the spotlight and positioning themselves to grow with Linux. "A new report shows that 83% of companies expect to support new workloads on Linux against 23% for Windows. ... Over two-thirds of the respondents said they will increase their use of Linux in the next year, and almost no one said the opposite.""

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