roundup The longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source operating system along with Windows.
- Microsoft patent peace -- or patent war?
Microsoft last week declared a "patent peace" with Novell, the number 2 Linux seller. But did the company in fact just declare a patent war with the open-source realm?
05/11/2006 - Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection
Faced with new competitive challenges from Novell, Microsoft and Oracle, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits.
05/11/2006 - Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat
After years of acrimony, rivals Microsoft and Novell have agreed on at least one high-priority pursuit: cutting down Red Hat's influence.
04/11/2006 - Red Hat scathing over MS/Novell deal
Red Hat moved quickly on Friday to pour cold water on Microsoft's partnership with Novell.
04/11/2006 - Microsoft, Novell in Linux-Windows deal
Microsoft is entering into a technical and business collaboration with rival Novell, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed.
03/11/2006 - Linux guru warns on security of open-source
Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the UK open-source community, has warned about complacency over the security of open-source projects.
27/10/2006 - Oracle to offer Red Hat Linux support
Oracle will sell support to Red Hat Linux customers and offer its own free clone of the open-source operating system, Chief Executive Larry Ellison said Wednesday, posing a major competitive challenge to the leading Linux seller.
26/10/2006 - Ubuntu chief: Oracle Linux has 'tactical value'
Oracle has the ability to support Linux, and doing so could have "tactical value" for the database company, the founder of Ubuntu Linux -- and a potential Oracle partner -- said Friday in the US.
23/10/2006 - Windows servers at risk at Linux-friendly Bartter
Local poultry producer Bartter Enterprises is evaluating the future of around 70 Microsoft Windows servers, in the context of a recent migration of other systems to Red Hat Linux.
18/10/2006 - Open source firm to protect customers
OpenLogic, a provider of open source software for enterprises, is offering indemnification against legal action for companies using its code.
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