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  • Red Hat's next Linux due before March

    Red Hat plans to ship the next version of its premium Linux product on February 28, debuting major virtualisation technology but missing an earlier deadline by about two months.

  • SuSE purchase gives Novell lifeline

    news analysis: For Novell, Linux is not just a popular operating system--it's a lifeline for the company and its shrinking base of NetWare customers.

  • Pandora's box for open source

    Once every three months, Alan Nugent, chief technology officer of billion-dollar software company Novell, sits down with a small group of colleagues to decide what software the company will give away for free.

  • An open-source letter

    The current flap between SCO Group and the Linux community brings back memories of summer 1995. It was an unforgettable time for me, in a bad way.

  • Red Hat acquires AOL's Netscape server software

    In a move to add more open-source arrows to its quiver, Linux seller Red Hat has acquired the Netscape server software products of AOL Time Warner, the companies plan to announce Thursday.

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  • Novell's Linux makeover

    CEO Jack Messman says Novell used to have trouble getting noticed. A little penguin changed all that. Meanwhile, he maps out how the company is gaining on Red Hat.

  • Novell: The comeback kid

    Novell's chief executive and chairman Jack Messman says contrary to popular belief his company learnt a lot from its mid-nineties tussle with Microsoft -- and now it's got the Linux community in its corner.

  • Novell reinvents itself around Linux

    analysis By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave.

  • Sun's open-source gamble

    Company president Jonathan Schwartz has ordered an open-source makeover. Can it put Sun back on the right course after continuous periods of revenue decline?

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

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